Open Nshipyard The State of the tech job market in Canada
Open Nshipyard data story · Late 2026 · Chart 7 of 7

Growth sits outside software, in engineering, trades, and manufacturing

Manufacturing up 17.1% year over year, trades up 6.6%. Civil engineering postings rose 30% year over year. Industrial, electrical, and mechanical engineering postings each rose 18%. Manufacturing vacancies rose 17.1% year over year. Trades vacancies rose 6.6%. Software postings fell 8.0% year to date.

Bar chart: manufacturing up 17.1% year over year, civil engineering up 30%, industrial, electrical and mechanical up 18% each, trades up 6.6%, health down 7.8%, software development down 8.0% year to date
Sources: Statistics Canada JVWS Q2 2026 (WDS direct pull); Indeed Hiring Lab Canada Q3 2026.

Chart 7 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.