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AHEIA's HR Benchmarking has been revitalised and updated, we are now excited to share with you AHEIA UniAnalytics. It is the next generation in HR Benchmarking, a new era in data insights.
AHEIA UniAnalytics 2026 subscriptions are now open.
Universities that participated in AHEIA UniAnalytics in 2025 should have received a subscription email via their nominated program contact. If you have not received this communication, please contact us.
We also welcome universities that did not participate in AHEIA UniAnalytics in 2025 to join the program. If you would like to learn more about AHEIA UniAnalytics or discuss how it may support your university, please get in touch — the AHEIA team would be happy to assist.
Additional fees may apply should you require additional user accesses. Please get in touch with AHEIA UniAnalytics team for further information.
To secure your subscription, please complete the subscription form and send it to the UniAnalytics team at unianalytics@aheia.edu.au.
Safer and more convenient way to access information
- AHEIA UniAnalytics will be accessible through AHEIA webpage. You will need an AHEIA account to access the report. This helps us keep the data secured.
- AHEIA webpage will become your one-stop shop to access all information related to the Australian Higher Education sector.
More user access
- Each university can nominate up to 20 users (up from 15) to access AHEIA UniAnalytics.
- If you need more than 20 user accesses, feel free to reach out to AHEIA UniAnalytics team for further information.
Interactive Report
- AHEIA UniAnalytics features an interactive report that enables members to explore and analyse the data to identify trends and patterns.
- Due to the dynamic nature of the product, members have the flexibility to make updates/amendments to their data throughout the year.
Static PDF Report
- AHEIA is currently developing a PDF version of the UniAnalytics report, which will be available to members as part of the 2026 reporting cycle.
- Please note that this is a point-in-time report, and data updates may occur after publication.
UniAnalytics Data and Definition Handbook
- The UniAnalytics Data and Definition Handbook will be made available to assist universities in identifying and preparing the appropriate data for submission.
- The Handbook will be distributed to members together with the data submission template.
By being a part of AHEIA UniAnalytics, you will receive access to a dashboard which features easy to read yet comprehensive report with results for various HR performance measures.
Industry-specific
The Australian Higher Education sector is unique on its own. The intricacies of attracting and managing academic workforce have many implications for the HR department of the respective universities. The challenges faced by HR departments in managing academic workforce is not directly comparable to other organisations of a similar workforce size in a different industry.
AHEIA UniAnalytics, a tool built specifically for the Australian Higher Education sector, can provide the perfect basis for strategic discussions between universities. You can:
- Identify staffing trends within your university and the university sector as a whole.
- Set appropriate staffing goals.
- Evaluate effectiveness of HR initiatives.
- Identify key areas of improvement.
- Guide your HR departmental strategic plan and allow greater HR input to the University’s strategic planning.
Compliance Guide
AHEIA UniAnalytics provide universities with a deep understanding of their respective HR performances, allowing universities to identify areas of improvement and make necessary changes to stay compliant.
AHEIA UniAnalytics examines nine main areas of HR performances that are closely related to the Australian Higher Education Sector.
- Workforce size (headcount and FTE)
- Workforce breakdown
- Fixed Term staff
- Casual staff
- Centralised staffing ratio
- HR staffing ratio
Recruitment Overview
- Total recruits
- Number of recruitment applications
- Number of advertised vacancies
- Median age of recruits
Recruitment Source
- Internal recruits
- External recruits
- Interstate recruits
- International recruits
- Local recruits
Recruitment Timeline
- Recruitment time to advertise
- Recruitment time to offer
- Recruitment time to appoint
- Recruitment time to start
- Total turnover
- Voluntary employee-initiated separations (VEI)
- Voluntary university-initiated separations (VUI)
- Involuntary university-initiated separations (IUI)
- Fixed term contract expiration separations (FTC)
- Median age of separated employee
- Median length of service of separated employee
- Compensation claim ratio
- Injury report rate
- Lost time incidence rate
- Lost time rate
- Number of lost time occurrences
- Musculoskeletal claim rate
- Psychological claim rate
- Return to work time
- WHS claim rate
- Workers compensation cost
- Days lost to WHS incidents
- Total employment costs
- Total operating expense
- Total revenue
- Average cost per employee
- Payroll to revenue ratio
- Payroll to operating expense ratio
- Length of service profile
- Median length of service of current workforce
- Median length of service of separated staff
Academic Promotion
- Number of successful academic promotions
- Number of academic promotion applications
- Academic promotion rate
Academic Qualification
- Honorary academics
- Doctoral qualifications
The measures are reviewed and revised annually to ensure alignment to the needs of the Australian Higher Education sector.
2004
Start of HR Benchmarking
AHEIA UniAnalytics, formerly known as HR Benchmarking Program, was initiated by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) back in early 2004. The program aims to establish a highly relevant, low cost and flexible HR Benchmarking program with a high level of university participation. Universities participating in the program are committed to working together to better manage human resources in the higher education sector.
2007
Launch of Universities HR Standards Project
The QUT/Talent2 Workplace Productivity Programme (WPP) project on 'HR Standards in Australian Universities' built a collection of HR Standards for five university HR activity areas, including:
- Learning and development
- Remuneration, benefits and recognition
- Workforce planning
- Attraction and selection
- Performance management
Project Aim
The Universities HR Standards Project aims to develop a consistent set of National Advisory Standards for the Professional Practice of Human Resources in Australian universities.
Project Rationale
There is no similar standards established specifically for the Australian universities and every universities have independent standards. Similar standards have been observed in other counties at the time of the project launch.
There is also a growing recognition of the need for a HR framework as it was challenging for universities to benchmark themselves against other universities.
Project Background
QUT received funding from the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) under the Workplace Productivity Programme (WPP) to develop and deliver a National Advisory Standards for the Professional Practice of Human Resources in Australian universities. This project was completed in collaboration with Talent2 and Bond University.
A number of HR measures and metrices relevant to the university sector were identified and were subsequently used as the research base in establishing the National Advisory Standards for the Professional Practice of HR in Australian Universities.
The National Advisory Standard for the Professional Practice of HR in Australian Universities was developed by subject matter experts from the participating Australian Universities.
The standard was finalised in January 2011 and endorsed by the project sponsor in March 2011.
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2008
Launch of HRB online database system
The HRB online database system was launched. Data entry and submission were conducted through the online database system from 2008.
2012
AHEIA administered HR Benchmarking Program
HR Benchmarking Program were administered by AHEIA. The program is fully transition from QUT infrastructure to AHEIA infrastructure in 2014.
2021
Launch of dashboard report
HR Benchmarking Program launched the PowerBI dashboard in 2021.
2025
Launch of AHEIA UniAnalytics
AHEIA redesigned HR Benchmarking Program, taking into consideration of feedbacks from members, and rebranded as AHEIA UniAnalytics.