City ProfileWaterloo · Ontario · CA
Waterloo
Waterloo hiring activity from Hacker News "Who's Hiring" threads. Located in Ontario.
Postings · Aug 2026−75%3-mo momentum
1
postings
this month
12-Mo Trend · 3-mo rollingSep '25 → Aug '26
0 low3-mo avg · 01.3333 high
Rank · CA
#3of 5 CA cities
Remote-friendly · This month
0%−100 pts vs CA
Share of CA postings
14.3%1 of 45
3-Mo momentum
Falling−75% vs prior 3 mo
§ 00Hiring Volume
Climbing faster than the Canada baseline.
Annual totals for the last five years — every year shown is complete except 2026, hatched because it is still in progress.
Full yearPartial yearAll-time peak
§ 01Compensation
Not enough disclosed pay yet.
Too few Waterloo postings disclosed USD pay across 2023–Present to chart compensation bands.
Only 3 postings disclosed pay
Compensation bands appear once a seniority level clears the reporting floor. Check back as Waterloo accumulates more disclosed-pay postings.
§ 02Work Model
79 points less remote-friendly than the Canada baseline.
Trailing-12-month split, plus the yearly remote / hybrid / onsite mix all the way back.
Work-model mix · by year
Remote share is climbing back in '21
RemoteHybridOnsite
'1210% rem.
'1573% rem.
'1612% rem.
'1719% rem.
'1860% rem.
'1995% rem.
'2059% rem.
'2198% rem.
Trailing 12 months · Waterloo vs CA
Waterloo17% remote-friendly
CA average96% remote-friendly
§ 03City Signature
TypeScript tops Waterloo's skill mentions over the last 12 months.
Keywords counted across 6 Waterloo hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
100% of jobs include at least one technical skill · share of postings mentioning the skill (12 months through Aug 2026)
Role mix · Waterloo vs CAShare of postings by role category, past 3 years
WaterlooCA baseline