Job prospects System Integration Project Manager in Newfoundland and Labrador

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "System Integration Project Manager" in Newfoundland and Labrador or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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.

Software engineers and designers are employed in information technology consulting firms, information technology research and development firms, and information technology units throughout the private and public sectors. Demand for software engineers and designers is expected to increase in-line with the general adoption of computing technology throughout the economy. Ideal candidates will be comfortable working with a variety of operating systems, programming languages and computer technologies. Some employers may require the candidate to possess an advanced degree (i.e., master's level or higher).

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

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Software engineers and designers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 77%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 8%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 6%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 85% of software engineers and designers work all year, while 15% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 12% of software engineers and designers are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 85% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 15% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 7% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 56% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 23% compared to 7% for all occupations

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