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Salaries for Australian Cybercrime Investigators are $93,600 per annum. These are median figures for full-time employees and should be considered a guide only.
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There are no clear employment figures for Cybercrime Investigators working in Australia right now. They are mainly employed by government agencies such as the Australian Federal Police (AFP), though some Cybercrime Investigators work as independent consultants.
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Cybercrime Investigators need a strong understanding of IT systems and programming, cybercrime and criminology. Launch your career with a combination of university degrees including: Bachelor of Criminology + Master of Cyber Security Analysis or Bachelor of Information Technology (Cyber Security and Forensics) + Master of Criminology.
Source: Australian Government Labour Market Insights 2023
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Cybercrime Investigator careers
Cybercrime Investigators are IT specialists who investigate digital scams, fraud, and criminal attacks on critical infrastructure, IT systems and computer networks. They seek to disrupt cybercrime, identify offenders, and gather evidence that leads to convictions.
As a Cybercrime Investigator you could be analysing malware and network data to identify cybercriminals, monitoring and investigating illegal activity, assisting with search warrants, developing IT tools and programs to support investigations, carrying out covert online engagement to disrupt cybercrime, or attending court to give evidence.
