Job prospects Front-end Web Developer in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Web designers and developers" in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for Web designers and developers in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Web developers and programmers (NOC 21234) in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Web developers and programmers in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region:

  • Approximately 1,410 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Web developers and programmers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 59%
    • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 8%
    • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 7%
    • Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 7%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

Find out what will be the job prospects for Web designers and developers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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