Job prospects Cybersecurity Analyst in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Cybersecurity specialists " in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Cybersecurity specialists in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Moderate for cybersecurity specialists (NOC 21220) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about cybersecurity specialists in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:
- Approximately 2,090 people work in this occupation.
- Cybersecurity specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 43%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 14%
- Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 11%
- Management and Administrative Services (NAICS 55-56): 7%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Cybersecurity specialists across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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