Sample demand brief
A shortened example of the brief organizations order. A full brief covers up to 10 occupations you choose, adds regional detail and a written recommendation, and arrives within five business days. Data to Oct 30, 2026.
Electrical engineers
- Sector postings, year on year (Electrical Engineering)
- US +34.1% · CA +33.6%
- Official outlook
- BLS 2025–35 +9.9% · Job Bank 0.00 (national outlook score, −2 weak to +2 strong)
- Median pay
- US $120,630 · CA being verified
- Live postings in our sample
- 370 US postings at 58 companies (high confidence); top employers: SpaceX, Anduril Industries, Shield AI.
What it means for your hiring plan
United States: Rising. Electrical Engineering postings are +34.1% on the year against +3.1% for all US jobs, and BLS projects +9.9% employment growth to 2035. Expect more competition for experienced hires: open requisitions early and set pay bands against current offers, not last year's.
Canada: Edging up. Electrical Engineering postings are +33.6% on the year against +3.8% for all Canadian jobs, and the Job Bank outlook score is +0.00 on a scale of −2 to +2. Competition is building: shorten time-to-offer for strong candidates and check that pay bands still clear the market.
Software developers
- Sector postings, year on year (Software Development)
- US +23.8% · CA −5.3%
- Official outlook
- BLS 2025–35 +10.2% · Job Bank -0.28 (national outlook score, −2 weak to +2 strong)
- Median pay
- US $135,980 · CA being verified
- Live postings in our sample
- 4,544 US postings at 478 companies (high confidence); top employers: Anduril Industries, SpaceX, OpenAI.
What it means for your hiring plan
United States: Rising. Software Development postings are +23.8% on the year against +3.1% for all US jobs, and BLS projects +10.2% employment growth to 2035. Expect more competition for experienced hires: open requisitions early and set pay bands against current offers, not last year's.
Canada: Edging down. Software Development postings are −5.3% on the year against +3.8% for all Canadian jobs, and the Job Bank outlook score is -0.28 on a scale of −2 to +2. Supply is loosening: there is room to be selective, and to hire for adjacent skills rather than exact titles.
Mechanical engineers
- Sector postings, year on year (Mechanical Engineering)
- US +44.4% · CA +25.6%
- Official outlook
- BLS 2025–35 +11.2% · Job Bank -0.33 (national outlook score, −2 weak to +2 strong)
- Median pay
- US $104,110 · CA being verified
- Live postings in our sample
- 530 US postings at 97 companies (high confidence); top employers: SpaceX, Anduril Industries, Relativity Space.
What it means for your hiring plan
United States: Rising. Mechanical Engineering postings are +44.4% on the year against +3.1% for all US jobs, and BLS projects +11.2% employment growth to 2035. Expect more competition for experienced hires: open requisitions early and set pay bands against current offers, not last year's.
Canada: Edging up. Mechanical Engineering postings are +25.6% on the year against +3.8% for all Canadian jobs, and the Job Bank outlook score is -0.33 on a scale of −2 to +2. Competition is building: shorten time-to-offer for strong candidates and check that pay bands still clear the market.
Ratings combine weekly sector postings with official outlooks, as the method explains. Posting counts come from the public job boards of 644 companies and lean toward technology employers.