Singapore tech workforce grows 3.8% to 222,200 in 2025

Non-I&C sectors accounted for 59% of tech professionals, with employment up 5.3% YoY.

Singapore’s tech workforce grew 3.8% year-on-year (YoY) to 222,200 professionals in 2025, as employment expanded across both the information and communications (I&C) and non-I&C sectors, according to the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).

The increase came as Singapore’s digital economy (DE) continued to expand, with nominal value added (VA) reaching $144.1b in 2025, up from $136.5b in 2024.

The DE accounted for 19.3% of Singapore’s GDP, compared with 18.8% in 2024.

The DE grew 5.6% YoY in nominal terms, outpacing Singapore’s overall nominal GDP growth of 3.1% over the same period.

Non-I&C sectors accounted for 59% of Singapore’s tech professionals and recorded 5.3% YoY growth in tech employment in 2025.

This was higher than the 1.8% growth recorded in the I&C sector.

Demand for artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities also increased.

The proportion of tech job postings requiring at least one AI skill rose from 14% in 2024 to 16.7% in 2025.

Job postings requiring at least two AI skills increased from 4.9% to 7.6%.

The increase in demand for AI skills was recorded across both I&C and non-I&C sectors, particularly in finance & insurance, professional services, and manufacturing.

Tech workers also continued to earn above the overall resident workforce median.

The median monthly wage for resident tech workers rose slightly from $7,950 in 2024 to $8,000 in 2025.

This compared with a median monthly wage of $5,000 for all resident workers in 2025.

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