2026年亚洲科技人才情报报告

Table of contents What’s next? Outlook for 2027 Salary inflation and cost pressure across Asia Introduction Cross border hiring and EOR growth Asia’s Tech Hiring Market in 2026 Workforce risk and compliance challenges The most in-demand tech roles What leading organisation are doingdifferently Why more organisations are usingcontingent talent Introduction Asia remains one of the world’s most dynamic technology talent markets. Technology investment continues to grow across Asia. Organisations are investing in AI,cloud technologies, cybersecurity and automation, while governments and globaltechnology firms continue to support digital economy growth. Established markets such as Singapore and India remain key talent hubs, while Vietnam,the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia are attracting increasing attention asorganisations build more distributed teams. Finding the right talent, however, is becoming more difficult. The challenge is no longer access to talent alone. Organisations need specialised skills,and competition for those skills is intensifying. AI engineers, cybersecurity specialists,cloud engineers, data professionals and experienced software developers remainamong the hardest roles to fill. Hiring timelines are getting longer, salaries are rising, andcontractor rates continue to increase for in-demand skills. Many organisations are responding by broadening how they access talent. Permanenthiring remains important, but it is increasingly being supported by contractorengagement, contingent workforce programs, direct sourcing, Employer of Record(EOR) solutions and Managed Service Provider (MSP) programs. By the numbers Contingent workforce growth65% of technology leaders increasedtheir use of contractor professionalsin 2025. 65% In this guide, we’ll explore: Salary inflationSalaries for in-demand technology 6-12% roles increased by 6-12% across majorAsian markets in 2025. • The state of Asia's technology hiring market.• The most in-demand technology skills.• Salary and workforce cost pressures.• Contractor and contingent workforce trends.• Cross-border hiring strategies.• Workforce risks and compliance challenges.• How leading organisations are building more scalable workforce models. AI Engineers &CybersecuritySpecialist Salary inflationSalaries for in-demand technology roles increased by 6-12% across majorAsian markets in 2025. Contractor growth rateSpecialist technology contractor 8-15% This way, your organisation can have deeper understanding of where talent isavailable, how workforce costs are changing, and which hiring models will youaccess tech talent faster and more effectively. increased by 8-15% in 2025, particularlyfor AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and dataengineering roles. Time-to hire increaseHiring timelines for highly specialised 20-40% technology roles are 20-40% longercompared with general technologypositions. Asia’s Tech Hiring Market in 2026 Technology hiring remains strong across Asiadespite economic uncertainty in some markets. While hiring growth has become moreselective than during the post-pandemicboom, investment in technology capabilitiescontinues to drive demand across bothenterprise and startup environments. Singapore Market Snapshot Hiring Demand: HighTechnology Investment: Very HighTalent Cost: HighContractor Usage: Growing What’s driving thedemand Singapore remains one of Asia’s most important techhiring markets, but it is increasingly a premiumlocation for strategy and specialist expertise ratherthan large-scale delivery. Hiring growth Foreign investment Singapore's digital economyreached S$128.1 billion in 2024,accounting for 18.6%ofGDP. Demand remains strong for: AI adoption across financialservices, healthcare andgovernmentContinuedcloudtransformationRegional headquartersexpansionDigital economy growth AI specialistsCybersecurity professionalsCloud engineersProduct managersEnterprise software experts Investment is concentrated in AI, cloud andenterprise transformation, creating strong demandfor specialist talent than large-scale engineeringhiring Global technology firmscontinue to use Singapore as aregional base for AI, cloud andenterprise technologyoperations India Market Snapshot Hiring Demand: Very highTechnology Investment: Very HighTalent Cost: ModerateContractor Usage: High India remains Asia’s strongest engineering scalemarket, but employers should expect rising salaryand retention pressure. Investment signal What’s driving thedemand Hiring growth India's GCC market continues toexpand rapidly. More than half ofnew GCCs established in recentyears have launched withengineering, R&D or digitalinnovation mandates rather thantraditional support functions. Demand remains strong for: Software engineersAI & ML specialistsCloud engineersData engineersCybersecurity talent GCC expansionAI-led transformationProduct engeering growthCloud and cybersecurityinvestment The biggest workforce impace of investment is notjot