{
  "id": 12116562,
  "title": "Singapore’s tech workforce grows 4% as 2025 digital economy hits S$144.1 billion: IMDA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/singapores-tech-workforce-grows-4-as-2025-digital-economy-hits-s-144-12116562",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T09:19:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapores-tech-workforce-grows-4-2025-digital-economy-hits-s144-1-billion-imda"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "The digital economy accounts for 19.3% of the Republic’s GDP in 2025",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Singapore",
        "title": "Singapore’s tech workforce grows 4% as 2025 digital economy hits S$144.1 billion: IMDA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/singapores-tech-workforce-grows-4-as-2025-digital-economy-hits-s-144",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:19:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}