{"id":52261,"date":"2026-07-21T11:45:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/?p=52261"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:01:02","slug":"foundit-insights-tracker-singapore-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/foundit-insights-tracker-singapore-june-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore\u2019s Hiring Landscape in June 2026: foundit Insights Tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview of Hiring Activity&nbsp;<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singapore&rsquo;s online hiring activity rose 2% month-on-month in June 2026, recovering the ground lost in May, though the index&nbsp;remains&nbsp;4% lower year-on-year for a second consecutive month.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The near-term picture is one of&nbsp;stabilisation&nbsp;rather than recovery: hiring is up 1% over the last 3 months but still down 1% over the last 6 months. Activity has&nbsp;held&nbsp;within a narrow band since January, suggesting employers are replacing rather than expanding.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beneath the flat headline, the market is splitting cleanly. Consumer Goods, Advertising &amp; Media, and technology are adding roles, while banking, hospitality, education, and legal remain in structural retreat &mdash; with automation, not demand, doing much of the work.&nbsp;<\/p><div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fit_SG__June_26.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of &lt;strong&gt;Singapore Hiring Trends in  June_26&lt;\/strong&gt;.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6e6004ed-2b5f-493e-913a-716d658dde7d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fit_SG__June_26.pdf\"><strong>Singapore Hiring Trends in  June_26<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fit_SG__June_26.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6e6004ed-2b5f-493e-913a-716d658dde7d\">Download<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<br>Hiring Trends by Industry (YoY change)&nbsp;<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four of the sectors tracked recorded annual&nbsp;growth,&nbsp;two were flat, and the&nbsp;remainder&nbsp;declined. The declines are concentrated in sectors where routine work is being absorbed by technology or where consumer-facing footfall has thinned.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<br>In demand&nbsp;<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br><strong>Consumer Goods\/FMCG cluster (+7%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sharpest turnaround of the month, up 8% month-on-month after holding flat for close to a year, as brands rebuild front-line and supply-side teams on the back of returning retail sales.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br><strong>Advertising, Market Research, PR, Media &amp; Entertainment (+7%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most consistent performer of the past year, with digital and social spend sustaining demand for creative, campaign, and&nbsp;martech&nbsp;roles.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br><strong>IT, Telecom\/ISP &amp; BPO\/ITES (+2%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growth is narrow and concentrated in specialist AI, cloud, and cybersecurity roles rather than in volume hiring.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br><strong>Oil &amp; Gas (+1%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A marginal gain, supported by steady energy-sector maintenance and project work.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br><strong>Government\/PSU\/Defence&nbsp;(0%) and Shipping\/Marine (0%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both returned to neutral after marginal declines in May,&nbsp;indicating&nbsp;stable operations and replacement-level recruitment.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<br>Facing challenges&nbsp;<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br><strong>Others (&minus;21%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Broad-based moderation across smaller and mixed verticals is driving the steepest decline.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/search\/bfsi-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BFSI<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong> (&minus;13%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The steepest fall among named sectors for a second month, and the trend is worsening (&minus;8% over 6M). Major banks are cutting routine headcount as AI and offshoring&nbsp;absorb&nbsp;the work.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hospitality (&minus;10%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Down 6% over the past six months. Visitor arrivals have softened, and mid-market hotels and restaurants are staffing to actual occupancy.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Education (&minus;9%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sustained expenditure pressure continues to suppress hiring across the sector.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Retail\/Trade &amp; Logistics (&minus;8%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retail and F&amp;B closures have accelerated in prime districts, and the 3-month reading (&minus;3%) shows no sign of a floor.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/search\/health-care-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Care<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>(&minus;6%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cost discipline continues to weigh, though the sector was marginally&nbsp;positive&nbsp;month-on-month.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Engineering, Construction &amp; Real Estate (&minus;5%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project pipelines are&nbsp;thinning&nbsp;and replacement-only budgets are taking hold, despite a modest 2% gain over six months.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Import\/Export (&minus;1%) and Production\/Manufacturing, Automotive &amp; Ancillary (&minus;1%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Token declines, still weighed down by soft global trade and tariff uncertainty, with both flat to slightly positive in the short term.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<br>Hiring Trends by Functional Area (YoY change)&nbsp;<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Occupation-level trends are sharply divided. Customer-facing and creative functions are holding up; anything automatable is receding.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<br>In demand&nbsp;<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/search\/marketing-communications-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marketing &amp; Communications<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> (+5%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strongest function, gaining 2% over the month and mirroring the strength of the advertising and media industry.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/search\/customer-service-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Customer Service<\/a><\/strong> (+2%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up 3% month-on-month and 3% over three months, with steady requirements across service desks and operations support.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br><strong>Sales &amp; Business Development (&minus;1% YoY, but +8% MoM and +5% over 6M)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Close to breaking even after its strongest single-month gain in over a year &mdash; an early sign that commercial teams are being rebuilt.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Software, Hardware, Telecom (&minus;1%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marginally negative despite the industry growing, as tech hiring narrows to specialist roles rather than headcount.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<br>Facing challenges&nbsp;<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/search\/legal-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legal<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> (&minus;16%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The steepest functional decline, and structural rather than cyclical. Firms are&nbsp;leaning on&nbsp;outside counsel and running leaner in-house teams instead of adding permanent lawyers.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hospitality &amp; Travel (&minus;12%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Down 7% over six months, mirroring the tourism slowdown at industry level.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Finance &amp; Accounts (&minus;7%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Automation of routine accounting and reporting work continues to suppress hiring.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HR &amp; Admin (&minus;6%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organisations&nbsp;are&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;leaner structures, with the six-month trend (&minus;5%) confirming the direction.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Others (&minus;4%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Broad moderation continues across miscellaneous roles.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Engineering\/Production (&minus;3%), Health Care (&minus;3%), and Purchase\/Logistics\/Supply Chain (&minus;3%)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All easing in line with their respective industries, though engineering was up 2% over the month.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<br>About the&nbsp;foundit&nbsp;Insights Tracker&nbsp;<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;foundit&nbsp;Insights Tracker (fit) Singapore (formerly the Monster Employment Index) is a monthly benchmark of online hiring activity across the nation. By&nbsp;analysing&nbsp;millions of job postings, fit provides&nbsp;timely, data-led intelligence on recruitment trends across industries, occupations, and skill categories, helping&nbsp;organisations&nbsp;and talent navigate an evolving&nbsp;labour&nbsp;market.<\/p><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview of Hiring Activity&nbsp;Singapore&rsquo;s online hiring activity rose 2% month-on-month in June 2026, recovering the ground lost in May, though the index&nbsp;remains&nbsp;4% lower year-on-year for a second consecutive month.&nbsp;The near-term picture is one of&nbsp;stabilisation&nbsp;rather than recovery: hiring is up 1% over the last 3 months but still down 1% over the last 6 months. 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