Job prospects Network Security Engineer in Saskatchewan
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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Cybersecurity specialists (NOC 21220) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 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.
Here are some key facts about Cybersecurity specialists in Saskatchewan:
- Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Cybersecurity specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 27%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 15%
- Monetary Authorities - central bank and securities, commodity contracts and other intermediation and related activities (NAICS 521, 522, 523): 9%
- Utilities (NAICS 22): 9%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 8%
- 73% of cybersecurity specialists work all year, while 27% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- 10% of cybersecurity specialists are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 81% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 19% compared to 47% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 16% compared to 33% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 15% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 38% compared to 18% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 16% compared to 7% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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Location | Job prospects |
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Northern Region | |
Prince Albert Region | |
Regina–Moose Mountain Region | |
Saskatoon–Biggar Region | |
Swift Current–Moose Jaw Region | |
Yorkton–Melville Region |
Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
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