Where the jobs are: Information and communications technology (ICT) sector
People working in Singapore's ICT sector. From top left (clockwise): honestbee software engineers Christopher Khoo and Lim Jun Kai, ST Electronics (Info-Security) security consultant Alvin Koh, NCS application consultant Sathiyakumaran Hasari Ganesan, and Garena software engineer Carolyn Foo. Photos: Nuria Ling, Ernest Chua, Kenneth Cheng/TODAY
Tens of thousands of job vacancies in Singapore go unfilled, even as layoffs have headed north. In this eight-part series, TODAY tells you where the jobs are, the salary range in the sectors that are hiring, and how to upgrade yourself if you are making a mid-career change.
In this fifth instalment, we look at vacancies in the fast-growing ICT sector, fuelled by the Republic’s goal of becoming a Smart Nation and the wave of digitisation sweeping the economy. The rapid advancement of technology has created numerous new opportunities in the sector not only for mid-career entrants, but also for those already in the field.
In June 2015, 172,000 ICT professionals were employed in Singapore.
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