60% of developers feel unprepared for AI agent deployment: survey

This marks a higher percentage than the 51% of developers across the broader Asia Pacific region.

A significant 60% of developers in Singapore feel they are not fully equipped with the necessary skills to build and deploy AI agents, according to the latest Salesforce State of IT Report.

This marks a higher percentage than the 51% of developers across the broader Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

Despite the skills gap, the survey found that three in four developers in Singapore believe that AI agents will soon be just as vital to app development as traditional software tools. This is in line with the trend seen across the APAC region, where over four in five developers share this sentiment.

The report also highlighted that 66% of developers in Singapore are optimistic about the impact of AI agents on productivity, believing that they will accelerate application development.

However, 50% of Singaporean developers feel their data quality and accuracy are not sufficient for effective AI development, and 54% say their testing processes are not fully prepared for the implementation of AI agents.

In addition to these challenges, 76% of developers in Singapore are using low-code/no-code tools alongside AI, slightly lower than the 86% seen across APAC.

These tools have proven to be essential for developers to scale AI development more efficiently, with 84% of Singaporean developers agreeing that low-code/no-code tools help with scaling AI initiatives.

However, 68% of Singapore’s developers also believe these tools could help democratize AI development, though this figure is lower than the 79% of developers in the APAC region who share the same view.

As the demand for AI agents grows, 80% of developers in Singapore agree that their organisations need to update infrastructure to support the creation and deployment of AI agents.

With half of Singapore’s developers reporting that their current infrastructure is not up to the task, the need for investment in both technology and talent is becoming increasingly urgent.

The report also emphasises that AI knowledge is expected to become a baseline skill for developers, with over 70% of developers in Singapore agreeing with this statement. Despite this, 60% still feel unprepared for the rapid shift toward AI in the industry, highlighting the need for urgent upskilling.

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