Job prospects Application Architect in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Software engineers and designers (NOC 21231) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

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

• Approximately 600 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Software engineers and designers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 49%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 12%
• 81% of software engineers and designers work all year, while 19% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 9% of software engineers and designers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 87% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 13% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 50% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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