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 Annual rate |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$220,000 - S$300,000 | S$300,000 - S$600,000+ | ||
Cyber Security Operation Annual rate |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$130,000 | S$130,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$350,000+ | |
Cyber Security Engineering Annual rate |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$90,000 - S$140,000 | S$140,000 - S$250,000 | S$250,000 - S$350,000+ | |
Cyber Threat Intelligence Annual rate |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$90,000 - S$180,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000 | S$250,000 - S$350,000+ | |
Cyber Security Analytics Annual rate |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$90,000 - S$180,000 | S$150,000 - S$240,000 | S$240,000 - S$350,000+ | |
DevSecOps Annual rate |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$230,000 | S$230,000 - S$400,000+ | |
Technology Risk & Governance Annual rate |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$230,000 | S$230,000 - S$400,000+ | |
IT Audit Annual rate |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$260,000 | S$260,000 - S$350,000+ | |
IT Security Annual rate |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$260,000 | S$260,000 - S$350,000+ | |
Security Project / Program Manager Annual rate |
Cyber Security, Governance and Audit in Innovation & Technology | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$250,000 | S$250,000 - S$350,000+ | |
Cyber Presales Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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) Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$85,000 | S$85,000 - S$150,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Java Back End Developer Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$100,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Back End Annual rate |
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 - Back End Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$100,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Java Fullstack Developer Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Full Stack Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Mobile Developer Annual rate |
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+ | |
QA Analyst Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$85,000 - S$150,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
UI / UX Designer Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Head of Product Management Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$75,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$140,000 | S$140,000 - S$190,000+ | |
Product Analyst Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Analyst Annual rate |
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+ | |
BI Analyst Annual rate |
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+ | |
Data Scientist Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$240,000+ | |
AI/ML Engineer Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$170,000 | S$150,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Front End) Annual rate |
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) Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Full Stack) Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$75,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Mobile Engineering (Android / IOS) Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Technology, Telecommunications and Fintech | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Science / Artificial Intelligence Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$85,000 | S$85,000 - S$150,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Java Back End Developer Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$100,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Back End Annual rate |
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 - Back End Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$100,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Java Fullstack Developer Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
.Net Developer - Full Stack Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
QA Analyst Annual rate |
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+ | |
Performance Test Analyst Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$85,000 - S$150,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
UI / UX Designer Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$50,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Engineer Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Analyst Annual rate |
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+ | |
BI Analyst Annual rate |
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+ | |
Data Scientist Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$240,000+ | |
AI/ML Engineer Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$170,000 | S$150,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Front End) Annual rate |
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) Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Software Engineering (Full Stack) Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$75,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Quality Assurance / Testing Annual rate |
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+ | |
Business Intelligence / Data Engineering Annual rate |
IT Product & Engineering in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$170,000 | S$170,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Data Science / Artificial Intelligence Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$84,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$300,000+ | |
End-User Computing (Desktop / Messaging / Collaboration) Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000+ | |
Cloud Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Technology, Telecommunications & Fintech | Singapore | S$96,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$300,000+ | |
Network (Data / Voice / Firewall) Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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) Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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 Annual rate |
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) Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | |
Network (Data / Voice / Firewall) Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | |
Storage Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | |
Database Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | |
Middleware Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | |
Servers (Unix / Linux / Wintel) Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | |
Data Centre Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | S$120,000 - S$150,000 | |
Cloud Engineer / Architect Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000 | S$180,000 - S$300,000 | |
Infrastructure Project Management Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | |
Technical Infrastructure Architecture Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | |
DevOps Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$130,000 | S$130,000 - S$180,000 | S$150,000 - S$250,000 | |
ITIL Process Owner (Incident/ Problem/ Change/ etc) Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | |
Cloud Engineer Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$180,000 - S$250,000 | |
Head of Infrastructure Annual rate |
Infrastructure in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$200,000 - S$350,000 | |||
C++ Developer Annual rate |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$100,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Java Developer (Server side & Front End) Annual rate |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
C# / .net Developer (Server Side & Front End) Annual rate |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Full Stack Engineer / Developer Annual rate |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$75,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Technical Lead Annual rate |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$110,000 | S$110,000 - S$180,000 | S$150,000 - S$260,000+ | |
Automation Engineer Annual rate |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$170,000 | S$150,000 - S$240,000+ | |
QA Tester Annual rate |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$60,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$170,000 | S$140,000 - S$240,000+ | |
Development Lead / Manager Annual rate |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$80,000 - S$110,000 | S$110,000 - S$180,000 | S$150,000 - S$260,000+ | |
Head of Development Annual rate |
Development and Testing in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$100,000 - S$150,000 | S$150,000 - S$200,000 | S$200,000 - S$300,000+ | |
Level 1/2 Technical Support Annual rate |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$70,000 - S$90,000 | S$90,000 - S$130,000 | S$130,000 - S$160,000 | |
Level 3 Technical Support Annual rate |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$75,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$130,000 | S$130,000 - S$180,000+ | |
Application Support (BO/ MO) Annual rate |
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) Annual rate |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$75,000 - S$100,000 | S$100,000 - S$160,000 | S$160,000 - S$280,000+ | |
Head of Application Support (FO) Annual rate |
Application Support in Banking & Financial Services | Singapore | S$75,000 - S$120,000 | S$120,000 - S$180,000 | S$180,000 - S$350,000 |
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