Singapore PM hiring cools: new postings down 14% in 30 days, pace eased from its peak week
136 Project Manager roles are open across 91 companies, but the weekly flow of new postings has fallen sharply from its mid-October high.
is what the typical role asks for. 19% ask for 10 years or more.
73% of open roles state years43 new roles in the last 30 days, against 50 the 30 days before, at the same companies.
Companies read for 60 days or moreat 91 companies hiring in Singapore.
Issue of 2 November 2026This week's read
There are 136 Project Manager roles open in Singapore right now, spread across 91 different employers. A role sits open for a median of 39 days, so this is not a market where jobs vanish overnight. But the flow of new postings has slowed: 43 new roles went up in the last 30 days, down from 50 in the 30 days before, a 14% drop.
Look week by week and the slowdown is sharper still. New postings peaked at 16 in the week of 19 October, then fell to just 6 in the week of 26 October, a 62% drop from that peak. If you have been waiting for a quiet week to apply, this past week was about as quiet as it gets.
No single company dominates. The top 8 employers together hold only 26% of all open roles. Network For Electronic Transfers (S) has the most at 6, followed by Deloitte SEA and SG Gov Terp at 5 each, then DBS, HMGICS, OCBC and Unison Group at 4 apiece, and NTU at 3. Financial services and banking are the industries that ask for this role most, named in 13% and 10% of postings.
Most roles want someone with real experience: the median ask is 5 years, and 19% of postings want 10 years or more, while 73% of listings state a years requirement at all. On tools, Agile is named in a quarter of postings and Jira in 16%, while PMP appears in 22% and PRINCE2 in 10%. Remote options are rare, at just 1% of roles, and only 1% of postings share a pay figure, so there is not enough data here to say what this market pays.
What this means for you
Three things you can act on this week
- Expect a slower week
New postings fell 62% from their 19 October peak to just 6 in the week of 26 October. Do not read a quiet week as the market drying up for good, but do not expect a flood of new roles right now either.
- No single employer to chase
The top 8 employers hold only 26% of open roles between them. Spread your search across financial services and banking firms rather than fixating on one big name.
- Know the experience bar
The median ask is 5 years, and 19% of postings want 10 years or more. If you are earlier in your career, look closely at postings before applying since most roles do state a years requirement.
Momentum
New Project Management roles each week
Last 30 days: 43 new roles, against 50 the 30 days before (-14%). Each week counts the same companies, and a role counts as new only in the week it was posted, so a careers site we start reading never shows up as growth.
See the numbers
| Week starting | New roles |
|---|---|
| 7 Sep | 11 |
| 14 Sep | 8 |
| 21 Sep | 13 |
| 28 Sep | 15 |
| 5 Oct | 11 |
| 12 Oct | 9 |
| 19 Oct | 16 |
| 26 Oct | 6 |
Who is hiring
The companies with the most open Project Management roles
91 companies are hiring. The top eight hold 26% of the open roles.
| Company | Open roles | Change in new roles |
|---|---|---|
| Network For Electronic Transfers (S) | 6 | |
| Deloitte SEA | 5 | |
| SG Gov Terp | 5 | |
| DBS | 4 | |
| HMGICS | 4 | |
| OCBC | 4 | |
| Unison Group | 4 | |
| NTU | 3 |
Change compares new roles in the last 30 days with the 30 days before, shown where a company posted 25 or more in the earlier 30 days. Staffing agencies are left out. A company name links to its Ashney company page where there is one.
What they ask for
The technology Project Management roles ask for most
Ask Rate is the share of roles that name a skill, from 134 postings read in full. Ways of working (methods such as Agile, tools such as Jira) are listed apart; office tools and soft skills are left out.
Ways of working
Industries named most: Financial services 13%, Banking 10%, Logistics 6%. Certifications named: PMP 22%, PRINCE2 10%, PgMP 2%. 1% of open roles say they are remote.
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