Hiring for Technology in Singapore
The outlook for the Singapore Technology hiring market in 2026 is cautiously optimistic, anticipating strengthening transformation budgets.
Although hiring will remain selective, the demand for specialists, particularly in areas driving AI adoption, cloud modernisation, and platform resilience, is expected to stay high.
In-demand specialist roles include cloud architects, AI and machine learning (ML) engineers, cybersecurity leaders, and experienced platform or DevOps professionals.
Employers are focusing on roles that directly influence product delivery, security, reliability, or long-term transformation.
In-Demand Technology Roles in Singapore
- Senior Cloud Engineers / Cloud Architects
- AI/ML Engineers and MLOps / Platform AI Specialists
- Site Reliability Engineers / Platform Engineers
- Cybersecurity Leads, especially Cloud Security and IAM
- Solutions Architects / Solutions Engineers
- Senior Data Engineers / Data Platform Leads
Technology Skills in Singapore
- Scalable public cloud expertise (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, Terraform, distributed systems
- Applied AI and MLOps, model deployment, data pipeline design and optimisation
- Reliability engineering, incident response and performance tuning
- Cloud security, Zero Trust principles, threat detection and regulatory compliance
- Data governance, privacy management and FinOps
- Strong product mindset, stakeholder management and cross-functional communication
Up, Down, or Flat? Technology Salary Trends in Singapore
In 2024–2025, salary shifts were mixed, with specialised roles like Game and Solutions Engineering seeing significant jumps while Data and Cybersecurity softened slightly.
Moving into 2026, the market is expected to settle into a moderate 4% average growth rate. The strongest pay increases will favour niche experts in AI deployment, cloud engineering, and platform reliability over generalist positions.
Technology Salaries in Singapore
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| Job Title | Sector | Sub Sector | Location | 5 - 10 years | 10 - 15 years | 15+ years |
Chief Information Security Officer |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$183,000 - S$220,000 | S$220,000 - S$255,000 | S$255,000+ | |
Cyber Security Operation |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$85,000 - S$122,000 | S$122,000 - S$183,000 | S$185,000+ | |
Cyber Security Engineering |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$183,000 | S$185,000+ | |
Cyber Threat Intelligence |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$183,000 | S$210,000+ | |
Cyber Security Analytics |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$183,000 | S$210,000+ | |
DevSecOps |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$122,000 - S$163,000 | S$163,000 - S$224,000 | S$225,000+ | |
Technology Risk & Governance |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$122,000 - S$163,000 | S$163,000 - S$224,000 | S$225,000+ | |
IT Audit |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$183,000 | S$200,000+ | |
IT Security |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$183,000 | S$200,000+ | |
Security Project / Program Manager |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$146,000 - S$195,000 | S$195,000 - S$245,000 | S$260,000+ | |
UI Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Java Back End Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Back End |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
C++ Developer - Back End |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Java Fullstack Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Full Stack |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
C++ Developer - Full Stack |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Mobile Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
QA Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$115,000 | S$112,000 - S$155,000 | S$165,000+ | |
Performance Test Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$92,000 - S$125,000 | S$122,000 - S$163,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Automation Test Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
UI / UX Designer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Head of Product Management |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$144,000 - S$160,000 | S$172,000 - S$220,000 | S$250,000+ | |
Product Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Data Engineer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Data Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$82,000 - S$110,000 | S$105,000 - S$122,000 | S$150,000+ | |
BI Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Data Scientist |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
AI/ML Engineer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Front End) |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Back End) |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Full Stack) |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Mobile Engineering (Android / IOS) |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Quality Assurance / Testing |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$150,000 | S$112,000 - S$153,000 | S$165,000+ | |
Product Management |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Business Intelligence / Data Engineering |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Data Science / Artificial Intelligence |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$110,000 - S$146,000 | S$146,000 - S$165,000 | S$175,000+ | |
UI Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Java Back End Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Back End |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
C++ Developer - Back End |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Java Fullstack Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Full Stack |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
C++ Developer - Full Stack |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
QA Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$85,000 - S$115,000 | S$112,000 - S$155,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Performance Test Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$95,000 - S$125,000 | S$122,000 - S$162,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Automation Test Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
UI / UX Designer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Data Engineer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Data Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$85,000 - S$110,000 | S$105,000 - S$124,000 | S$148,000+ | |
