According to LinkedIn, jobs are on the rise in Singapore amid economic volatility helping companies digitize and grow.
Its latest Rising Jobs data found jumps in hiring for growth specialists, technical jobs and healthcare professionals in Asia – among other jobs, which will expand hiring well into 2023.
Researchers from LinkedIn looked at jobs from January 2018 to July 2022 to calculate the growth rate for each job in a given country.
LinkedIn added that for a job to rank, a job title must have seen consistent growth on the platform over the past five years, as well as reach “meaningful size” by 2022.
Employees can use this list to determine their next career move and “prepare for the future of work.”
Business trends in Singapore
LinkedIn’s report found that the proportion of paid job postings offering remote work fell from 7.8% in December 2021 to 4.1% in the same period last year.
Its chief economist, Guy Berger, said in another report last year that the economic climate was causing some companies to “pull back the flexibility” they had applied during the pandemic.
However, what are on the rise are technical or engineering roles – such as cloud engineer, cybersecurity engineer, backend developer and artificial intelligence engineer.
The development of artificial intelligence, increasing attention to cyber security and the continuous shift towards digital direction are leading to an increase in technical jobs.
Pooja Chhabria
Career Expert, LinkedIn
These types of jobs make up almost half of LinkedIn’s Singapore listings.
“Advances in AI, increased focus on cybersecurity and the continued shift to digital are driving growth in technical jobs,” said Pooja Chhabria, career expert and Asia-Pacific editor at LinkedIn.
The dominance of tech jobs on Singapore’s list is also “not unexpected”, he added, given the country’s strong presence as a startup destination.
“From a geographic perspective, Singapore is a good base for technology companies looking to enter Southeast Asia and other APAC markets.”
Demand for technology workers remains strong
However, waves of tech layoffs were reported in Southeast Asia last year amid tough macroeconomic conditions, including Indonesia’s GoTo Group, Singapore’s Offshore Group and Carousell.
Chhabria remains optimistic, saying this will be a transition year for the tech industry and “could return to more normal hiring levels.”
“Overall demand for workers remains strong, with workers moving across and within the industry,” he said.
“Technical jobs not only serve the technology sector, but are also in demand in other sectors as they continue to invest in digital transformation.”
As in India, jobs focused on business growth and acquiring new customers are also growing, LinkedIn said.
In times of economic uncertainty, it helps companies “do more with less” — including sales development, business development and demand generation, Chhabria said.
Here’s the full list of growing jobs in Singapore in 2023, according to LinkedIn:
1. Sales development representative
Related job titles: Business Development Representative
Most common skills: Lead generation, sales prospecting, business development
Most common industries: Technology and media, professional services, financial services
Previous average years of experience: 2.8
Remote work opportunities: 19.4%
2. Cloud engineer
Related job titles: Cloud developer
Most common skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Terraform
Most common industries: Professional services, manufacturing, financial services
Previous average years of experience: 3.7
Remote work opportunities: 5.6%
3. Executive of the enterprise account
Related job titles: Account director, account executive or account manager
Most common skills: Enterprise technology sales, solution sales, consulting sales
Most common industries: Technology and media, professional services, education
Previous average years of experience: 5.3
Remote work opportunities: 17.7%
4. Health Care Assistant
Most common skills: Health care, nursing, communication
Most common industries: Hospitals and healthcare, consumer services, entertainment providers
Previous average years of experience: 1.8
Remote work opportunities: There is no
5. Cyber security engineer
Related job titles: Cyber Security Specialist
Most common skills: Cyber security, information security, network security
Most common industries: Professional services, manufacturing, technology and media
Previous average years of experience: 2.9
Remote work opportunities: 4%
6. Site Reliability Engineer
Most common skills: Site reliability engineering, KubernetesGo (programming language)
Most common industries: Financial services, technology and media, professional services
Previous average years of experience: 5
Remote work opportunities: 12.6%
7. Back-end developer
Related job titles: Backend engineer
Most common skills: Go (programming language), Redis, Python (programming language)
Most common industries: Technology and media, professional services, financial services
Previous average years of experience: 2.8
Remote work opportunities: 14.4%
8. Cyber Security Consultant
Most common skills: Information security, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing
Most common industries: Professional services, technology and media, administrative and support services
Previous average years of experience: 3.4
Remote work opportunities: 4.9%
9. Technical accounting manager
Related job titles: Technical support specialist
Most common skills: Account management, cloud computing, solution architecture
Most common industries: Professional services, technology and media, financial services
Previous average years of experience: 4.9
Remote work opportunities: 20.6%
10. Customer Success Specialist
Related job titles: Customer Success Manager
Most common skills: Customer relationship management, account management, customer retention
Most common industries: Technology and media, professional services, financial services
Previous average years of experience: 4.2
Remote work opportunities: 5.6%
11. Machine learning engineer
Most common skills: TensorFlow, Deep Learning, PyTorch
Most common industries: Technology and media, manufacturing, financial services
Previous average years of experience: 2.6
Remote work opportunities: 4.5%
12. Artificial intelligence engineer
Most common skills: Computer Vision, PyTorch, Deep Learning
Most common industries: Professional services, technology and media, manufacturing
Previous average years of experience: 2.4
Remote work opportunities: 3.7%
13. DevOps engineer
Related job titles: DevOps developer
Most common skills: DevOps, Kubernetes Ansible
Most common industries: Professional services, technology and media, financial services
Previous average years of experience: 4.3
Remote work opportunities: 7.4%
14. Investment association
Related job titles: Investment banker
Most common skills: Investments, private equity, financial modeling
Most common industries: Financial services, professional services, real estate and equipment rental services
Previous average years of experience: 2.5
Remote work opportunities: 1.9%