Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE), through its SkillsFuture Singapore agency, has released the 2025 Skills Demand for the Future Economy Report, providing insights into the changes and evolving demands of the local job market. The announcement was made by Ms Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State at MOE on January 22. Since its first release in 2021, the goal of the publication has been to evaluate and map in-demand skills and potential career paths, helping businesses plan their hiring strategies and guiding Singaporeans towards the best career outcomes.
Jobs of the future
Out of a total of 1,002 roles, detailed employer demand and salary data were collected for 342 of them, out of which 146 have been highlighted for their growth potential. Each of them pays a minimum of S$3,300 in gross median salary per month, is in demand by employers and that demand has been growing over time (following the average trend over the past three years). This means that they are offering a decent starting point from which your career can progress, upgrading to higher roles and better pay later on.
As it turns out, more than a third of those growth positions —57 to be exact—offer median monthly salaries of S$6000 or more (up to S$14,900). They have been divided into four unusual, broad categories, reflecting the current trends: Care, Digital, Green / Industry 4.0 and Others. As usual, there’s no shortage of positions in the tech sector, with network managers and database architects making well over S$8,000 per month—right next to, it has be said, sales managers, actuaries or environmental officers in health institutions. There is quite some breadth to the list, with well-paying, in-demand jobs found in professions demanding many different skills. So, even if you’re not a techie, an engineer or a doctor, you still have other prosperous career paths open to you.
An interesting feature of the SkillsFuture portal is the Transition Pathways function, which allows you to plan your career ahead by comparing the necessary skills at your current and future dream jobs, as well as the pay increment you may expect by moving up the ladder.
The post Singapore’s highest growth jobs in 2025 appeared first on HR ASIA.
