Job prospects Software Developer in the Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Software developers and programmers " in the Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River 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

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Software developers and programmers in the Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region over the past few years (2022-2024) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be Limited for software developers and programmers (NOC 21232) in the Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a few 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.

Demand for this occupation is driven by rapid technological advancement, the expansion of digital services, and the increasing complexity of software and systems.
Key trends for this occupation are in artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, blockchain, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies.
Most employment opportunities will be in Calgary or Edmonton.

Here are some key facts about software developers and programmers in the Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River region:

Software developers and programmers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 76%
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 23%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology