AI job postings surge to 84,000 in 2025

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.”