LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise 2023: The 15 roles in Singapore that are growing in demand

The 2023 LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise list reveals the 15 fastest-growing job titles over the past five years and the trends defining the future world of work. 

From the rise in skills-based hiring to the demand for hybrid work, the employment landscape has been undergoing a wave of changes. Throw in a murky economic outlook — and many professionals are left wondering about their best next career move. To tackle this uncertainty, workers can take steps to keep their options open and prepare themselves for whatever comes next. This is otherwise known as “career cushioning”.

Our 2023 Jobs on the Rise list uses unique LinkedIn data to uncover the 15 fastest-growing job titles over the past five years — providing insight into where long-term opportunity lies and where the workforce is headed. Whether you’re currently job seeking or not, the ranking uncovers trends that can help you define your next move and prepare for the future world of work. (You can learn more about our methodology at the bottom of this article.) 

Beyond highlighting growing jobs, this list is full of actionable insights and resources. Here are some ways you can use it in your own career: 

• Gain skills: Identify what skills are in demand for each role, and dig into LinkedIn Learning courses to gain those skills (clicking on a skill will bring you directly to a relevant course).
• Identify your values: Dig into insights around remote job availability, hiring and more under each role to help you figure out your non-negotiables when looking for new opportunities.  
• Set goals: Looking to make a change in your career? Explore additional insights around the years of experience required for these growing fields and top job transitions into each role to envision a path forward and create goals.
• Take action: Check out current job openings for each role that you can apply to, as well as people you may know (i.e. your first, second and third degree connections) in each role. 

Most importantly, this list is a glimpse into emerging trends in the workforce and a resource to navigate a career path with resilience. The workplace will continue to evolve, but we hope this provides some visibility into what’s on the horizon. 

Check out the 15 fastest-growing job titles in Singapore — and join the conversation using #JobsontheRise.

Related titles include Business Development Representative.

What they do: Sales development representatives are responsible for contacting new leads and qualifying potential customers for sales executives to work with. | Most common skills: Lead Generation, Sales Prospecting, Business Development | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 53% Female; 47% Male | Median years of prior experience: 2.8 | Top roles transitioned from: Business Development Associate, Sales Executive, Account Executive | Remote job availability: 19.4%

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Related titles include Cloud Developer.

What they do: Cloud engineers manage a company’s cloud-based systems and are responsible for setting it up, ensuring its stability, implementing updates, and customizing its features to suit end users’ needs. | Most common skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Terraform | Most common industries: Professional Services, Manufacturing, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 25% female; 75% male | Median years of prior experience: 3.7 | Top roles transitioned from: Software Engineer, System Engineer, DevOps Engineer | Remote job availability: 5.6%

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Related titles include Account Director, Account Executive or Account Manager.

What they do: Enterprise account executives typically manage relationships with a firm's key clients so as to drive product sales. | Most common skills: Enterprise Technology Sales, Solution Selling, Consultative Selling | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Education | Current gender distribution: 47% female; 53% male | Median years of prior experience: 5.3 | Top roles transitioned from: Account Executive, Sales Manager, Account Manager | Remote job availability: 17.7%

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What they do: Healthcare assistants provide caregiving for patients in hospitals and nursing homes. | Most common skills: Healthcare, Nursing, Communication | Most common industries: Hospitals and Health Care, Consumer Services, Entertainment Providers | Current gender distribution: 60% female; 40% male | Median years of prior experience: 1.8 | Top roles transitioned from: Administrative Assistant, Retail Assistant, Food Server

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Related titles include Cyber Security Specialist.

What they do: Cyber security engineers maintain the security of IT infrastructure and develop solutions for digital threats such as hacking. | Most common skills: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Network Security | Most common industries: Professional Services, Manufacturing, Technology and Media | Current gender distribution: 26% female; 74% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.9 | Top roles transitioned from: Software Engineer, System Engineer, Cyber Security Analyst | Remote job availability: 4%

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What they do: Site reliability engineers focus on creating reliable systems by solving operational problems with digital tools, and working with other technical stakeholders. | Most common skills: Site Reliability Engineering, KubernetesGo (Programming Language) | Most common industries: Financial Services, Technology and Media, Professional Services | Current gender distribution: 23% female; 77% male | Median years of prior experience: 5 | Top roles transitioned from: DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer, System Engineer | Remote job availability: 12.6%

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Related titles include Back-End Engineer.

What they do: Back-end developers code and build program servers and database functions that form the backbone of a website or application. | Most common skills: Go (Programming Language), Redis, Python (Programming Language) | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 28% female; 72% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.8 | Top roles transitioned from: Software Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, Web Developer | Remote job availability: 14.4%

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What they do: Cyber security consultants identify and solve security issues within an IT infrastructure, by conducting penetration tests and implementing effective solutions.| Most common skills: Information Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing | Most common industries: Professional Services, Technology and Media, Administrative and Support Services | Current gender distribution: 29% female; 71% male | Median years of prior experience: 3.4 | Top roles transitioned from: Cyber Security Engineer, Software Engineer, Security Consultant | Remote job availability: 4.9%

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Related titles include Technical Support Specialist.

