GRIT’s Singapore Salary Report 2022/2023 also reveals the top five tech skills that employers in Singapore are looking for. They include cybersecurity (57%), data analysis (57%), AI/Machine Learning (52%), digital marketing (43%), and agile/scrum (43%).
Despite the economic slowdown and hiring freezes in big tech companies, the starting salaries for those within the data security industry in Singapore remain high.
According to recruitment technology firm GRIT, a junior SAP security consultant can expect to receive a monthly starting pay of $6,000. Meanwhile, a senior penetration and vulnerability tester role starts at $6,500, and a chief information security officer’s starting salary is $8,500.
