Job prospects Software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "software quality assurance (QA) engineer" in New Brunswick or across Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Software engineers and designers (NOC 21231) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 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.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Software engineers and designers are employed in information technology consulting firms, information technology research and development firms, and information technology units throughout the private and public sectors. Demand for Software engineers and designers is expected to increase in-line with the general adoption of computing technology throughout the economy.
Ideal candidates will be comfortable working with a variety of operating systems, programming languages and computer technologies. Some employers may require experience with cloud-based software and artificial intelligence.
These professionals are mainly concentrated in urban areas. The Fredericton region, in particular, has established itself as a hub for international and local investment in computer technologies.

Here are some key facts about Software engineers and designers in New Brunswick:

Approximately 600 people work in this occupation.
Software engineers and designers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 63%
- Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 6%
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 5%
81% of software engineers and designers work all year, while 19% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
7% of software engineers and designers are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 84% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 16% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 12% compared to 30% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 48% compared to 16% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 7% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in New Brunswick by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Campbellton–Miramichi Region	Undetermined
Edmundston–Woodstock Region	Undetermined
Fredericton–Oromocto	Moderate
Moncton–Richibucto Region	Moderate
Saint John–St. Stephen Region	Moderate