BI Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Data Scientist |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$205,000+ | |
AI/ML Engineer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Front End) |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Back End) |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Full Stack) |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Quality Assurance / Testing |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$95,000 - S$125,000 | S$122,000 - S$162,000 | S$162,000+ | |
Business Intelligence / Data Engineering |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Data Science / Artificial Intelligence |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$150,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$184,000+ | |
Data Centre |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$83,500 - S$122,000 | S$122,000 - S$160,000 | S$160,000 - S$190,000+ | |
Database |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$83,500 - S$122,000 | S$122,000 - S$160,000 | S$160,000 - S$190,000+ | |
End-User Computing (Desktop / Messaging / Collaboration) |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$83,500 - S$122,000 | S$122,000 - S$160,000 | S$160,000 - S$190,000+ | |
Cloud |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$83,500 - S$122,000 | S$122,000 - S$160,000 | S$160,000 - S$190,000+ | |
Network (Data / Voice / Firewall) |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$83,500 - S$122,000 | S$122,000 - S$160,000 | S$160,000 - S$190,000+ | |
Project Management |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$122,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$220,000 | S$220,000+ | |
Servers (Unix / Linux / Wintel) |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$83,500 - S$122,000 | S$122,000 - S$160,000 | S$160,000 - S$190,000+ | |
Storage |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$83,500 - S$122,000 | S$122,000 - S$160,000 | S$160,000 - S$190,000+ | |
DevOps |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$92,000 - S$146,000 | S$148,000 - S$220,000 | S$160,000 - S$190,000+ | |
End-User Computing (Desktop / Messaging / Collaboration) |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$83,500 - S$122,000 | S$122,000 - S$159,000 | S$160,000 - S$185,000+ | |
Network (Data / Voice / Firewall) |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$92,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$185,000 | S$185,000+ | |
Storage |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$92,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$185,000 | S$185,000+ | |
Database |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$92,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$185,000 | S$185,000+ | |
Middleware |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$92,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$185,000 | S$185,000+ | |
Servers (Unix / Linux / Wintel) |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$92,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$185,000 | S$185,000+ | |
Data Centre |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$92,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$185,000 | S$185,000+ | |
Cloud Engineer / Architect |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$148,000 - S$196,000 | S$195,000 - S$220,000 | S$225,000 - S$310,000+ | |
Infrastructure Project Management |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$125,000 - S$147,000 | S$148,000 - S$185,000 | S$225,000+ | |
Technical Infrastructure Architecture |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$125,000 - S$147,000 | S$148,000 - S$185,000 | S$225,000+ | |
DevOps |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$92,000 - S$147,000 | S$148,000 - S$175,000 | S$173,000 - S$185,000+ | |
ITIL Process Owner (Incident/ Problem/ Change/ etc) |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$92,000 - S$147,000 | S$148,000 - S$185,000 | S$225,000+ | |
Cloud Engineer |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$150,000 - S$196,000 | S$195,000 - S$220,000 | S$225,000 - S$310,000+ | |
Head of Infrastructure |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$150,000 - S$220,000 | S$205,000 - S$225,000 | S$225,000 - S$310,000+ | |
C++ Developer |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$102,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$190,000+ | |
Java Developer (Server side & Front End) |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$102,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$190,000+ | |
C# / .net Developer (Server Side & Front End) |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$102,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$190,000+ | |
Full Stack Engineer / Developer |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$102,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$190,000+ | |
Technical Lead |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$148,000 - S$175,000 | S$172,000 - S$198,000 | S$220,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Automation Engineer |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$102,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$172,000 | S$190,000+ | |
QA Tester |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$115,000 | S$115,000 - S$155,000 | S$175,000+ | |
Development Lead / Manager |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$144,000 - S$168,000 | S$172,000 - S$198,000 | S$220,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Head of Development |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$144,000 - S$168,000 | S$198,000 - S$2,754,000 | S$270,000 - S$315,000+ | |
Level 1/2 Technical Support |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$86,000 - S$110,000 | S$110,000 - S$148,000 | S$165,000+ | |
Level 3 Technical Support |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$104,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$175,000 | S$185,000+ | |
Application Support (BO/ MO) |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$98,000 - S$148,000 | S$124,000 - S$165,000 | S$165,000 - S$205,000+ | |
Trader Support (FO) (Application) |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$175,000 | S$185,000+ | |
Head of Application Support (FO) |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$148,000 - S$175,000 | S$172,000 - S$198,000 | S$240,000+ | |
Application Support Vendor Management |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$105,000 - S$148,000 | S$148,000 - S$175,000 | S$220,000+ |
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