Job prospects Operating Systems Programmer in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Computer systems developers and programmers " in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula 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 Computer systems developers and programmers in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula 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 Moderate for computer systems developers and programmers (NOC 21230) in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
Here are some key facts about computer systems developers and programmers in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region:
- Approximately 800 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Computer systems developers and programmers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 39%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 14%
- Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 6%
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 5%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Computer systems developers and programmers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
Page details
- Date modified: