Software Development: A Boom That Faded
Raulin Cadet | Published Oct. 5, 2026 | Updated Oct. 5, 2026In this post, I look at how Canadian software development job postings compare with the broader market since the 2020 pandemic. I consider the sectors that saw the largest hiring booms of 2022, using data from Indeed Hiring Lab. Software development was not alone. Human resources and banking and finance also saw a peak, each climbing to more than double …
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On-Site Still Rules Canadian Tech Hiring
Raulin Cadet | Published Sept. 30, 2026 | Updated Sept. 30, 2026In the past few weeks, in a post I looked at which skills tend to pay more in Canadian tech jobs, then turned to whether developer hiring is finally turning a corner after several years of falling vacancies. This week I ask something more basic: when a Canadian tech job posting tells you where you will work, what does it …
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Software Developer Hiring: A Turning Point?
Raulin Cadet | Published Sept. 22, 2026 | Updated Sept. 22, 2026In a previous post, I examined which technical skills were associated with the highest posted salaries in the Canadian job postings collected for Tech Job Pulse. This week, I turn to a different question, using an external and official source rather than my own data. Is the hiring slowdown that has weighed on Canada's software developer job market since 2022 …
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