Singapore’s tech workforce grows 4% as 2025 digital economy hits S$144.1 billion: IMDA
The digital economy accounts for 19.3% of the Republic’s GDP in 2025
In 2025, Singapore's tech workforce expanded by 3.8 percent, reaching a total of 222,200 professionals, according to an Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) report. The growth was spurred by a rising demand for tech skills in non-tech sectors. The Singapore Digital Economy Report 2026 revealed that the digital economy's value reached S$144.1 billion in 2025, marking a 5.6 percent increase compared to 2024.
Digitalization efforts in non-tech industries, such as finance and manufacturing, contributed S$97 billion to the digital economy's nominal value-added. Tech professionals now account for 5.4 percent of Singapore's total employment, up from 5.3 percent in 2024. The median monthly wage for tech roles remained at S$8,000, slightly higher than the overall resident median monthly wage of S$5,000.
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