Open Nshipyard data story · Late 2026 · Chart 2 of 7
Software postings stay weak, while engineering postings rise
Indeed software postings index 78, down 8.0% year to date. Indeed Canada software development postings fell 8.0% year to date to Sep 30, 2026, 22% below the pre-pandemic baseline. Software engineers fell from 9,480 in Q2 2022 to 2,625 in Q2 2026, down 72.3%. Software developers fell from 7,985 to 3,545, down 55.6%.
Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab Canada, Q3 2026 update; Statistics Canada, table 14-10-0444-01, WDS direct pull Nov 11, 2026, unadjusted.
Chart 2 of 7 from The State of the tech job market in Canada (Late 2026), an Open Nshipyard data story. Figures come from public sources, cited with dates; private sources are labelled private.