Job prospects Software Development Programmer in the Halifax Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Software developers and programmers " in the Halifax 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 a labour shortage for Software developers and programmers in the Halifax Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Good for software developers and programmers (NOC 21232) in the Halifax region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Additional information is available at the provincial level.
Here are some key facts about software developers and programmers in the Halifax region:
- Approximately 2,960 people work in this occupation.
- Software developers and programmers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 68%
- Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 8%
- Finance, insurance and real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 6%
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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