Hiring for Technology in Singapore.
Singapore’s Technology recruitment market was quieter in 2023 compared to recent years. Global layoffs by tech giants, rising inflation and general economic uncertainty all heaped pressure on the heavily- invested-in Tech sector.
50%
of Technology hiring managers are planning to hire in the next 6 months.
There is a silver lining; hiring activity picked up in Q3 and paints a positive picture for 2024. Businesses still have projects pipelined and a strong book of work and will need the right talent to successfully see them through 2024 and beyond.
31% of Technology hiring managers see 'lack of skilled candidates available' as their biggest hiring challenge in 2024.
The top 3 things to successfully attract and hire talent in Technology:
- 1
Flexible working patterns
- 2
High salary offers
- 3
Interesting and exciting projects
In demand roles
- Development Manager
- Full Stack Engineer
- Automation Testing
- Engineering SME
- L3 Developer
- Cloud Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
- Site Reliability Engineer
- Network Engineer
- Solution Architect
- Solution Architect
- Enterprise Architect
- Principal Architect
- Presales Solution Architect
- Big Data Engineers (Cloud)
- Data Scientist
- Data/AI Governance (AI Ethics)
- Data Analyst
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Cyber Security Ops & Engineering
- Technology Risk Management
- Technology Audit
- Cloud Security
- Security Architect
Valuable skill sets
- Java with microservices & GCP
- API Development
- DotNet Core with Azure
- Core development to build CI/CD pipeline
- Python Development
- Cloud Automation
- Container Architecture
- Site Reliability
- Cloud architecture
- Kubernetes Deployments
- CI/CD Pipeline Development
- Coding experience
- Implement microservices for applications
- SOA Architecture
- Spark/Kafka/Hadoop
- LLM & NLP
- Governance framework
- Python. SQL
- Tensorflow, PyTorch
- Technology Risk & Governance
- Security Architecture
- Cloud/DevSecOps
- Threat & Monitoring
- Cyber Security Data Analytics
Up, down or flat? The state of salaries.
Despite the expectations of a hiring rebound, businesses are going to be more focused on salary corrections for their employees to hedge against inflation in an attempt to keep their existing headcount stable. This said, in-demand roles will always be able to attain higher salaries.
45%
of Technology hiring managers said salary offers have been flat in comparison to 2022.
Technology salaries in Singapore
| Job Title | Sector | Sub Sector | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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$180,000 - S$250,000 | S$250,000 - S$600,000+ | ||
Cyber Security Operation |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$350,000+ | |
Cyber Security Engineering |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$90,000 - S$130,000 | S$130,000 - S$220,000 | S$220,000 - S$350,000+ | |
Cyber Threat Intelligence |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$90,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$180,000 - S$350,000+ | |
Cyber Security Analytics |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$90,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$180,000 - S$350,000+ | |
DevSecOps |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$160,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$400,000+ | |
Technology Risk & Governance |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$160,000 | S$160,000 - S$270,000 | S$270,000 - S$450,000+ | |
IT Audit |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$160,000 | S$160,000 - S$250,000 | S$250,000 - S$350,000+ | |
IT Security |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$160,000 | S$160,000 - S$250,000 | S$250,000 - S$350,000+ | |
Security Project / Program Manager |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$180,000 | S$160,000 - S$250,000 | S$180,000 - S$350,000+ | |
Cyber Presales |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$250,000 | S$250,000 - S$350,000 | S$350,000 - S$500,000+ | |
Inside Sales |
Sales, Pre-Sales - Vendor, System Integrator, FinTech and Telecommunications | Singapore | S$120,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$300,000 | S$300,000 - S$450,000 | |
Business Development |
Sales, Pre-Sales - Vendor, System Integrator, FinTech and Telecommunications | Singapore | S$120,000 - S$250,000 | S$250,000 - S$350,000 | S$350,000 - S$450,000 | |
Direct Sales |
Sales, Pre-Sales - Vendor, System Integrator, FinTech and Telecommunications | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$250,000 | S$250,000 - S$350,000 | S$350,000 - S$550,000+ | |
Channel Sales |
Sales, Pre-Sales - Vendor, System Integrator, FinTech and Telecommunications | Singapore | S$120,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$300,000 | S$300,000 - S$500,000+ | |
Account Management |
Sales, Pre-Sales - Vendor, System Integrator, FinTech and Telecommunications | Singapore | S$90,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$300,000 | S$300,000 - S$400,000+ | |
Pre Sales (Fintech) |
Sales, Pre-Sales - Vendor, System Integrator, FinTech and Telecommunications | Singapore | S$150,000 - S$180,000 | S$175,000 - S$220,000 | S$250,000 - S$500,000+ | |
Solution Architect / Pre Sales |
Sales, Pre-Sales - Vendor, System Integrator, FinTech and Telecommunications | Singapore | S$150,000 - S$250,000 | S$250,000 - S$350,000 | S$350,000 - S$450,000+ | |
UI Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$85,000 | S$85,000 - S$150,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Java Back End Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Back End |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
C++ Developer - Back End |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Java Fullstack Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Full Stack |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
C++ Developer - Full Stack |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Mobile Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
QA Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Performance Test Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Automation Test Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$85,000 | S$85,000 - S$150,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
UI / UX Designer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Head of Product Management |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000+ | |
Product Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$140,000 | S$140,000 - S$200,000+ | |
Data Engineer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
BI Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Scientist |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$240,000+ | |