What they do: Technical account managers provide IT support to assist customers in navigating technical issues with products and services. | Most common skills: Account Management, Cloud Computing, Solution Architecture | Most common industries: Professional Services, Technology and Media, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 28% female; 72% male | Median years of prior experience: 4.9 | Top roles transitioned from: Solutions Architect, Project Manager | Remote job availability: 20.6%

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Related titles include Customer Success Manager.

What they do: Customer success specialists work with new customers to improve their experience in terms of product adoption and usage. | Most common skills: Customer Relationship Management, Account Management, Customer Retention | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 54% Female; 46% Male | Median years of prior experience: 4.2 | Top roles transitioned from: Customer Success Manager, Account Manager, Business Development Manager | Remote job availability: 5.6%

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What they do: Machine learning engineers develop machine learning models and algorithms that make decisions or predictions for products and applications. | Most common skills: TensorFlow, Deep Learning, PyTorch | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Manufacturing, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 30% Female; 70% Male | Median years of prior experience: 2.6 | Top roles transitioned from: Data Scientist, Software Engineer, Data Analyst | Remote job availability: 4.5%

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What they do: Artificial intelligence engineers use technical tools to build and implement artificial intelligence solutions, in which machines, computers or robots are capable of imitating human functions. | Most common skills: Computer Vision, PyTorch, Deep Learning | Most common industries: Professional Services, Technology and Media, Manufacturing | Current gender distribution: 40% female; 60% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.4 | Top roles transitioned from: Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Data Analyst | Remote job availability: 3.7%

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Related titles include DevOps Developer.

What they do: DevOps engineers are responsible for automating and accelerating the production process of software applications and services. | Most common skills: DevOps, Kubernetes Ansible | Most common industries: Professional Services, Technology and Media, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 22% female; 78% male | Median years of prior experience: 4.3 | Top roles transitioned from: Software Engineer, System Engineer, Cloud Engineer | Remote job availability: 7.4%

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Related titles include Investment Banking Associate.

What they do: Investment associates manage the investments of corporations, review financial data and deliver investment plans. | Most common skills: Investments, Private Equity, Financial Modeling | Most common industries: Financial Services, Professional Services, Real Estate and Equipment Rental Services | Current gender distribution: 56% female; 44% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.5 | Top roles transitioned from: Investment Analyst, Investment Banking Analyst, Investment Specialist | Remote job availability: 1.9%

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Related titles include Product Manager or Product Officer.

What they do: Product owners are responsible for building a product with the right functionality, in order to solve customers' problems and attain a certain product outcome. | Most common skills: Product Management, Agile Methodologies, Scrum | Most common industries: Financial Services, Professional Services, Manufacturing | Current gender distribution: 44% female; 56% male | Median years of prior experience: 4.3 | Top roles transitioned from: Business Analyst, Product Manager, Project Manager | Remote job availability: 4.5%

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You can also check out the Jobs on the Rise in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia (English and Bahasa Indonesia), Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the UAE, the UK, and the US.

One more thing: If you’re looking for your next opportunity, want to get ahead or are simply feeling inspired, check out these unlocked learning courses: A Career Strategist’s Guide to Getting a Job and Recession-Proof Career Strategies. 

List Methodology

LinkedIn Economic Graph researchers examined millions of jobs started by LinkedIn members from January 1, 2018 to July 31, 2022 to calculate a growth rate for each job title. To be ranked, a job title needs to see consistent growth across our membership base, as well as have grown to a meaningful size by 2022. Identical job titles across different seniority levels were grouped and ranked together. Internships, volunteer positions, interim roles and student roles were excluded, and jobs where hiring was dominated by a small handful of companies in each country were also excluded. 

Job Insights

Additional data points for each of the job titles are based on LinkedIn profiles of members holding the title and/or open jobs for that title in the country.

Remote job availability is based on jobs posted from October 2021 to October 2022 flagged as “remote” by the poster or containing similar keywords. Most common skills were derived from the top skills most unique to each title among members who have ever held that title on LinkedIn. Median years of prior experience was calculated using the median years of work experience held prior to starting in the featured title for members hired within the methodology time frame. Most common industries are based on the industry of the companies that hired the highest number of members for each job from January 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022. Gender distribution was calculated by measuring the number of members by identified gender currently in each job (provided there was meaningful gender data) as a percentage of the total members with known gender per job. Top roles transitioned from were identified by the share of transitions from another occupation into the featured job in the past 5 years.

Reported and proofread by: Ting Wei Toh

Creator Managers: Alita Utari Dewi (Southeast Asia), Valeria Mazzali (International)

Managing Editor: Satoshi Ebitani

Special projects leads: Natalie MacDonald (Asia Pacific), Michele Pierri (International), Juliette Faraut and Ashley Peterson (Global)

Region lead: Pooja Chhabria

International Executive Editor: Sandrine Chauvin

Methodology and insights by: Carl Shan, Pingyu He and Danielle Kavanagh-Smith (LinkedIn Economic Graph team)

Honouree titles: 1. Sales Development Representative | 2. Cloud Engineer | 3. Enterprise Account Executive | 4. Healthcare Assistant | 5. Cyber Security Engineer | 6. Site Reliability Engineer | 7. Back-End Developer | 8. Cyber Security Consultant | 9. Technical Account Manager | 10. Customer Success Specialist | 11. Machine Learning Engineer | 12. Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 13. DevOps Engineer | 14. Investment Associate | 15. Product Owner