Job prospects Software Development Manager in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Computer and information systems managers (NOC 20012) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• The growing emphasis on a knowledge-based economy and the widespread use of modern technology are key factors driving employment growth in this profession. Areas of expansion in the industry include cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, smart grid, e-government or digital government, big data and the Internet of Things.
• Since this is a managerial position, several years of experience are typically required.
• Managers in this field typically have backgrounds in business/commerce, computer science, software engineering, coding and other related fields. Workers in this occupation will need to remain up-to-date with evolving technologies and programming languages in order to remain competitive in the labour force.
• Prospects are greater in the province’s larger urban centres (Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John), where greater concentrations of these services already exist.

Here are some key facts about Computer and information systems managers in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 1,250 people work in this occupation.
• Computer and information systems managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 35%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 8%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 7%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 7%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%
• 90% of computer and information systems managers work all year, while 10% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 50 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of computer and information systems managers are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 74% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 26% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 11% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 38% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 18% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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