AI-related job postings in Singapore climbed to 84,000 in 2025, driven by broader AI adoption and shifting job roles.

In Focus Staff Reporter , Singapore Published: 29 minutes ago Photo by Sora Shimazaki via Pexels AI job postings surge to 84,000 in 2025 Around 30,000 more AI positions were added to the labour market in 2025 alone.Job postings requiring artificial intelligence (AI) skills rose sharply in Singapore in 2025, according to PwC’s 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer report.The study, based on about 1.

6 million Singapore job postings from January to December 2025, found that AI-related roles accounted for 5.3% of all postings, up from 3.3% in 2024.

This translates to an increase of roughly 30,000 AI-related job postings year-on-year.“AI is leading many firms to create jobs which require AI as a skill,” the report said. “By measuring AI exposure—the degree to which an occupation’s core tasks and abilities are exposed to AI capabilities—we find a clear pattern: the more AI-exposed an occupation is, the higher the number of total job postings.”

Demand for AI-related jobs rose to around 84,000 postings in 2025, up from the previous year, indicating job reconfiguration rather than displacement.According to the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Among Firms report by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), 18.9% of firms began redesigning job functions in early 2026, whilst 13.

9% reported creating new AI-related roles.The study also showed that between 2019 and 2025, occupations with higher AI exposure showed greater net changes in required skills, reflecting continuous job redesign as AI becomes embedded in workplace processes.AI-related hiring is increasingly broad-based, with AI roles now making up more than half of total job postings in highly exposed occupations.

The data suggested AI adoption is driving both higher hiring volumes and faster skills evolution.Most of the expansion in AI hiring is coming from “AI user” roles rather than highly specialised developer positions.AI user roles accounted for approximately 82% of AI-related postings, contributing about 26,000 of the total increase in 2025.

AI developer roles also grew, but more modestly, adding around 4,200 postings.Hiring was strongest in financial services and tech, media and telecom, followed by the government and public sector. These sectors also showed high levels of AI adoption.

Wage premiums for AI roles were recorded across all sectors. The Government and Public Sector posted the highest premium at 107%, followed by Consumer Markets at 96%.However, the report notes that in sectors where AI skills are becoming more widespread, wage gaps tend to narrow as AI capabilities become embedded in everyday roles.

“The rising share of AI‑related job postings signals a renewed, economy‑wide appetite for adoption,” the report said. “As organisations in Singapore increasingly move from pilots to scale, the labour market is starting to reflect this shift: roles are evolving and demand for AI skills is growing.” Join Singapore Business Review community Your e-mail address A NOTE FROM SINGAPORE BUSINESS REVIEW The people you want to reach are already in this room.

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