Job prospects Software Development Programmer in the Northwest Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Software developers and programmers " in the Northwest Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was labour surplus for Software developers and programmers in the Northwest Region. There were more workers available than job openings in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Limited for software developers and programmers (NOC 21232) in the Northwest region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
Here are some key facts about software developers and programmers in the Northwest region:
- Approximately 90 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Software developers and programmers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 48%
- Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 18%
- Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 16%
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 12%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Software developers and programmers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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