The share of job advertisements in Singapore mentioning artificial intelligence skills rose from 1.3 percent in January 2024 to 5.1 percent in August 2026, according to a new analysis from Jobstreet by SEEK.
The figures come from the employment platform’s AI Gauge, which examines references to AI skills in job advertisements across eight Asia Pacific markets. Singapore had the third-highest proportion of AI-related listings in the analysis, behind Hong Kong at 6.6 percent and Thailand at 5.2 percent.
The increase suggests that employers are seeking AI capabilities across a wider range of occupations. The numbers describe advertised requirements on SEEK’s platforms, rather than the number of people hired into AI roles or a measure of the entire labor market.
Demand spreads beyond technical roles
Machine learning remained the most commonly mentioned AI skill in Singapore job ads, Jobstreet said. Listings referring to machine learning increased 93 percent in the three months through August 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, the fastest growth among markets the company studied.
Mentions of agentic AI-related terms rose by 460 percent between August 2025 and August 2026. That is a year-on-year change in advertisements containing those terms; the company did not provide the underlying count in its media summary, which makes the size of the initial base important when interpreting the growth rate.
The share of information and communications technology job advertisements referencing AI-related terms increased from an average of 7.2 percent in the six months through August 2024 to 21.3 percent in the comparable six-month period through August 2026.
Outside the technology sector, the share in advertising, arts and media rose from 2.3 percent to 10.2 percent, according to the analysis.
How job descriptions are changing
The types of positions requiring AI knowledge also appear to be changing. In 2024, job titles commonly associated with the skills included data scientist, software engineer and software developer. By 2026, AI engineer and automation engineer appeared alongside software engineer among the most frequent titles.
The report distinguishes everyday familiarity with generative AI tools from more specialized technical, governance and operational experience. Employers may need to be clearer about those differences when specifying job requirements and assessing candidates.
The findings follow Singapore government data indicating that technology employment and AI skills demand are expanding. SEEK’s findings add a regional perspective to the changing mix of roles and skills associated with AI adoption. They do not establish how many positions have been filled, whether wages have increased or how much AI has raised productivity in the businesses advertising those vacancies.
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