Job prospects Software Design Engineer in the Saint John–St. Stephen Region

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Software engineers and designers" in the Saint John–St. Stephen Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Software engineers and designers in the Saint John–St. Stephen Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Software engineers and designers (NOC 21231) in the Saint John - St. Stephen region for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
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 consulting and research and development work, as well as within information technology units throughout the private and public sectors. A steadily increasing reliance on computer-based technologies should support demand for software engineers and designers, going forward.
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 the Saint John - St. Stephen region:

Approximately 220 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Software engineers and designers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 79%
- Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 14%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 7%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology