Canada edition2026 federal + Ontario provincial rates
Canada Technology Market Intelligence 2026
Explore what the technology market in Canada actually pays in 2026, including the highest-paying roles, the skills most in demand from employers, and which jobs are seeing the fastest salary growth.
74tech roles tracked20in-demand skills tracked$159Khighest median salary
Top salaries
Top-paying tech roles in Canada
The highest-paying technology skills and roles in Canada, ranked by median salary.
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| Skill | Median Salary | Average Salary | Salary Range | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1AI Strategy & Solutions Architect Smart City & Deep Tech | $159K | $160K | $156K-$166K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #2Algorithmic Trading Systems Engineer Quant & FinTechContractor rate | $159K | $160K | $156K-$166K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #3Chief Information Security Officer LeadershipContractor rate | $159K | $160K | $156K-$166K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #4Cybersecurity Architect CybersecurityContractor rate | $159K | $160K | $156K-$166K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #5Data Center Facilities Manager / Architect Smart City & Deep TechContractor rate | $159K | $160K | $156K-$166K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #6Quantitative Developer (C++ / Python) Quant & FinTech | $159K | $160K | $156K-$166K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #7Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Lead Cloud Infrastructure | $159K | $160K | $156K-$166K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #8Software Engineer Software Engineering | $159K | $160K | $156K-$166K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #9Web3 Security Engineer Web3 Blockchain & PaymentsContractor rate | $159K | $160K | $156K-$166K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #10Engineering Manager Software EngineeringContractor rate | $158K | $159K | $149K-$166K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #11Enterprise Architect Software EngineeringContractor rate | $158K | $159K | $149K-$166K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #12Lead Software Engineer Software EngineeringContractor rate | $157K | $157K | $149K-$165K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #13AI Product Manager Artificial IntelligenceContractor rate | $146K | $147K | $126K-$166K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #14AI Research Scientist Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningContractor rate | $146K | $147K | $126K-$166K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #15Generative AI / LLM Engineer AI, Machine Learning & Deep TechContractor rate | $146K | $147K | $126K-$166K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #16MLOps Engineer Data & AnalyticsContractor rate | $146K | $147K | $126K-$166K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #17API & Integration Architect Architecture & Integration | $142K | $143K | $139K-$148K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #18Business Intelligence (BI) Lead Data AI & AnalyticsContractor rate | $142K | $143K | $139K-$148K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #19Core Banking Systems Specialist (Temenos / Mambu) Quant & FinTechContractor rate | $142K | $143K | $139K-$148K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #20Data Governance & Privacy Lead Data AI & Analytics | $142K | $143K | $139K-$148K | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
Hiring demand
Most In-Demand Tech Skills in Canada
Find out which technology skills Canada employers are hiring for most, based on coverage depth and benchmark consistency.
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| Skill | Demand Index | Coverage Score | Confidence |
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| #1AI / ML Engineer Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningContractor rate | Very High | 35/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #2AI Product Manager Artificial IntelligenceContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #3AI Research Scientist Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #4Analytics Engineer Data & AnalyticsContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #5Application Security (AppSec) Engineer Cloud & CybersecurityContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #6Back End Engineer Software Engineering & DevelopmentContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #7Business Systems Analyst Enterprise ApplicationsContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #8Cloud Architect (AWS / GCP / Azure) Cloud DevOps & InfrastructureContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #9Cloud Security Specialist Cloud & CybersecurityContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #10Data Architect Data & AnalyticsContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #11Data Engineer Data & AnalyticsContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #12Data Scientist Data & AnalyticsContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #13Database Administrator (DBA) Cloud DevOps & InfrastructureContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #14DevOps & CI/CD Engineer Cloud DevOps & Platform | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #15Engineering Manager Software EngineeringContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #16Enterprise Architect Software EngineeringContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #17Full Stack Engineer (React / Next.Js / TypeScript) Software EngineeringContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #18Generative AI / LLM Engineer AI, Machine Learning & Deep TechContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #19Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer Cybersecurity & Risk | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #20IoT / Embedded Systems Engineer Emerging & SpecialistContractor rate | Medium | 28/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
Salary growth trends
Fastest Growing Tech Jobs in Canada
Which Canada tech roles have seen the biggest pay rises, based on matched year-on-year salary comparisons.
Year-on-year growth data is still building for this market
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Cybersecurity
Application Security (AppSec) Engineer is one of the clearest signals in this cluster, with medium demand and a $128K median benchmark.
Signal
High ConfidenceDeveloping coverage
Cloud & Infrastructure
Cloud Architect (AWS / GCP / Azure) is one of the clearest signals in this cluster, with medium demand and a $139K median benchmark.
Signal
High ConfidenceDeveloping coverage
Data & AI
AI / ML Engineer is one of the clearest signals in this cluster, with very high demand and a $133K median benchmark.
Signal
High ConfidenceDeveloping coverage
Software Engineering
Back End Engineer is one of the clearest signals in this cluster, with medium demand and a $123K median benchmark.
Signal
High ConfidenceDeveloping coverage
Product & Design
Product Designer / UX Designer is one of the clearest signals in this cluster, with medium demand and a $110K median benchmark.
Signal
High ConfidenceDeveloping coverage
Reports
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