SkillsFuture Singapore Analysis Summary
January 27, 2026
Executive Summary
SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) has released groundbreaking research showing that demand for AI-related skills has more than doubled across all sectors from 2022 to 2025, with generative AI skills experiencing the fastest growth. The study analyzed approximately 37,000 work tasks across 2,000 job roles and found that nearly a quarter of current work tasks can be significantly aided by AI applications.
Key Findings
AI Skills Demand Growth
Demand for AI-related skills has more than doubled from 2022 to 2025, with generative AI skills experiencing the fastest growth rate across all industry sectors in Singapore.
AI Automation Potential
Analysis of 37,000 key work tasks across 2,000 job roles in the 38 Skills Frameworks revealed that approximately 24 percent of tasks can be significantly aided by AI applications. This presents substantial opportunities for improving work productivity across many industries.
Enduring Human Skills
The research identified a wide range of tasks that remain far less automatable and more enduring, where decision making, self-management, and learning agility will become increasingly valued as processes become automated.
Three Job Role Archetypes
SSG’s analysis of six sectors—accountancy, built environment, financial services, infocomm technology, retail, and tourism—identified three distinct archetypes of roles based on how skills are learned and applied:
| Archetype | Example | Characteristics |
| Mastery Builders | Accounting Executives | Expertise deepens progressively over time. AI automation of foundational tasks may reduce opportunities for entry-level workers to learn and master skills needed for career progression. |
| Analytical Specialists | E-Commerce Associates | Front-loaded learning with most skills acquired early in careers. Greater emphasis placed on judgment and interpretation as AI increasingly supports analysis. |
| Human Connectors | Customer Service Executives | Interpersonal skills are essential. While AI can streamline routine tasks, human interaction and relationship-building remain critical. |
Policy Response and Resources
Senior Minister of State for Education David Neo emphasized the need to help all workers learn to use AI and develop skills beyond AI, particularly critical thinking, decision making, and other uniquely human capabilities.
SSG has launched the “AI Potential on Tasks” dashboard on its Jobs-Skills Portal to enable more informed decisions on training development, job redesign, and workforce planning. This tool shows the potential for AI to automate tasks across different job roles.
Research Announcement
These findings were announced at the Training and Adult Education Conference 2026 held at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre on January 27, 2026. The annual event was attended by approximately 450 industry leaders, training providers, human resource professionals, educators, and policymakers.
Implications
The research underscores both the opportunities and challenges presented by AI adoption in the workplace. While AI can significantly enhance productivity by automating nearly a quarter of work tasks, the findings highlight the critical importance of developing complementary human skills such as critical thinking, decision making, self-management, and learning agility. Organizations and workers must strategically prepare for this transformation to maximize the benefits of AI while ensuring continued career development and human value in an increasingly automated workplace