Canada
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
NET TECHEMPLOYMENT 1
1,717,471
59,954
NET TECH JOB GAINS [2019 vs.2018]
8.5%
NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALLWORKFORCE
73,154
TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
134,801
TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2019total]
36.3%
EMERGING TECH JOB POSTINGS % CHANGE [2019 vs.2018]
1 net of tech industry + tech occupation + self-employed [see methodology for details]
NET TECH EMPLOYMENT
+59,954 jobs +3.6%
2,000,000
TECH INDUSTRY JOBS 881,062
TECH OCCUPATION JOBS 1,080,277
1,000,000
0
51% of Tech Industry Jobs Are in TechOccupations
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 est.
LEADING TECH OCCUPATIONCATEGORIES
LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS [by employment]
YoY% 2019 Change
Software and WebDevelopers
IT Services + Custom Software Services
234,170 +7.3%YoY
326,631 5.6%
Information Systems Analysts and Consultants
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services
257,865 4.0%
Telecommunications and Internet Services
137,971 -3.1%
179,514
+8.5%YoY
IT User Support Technicians
Tech Manufacturing
108,910 5.4%
49,684 7.0%
Software [packaged]
101,870
+6.4%YoY
ECONOMIC IMPACT
TECH OCCUPATION WAGES [by percentile]
$125K
4.7% Estimated direct contribution of the tech sector to the Canadianeconomy
$100K
The estimated median techwage of $76,471 is 40% higher than the median national wage
$75K
$50K
$25K
$K
Primary data sources: EMSI | Statistics Canada | CompTIA | Burning Glass Technologies Labour Insights. All data are estimates covering the 2019 time period, unless specified as earlier | See Appendix for full methodology and data tables
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