AI/ML Engineer |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Front End) |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$85,000 | S$85,000 - S$150,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Back End) |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Full Stack) |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Mobile Engineering (Android / IOS) |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Quality Assurance / Testing |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Product Management |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Business Intelligence / Data Engineering |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Science / Artificial Intelligence |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$240,000+ | |
UI Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$85,000 | S$85,000 - S$150,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Java Back End Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Back End |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
C++ Developer - Back End |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Java Fullstack Developer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Full Stack |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
C++ Developer - Full Stack |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
QA Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Performance Test Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Automation Test Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
UI / UX Designer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$85,000 | S$85,000 - S$150,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Engineer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000+ | |
BI Analyst |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$140,000 | S$140,000 - S$200,000+ | |
Data Scientist |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$300,000+ | |
AI/ML Engineer |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Front End) |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$85,000 | S$85,000 - S$150,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Back End) |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Full Stack) |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Quality Assurance / Testing |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$40,000 - S$85,000 | S$85,000 - S$150,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Business Intelligence / Data Engineering |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Science / Artificial Intelligence |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Centre |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$300,000+ | |
Database |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$300,000+ | |
End-User Computing (Desktop / Messaging / Collaboration) |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Cloud |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$300,000+ | |
Network (Data / Voice / Firewall) |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$170,000 | S$150,000 - S$300,000+ | |
Project Management |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Servers (Unix / Linux / Wintel) |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$160,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Storage |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$160,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000+ | |
DevOps |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$300,000+ | |
End-User Computing (Desktop / Messaging / Collaboration) |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Network (Data / Voice / Firewall) |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$300,000+ | |
Storage |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Database |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$280,000+ | |
Middleware |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$280,000+ | |
Servers (Unix / Linux / Wintel) |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Data Centre |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$300,000+ | |
Cloud Engineer / Architect |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$300,000+ | |
Infrastructure Project Management |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Technical Infrastructure Architecture |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$300,000+ | |
DevOps |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$130,000 | S$130,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$300,000+ | |
ITIL Process Owner (Incident/ Problem/ Change/ etc) |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Cloud Engineer |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Head of Infrastructure |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$200,000 - S$350,000+ | |||
C++ Developer |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$65,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000+ | |
Java Developer (Server side & Front End) |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$65,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000+ | |
C# / .net Developer (Server Side & Front End) |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$65,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000+ | |
Full Stack Engineer / Developer |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$65,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000+ | |
Technical Lead |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$65,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000+ | |
Automation Engineer |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$65,000 - S$90,000 | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$180,000 | |
QA Tester |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$65,000 - S$90,000 | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$180,000 | |
Development Lead / Manager |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$65,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000+ | |
Head of Development |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$65,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000+ | |
Level 1/2 Technical Support |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$130,000 | S$130,000 - S$160,000 | |
Level 3 Technical Support |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$130,000 | S$130,000 - S$180,000+ | |
Application Support (BO/ MO) |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$110,000 | S$110,000 - S$160,000+ | |
Trader Support (FO) (Application) |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$75,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$280,000+ | |
Head of Application Support (FO) |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$75,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$350,000 |
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