Pay ranges
IT Staffing pay in Montreal.
Wondering what it staffing pays in Montreal? These are the per-hour ranges we see, set by experience, shift, and certifications. They follow local market rates and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for Quebec.
| Role | Hourly range |
|---|---|
| Help desk / desktop support | $22 to $32 |
| Systems administrator | $32 to $48 |
| Network engineer | $38 to $58 |
| Software developer | $42 to $70 |
| Data analyst | $35 to $55 |
| IT project manager | $45 to $70 |
Ranges reflect local market rates and scale with experience, shift, and certifications. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What we check for
- CompTIA A+ / Network+ / Security+
- Microsoft and AWS certifications
- Cisco CCNA
Shifts we cover
- standard business hours
- on-call rotations
- hybrid and remote arrangements
Neighborhoods we cover in Montreal
- Hillcrest
- Northside
- Southside
City hub
Staffing in Montreal
State hub
More cities in Quebec
Related in Montreal
Temp Staffing
Related in Montreal
Permanent Placement
Related in Montreal
Executive Search
FAQ
Common questions.
How fast can you fill a it staffing role in Montreal?
Quickly. Typical fill times for it staffing in Montreal run support roles in 1 week, engineers and developers in 2 to 4 weeks, because we work from a bench that is already screened. Brief the role at 1-866-888-6111 and the short list follows in days.
What it staffing roles do you staff in Montreal?
In Montreal we place help desks and desktop supports, systems administrators, network engineers, software developers, data analysts, and it project managers. Have a role outside that list? Ask, because we probably staff it too.
What is the pay range for it staffing in Montreal?
It varies by role, shift, and certifications. Montreal rates start around $22 per hour for entry work and reach about $70 per hour for senior roles. The pay table above breaks it out role by role.
Do you offer temp, temp to hire, and direct hire in Montreal?
All three. Bring people on temporarily for seasonal work, on temp to hire to test fit first, or on direct hire from day one. We will steer you to the option that fits each Montreal role.
What do you screen for in it staffing candidates in Montreal?
The credentials that count most for it staffing are CompTIA A+ / Network+ / Security+, Microsoft and AWS certifications, and Cisco CCNA. Before anyone is placed, we verify right to work and run background and reference checks.
Which areas around Montreal do you cover?
We staff Montreal and the surrounding towns, including Hillcrest, Northside, Southside. Tell us where your site is and we will confirm coverage.
How does your pricing work for it staffing?
Talking to us and reviewing candidates is free. Temporary placements bill at an hourly rate that covers pay, payroll taxes, workers compensation, and our service. Direct hires carry a one time placement fee. Either way, you get the number in writing first.
Do you handle nights and weekends in Montreal?
Yes. We cover standard business hours and on-call rotations, including weekend and peak season coverage. Give us the schedule and we staff to it.
Local guides
More from Montreal.
In depth
IT Staffing in Montreal, explained.
IT Staffing hiring in Montreal
Hiring in Montreal is driven by manufacturing, technology, and healthcare. Montreal anchors a metro of about 3.5 million, which keeps both candidate supply and competition for good workers high.
Strong workers move fast between offers, so the employers who move fastest win them. We hold a vetted bench across Hillcrest and Northside so your search starts ahead instead of from scratch.
Pay tracks the local market. The Quebec minimum wage is $16.10, and we set rates that beat it to keep teams stable. Source: U.S. Department of Labor.
Our it staffing process in Montreal
The process is simple and it does not waste your time. We get the it staffing role on paper first, the duties, the schedule, the rate, and the deal breakers.
From there we work our screened bench, check history and credentials, and bring you a short list of people who fit. You interview, and we close the offer and run onboarding so nothing slips.
Hiring options for Montreal employers
There is no single right way to hire it staffing in Montreal, so we offer three. Temporary handles seasonal and surge work with payroll and compliance carried by us.
Temp to hire is the test drive: work with someone first, then move them to your payroll if it fits. Direct hire puts them on your team from the start.
We help Montreal employers match each role to the option that makes sense for the work and the budget.
IT Staffing roles and screening in Montreal
Our Montreal it staffing bench covers help desks and desktop supports, systems administrators, network engineers, software developers, data analysts, and it project managers.
Coverage runs standard business hours and on-call rotations, and for these roles CompTIA A+ / Network+ / Security+, Microsoft and AWS certifications, and Cisco CCNA are what we verify first.
Right to work, work history, and references are all confirmed before a start date, so you get someone who can do the job, not just fill the slot.
Who we hire for in Montreal
Montreal employers across manufacturing, technology, and healthcare use Langford for it staffing year round.
We know the roles these teams run, the shifts they need covered, and what good looks like in the first two weeks. That is why our placements hold past 30 days instead of turning over in week one.
What you get with Langford in Montreal
We move fast, we screen for real, and we stay on the file. A short list reaches you in about one business day for most it staffing roles because we keep a bench warm in Montreal.
We carry payroll, taxes, and workers compensation on temporary placements, so the paperwork sits with us, not you. And we check in through the first 30 days, so a placement that wobbles gets fixed early.
Call 1-866-888-6111 to start, or tell us about the role online.
Staffing it staffing at scale in Montreal
The Montreal metro is one of the larger hiring markets we cover, at about 3.5 million people. The most consistent demand is for warehouse and light industrial workers, but employers across manufacturing, technology, and healthcare all draw from the same labor pool, so competition for reliable it staffing workers is real.
That is where volume hiring helps. When you need to staff a full standard business hours crew, ramp for a peak, or cover several Montreal sites at once, we scale the search without dropping the screening. You still get vetted people, just more of them, on the timeline the work demands.
From Hillcrest to Southside, we keep enough screened candidates ready that a large it staffing order does not mean a slow one.