Singapore’s 15 fastest growing jobs for 2023, according to LinkedIn

Jobs that help companies digitize and grew up between economic fluctuations is on the rise in Singapore, according to LinkedIn.

its latest Employment data is on the rise revealed a spike in hiring for growth professionals, technical jobs and healthcare professionals in Asia — among other jobs expected to expand hiring in 2023.

Researchers from LinkedIn examined jobs from January 2018 to July 2022 to calculate the growth rate for each job title in a particular country.

LinkedIn added that for a job to rank, a job title needs to have had consistent growth on the platform over the past five years, as well as “grow to a meaningful scale” by 2015. 2022.

Employees can use this list to determine their next career move and “prepare for the future world of work,” it added.

Guy Berger, its chief economist said in another report last year that the economic environment is causing some companies to “pull out.” Flexible” was introduced during the pandemic.

What is growing, however, are technical or technical roles — such as cloud engineer, cybersecurity engineer, back-end developer, and artificial intelligence engineer.

Such jobs make up nearly half of LinkedIn’s listings in Singapore.

“The rise of AI, increased focus on cybersecurity, and continued shift to digital are leading the way,” said Pooja Chhabria, career expert and head of editorial for Asia-Pacific at LinkedIn. to growth in engineering jobs”.

It’s “no surprise” that tech jobs dominate Singapore’s listings, she added, as the country has built a strong presence as a start-up destination.

“From a geographical perspective, Singapore is a good base for technology companies looking to break into Southeast Asia and other APAC markets.”

However, Wave of tech layoffs has been reported in Southeast Asia last year amid challenging macroeconomic conditions, including Indonesia Go to GroupSingapore Sea group and Carousel.

Chhabria remains upbeat, saying it will be a transitional year for the tech industry and possibly a “return to more normal hiring levels”.

“General demand for workers remains strong with workers moving into other jobs within and across the industry,” she added.

“Tech jobs not only serve the tech sector but are in demand in other sectors as they continue to invest in digital transformation.”

Like India, jobs focused on business growth and acquiring new customers are also growing, LinkedIn said.

Such jobs – which Chhabria says helps “companies do more with less” in uncertain economic times – include growing sales, growing businesses and generating demand.

Here’s the full list of jobs on the rise in Singapore in 2023, according to LinkedIn:

The most popular skills: Generate leads, sales prospects, business development

The most popular industries: Technology and media, professional services, financial services

Average years of previous experience: 2.8

Ability to work remotely: 19.4%

The most popular skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Terraform

The most popular industries: Professional services, manufacturing, financial services

Average years of previous experience: 3.7

Ability to work remotely: 5.6%

The most popular skills: Selling enterprise technology, selling solutions, selling consulting

The most popular industries: Technology and media, professional services, education

Average years of previous experience: 5.3

Ability to work remotely: 17.7%

The most popular skills: Network security, information safety, network security

The most popular industries: Professional service, production, technology and communication

Average years of previous experience: 2.9

Ability to work remotely: 4%

The most popular skills: Website Reliability Engineering, KubernetesGo (programming language)

The most popular industries: Financial services, technology and media, professional services

Average years of previous experience: 5

Ability to work remotely: 12.6%

The most popular skills: Go (programming language), Redis, Python (programming language)

The most popular industries: Technology and media, professional services, financial services

Average years of previous experience: 2.8

Ability to work remotely: 14.4%

The most popular skills: Account management, cloud computing, solution architecture

The most popular industries: Professional services, technology and media, financial services

Average years of previous experience: 4.9

Ability to work remotely: 20.6%

The most popular skills: Customer relationship management, account management, customer retention

The most popular industries: Technology and media, professional services, financial services

Average years of previous experience: 4.2

Ability to work remotely: 5.6%

The most popular skills: TensorFlow, Deep Learning, PyTorch

The most popular industries: Technology and media, manufacturing, financial services

Average years of previous experience: 2.6

Ability to work remotely: 4.5%

The most popular skills: Computer Vision, PyTorch, Deep Learning

The most popular industries: Professional service, technology and communication, production

Average years of previous experience: 2.4

Ability to work remotely: 3.7%

The most popular skills: DevOps, Kubernetes Ansible

The most popular industries: Professional services, technology and media, financial services

Average years of previous experience: 4.3

Ability to work remotely: 7.4%

The most popular skills: Investing, private equity, financial modeling

The most popular industries: Financial services, professional services, real estate and equipment rental services

Average years of previous experience: 2.5

Ability to work remotely: 1.9%