Salary range
SGD 64.8K–166.8K
MOM resident PME P20–P80, annualised · median benchmark · comparison SGD 100.8K
Countries
Singapore
SG · 5 regions · 16 cities · SGD
Popular:
Singapore combines globally connected universities and polytechnics with concentrated finance, digital, engineering, healthcare and sustainability labour markets.
Visa options
4
Student's Pass and employer-sponsored work pathways
Living costs
SGD 1.2K–3.4K
NUS on-campus to off-campus student budget · tuition excluded
Academic year
August main university intake
Autonomous universities generally begin their main academic year in August. Polytechnics commonly begin in April, and selected postgraduate programmes have January entry.
August (universities)April (polytechnics)January (selected programmes)
Strong majors by workforce demand
AI, Data Science & Software
Digital and AI skills feature prominently in Singapore's skilled-work framework.
Cybersecurity & Cloud Infrastructure
Security and infrastructure capabilities support a highly digital economy.
Nursing, Health & Biomedical Sciences
Healthcare and biomedical activities remain strategic employment sectors.
Finance, Risk & Business Analytics
Singapore is a major regional financial and professional-services hub.
Sustainability & Clean Energy
Green-economy capabilities are part of national workforce planning.
Food Science & Agritech
Food resilience and agritech create specialist technical opportunities.
Major universities and colleges
National University of Singapore
Research university · Kent Ridge
Nanyang Technological University
Research university · Jurong West
Singapore Management University
Research university · Downtown
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Specialist institution · Changi
Singapore Institute of Technology
Research university · Punggol
Singapore University of Social Sciences
Research university · Clementi
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
College / Polytechnic · Clementi
Singapore Polytechnic
College / Polytechnic · Dover
Temasek Polytechnic
College / Polytechnic · Tampines
Republic Polytechnic
College / Polytechnic · Woodlands
Regions & cities
16 citiesCentral Region
Marina BayOrchardChinatownRaffles Place
East Region
ChangiBedokTampines
North-East Region
PunggolSengkangSerangoon
North Region
WoodlandsAng Mo KioSembawang
West Region
Jurong EastClementiBukit Batok
Work opportunities
Skills recognised in Singapore's shortage framework
- AI and data specialists
- Cybersecurity and cloud specialists
- Healthcare professionals
- Finance and risk specialists
- Sustainability specialists
- Food science and agritech roles