Software developers
Software developers: demand is rising in the US and edging down in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Rising
Basis: weekly + outlook agree. Software Development job postings +23.8% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +10.2%. Median pay: US$135,980. Live roles in our job-board sample: 4,544 at 478 companies.
Canada: Edging down
Basis: weekly thinning, other holding. Software Development job postings -5.3% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: -0.28 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 15-1252. Canada NOC 21230; 21231; 21232; 21234. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.