Systems designer/analyst
AI Exposure Rank
84/100
Range 82–84/100 across source-weight sensitivity checks
Systems designer/analyst has an AI Exposure Rank of 84/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 84% of Singapore occupations. The evidence currently points to workflow redesign; this is a relative rank, not a probability of job loss.
Professionals·SGD 6,966/mo (5,772–9,500)·~4.3K workers in SG·Updated 2026-06-11
Relative AI exposure, not a prediction of job loss. Hiring, wages and role design depend on many forces this rank does not forecast.
Why This Score
81% of tasks overlap with current AI
46% human advantage from judgment & presence
48% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors interact with each other — the final score is not a simple sum of these bars.
The evidence behind this occupation's AI exposure, with human-work and demand context shown separately. Score stability: watch. How this works
Tasks AI can handle
With 81% AI task overlap (based on Felten AIOE and ILO occupational exposure), the Systems designer/analyst tasks most exposed include: running standard statistical analyses, generating charts, cleaning data, writing SQL queries, and producing summary reports from structured data.
- • Specify inputs accessed by the system and plan the distribution and use of the results.
- • Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.
- • Use object-oriented programming languages, as well as client and server applications development processes and multimedia and Internet technology.
O*NET tasks for this occupation with the most observed AI usage (Anthropic task data).
What AI can't do here
At 46% human bottleneck protection, the tasks that remain hardest to automate for Systems designer/analyst include: framing the right question, identifying data quality issues, interpreting results in business context, communicating insights to non-technical stakeholders, and making judgment calls on methodology.
- • Determine computer software or hardware needed to set up or alter systems.
Highest-importance tasks with no observed AI usage in the same data — absence of observed usage, not proof of immunity.
Skills to focus on
Sources: Felten AIOE (2021), ILO GenAI (2025), Pizzinelli et al. bottleneck model. Full methodology.
Singapore Now
Current labour market conditions and how they affect this role.
Cooling, but not collapsing. Vacancies and re-entry are softer, yet retrenchment remains low and hiring still exceeds resignations.
Vacancy
3.1%
↓ 3.1% YoY
Hiring
1.5%
vs 0.9% resign
Retrenchment
1.5
per 1,000 · low
Re-entry
67.7%
find work in 12mo· -5.3pp
Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians · 2025 Q4
Top Industries
Industry vacancy overlays use the latest published detailed cross-tab, which can lag the main labour monitor.
What You Can Do
Systems designer/analyst has some offset potential, but it depends on task redesign holding up in practice and on workers clearing the main switching frictions.
Published transition support
Related roles you could transition to
Exposure-reducingHigher AI exposure, but comparatively credible exposure-reducing moves exist — the strongest scores 74% match. Escape-route quality and labour demand matter alongside exposure.
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More exposed than approximately 83% of occupations · V8 AI Exposure Rank· University Degree
Raw scores
AIOE 1.198 · θ 0.669 · C-AIOE 0.978
Stability
watch · Optimistic 29% · Pessimistic 39%
Score range (best/worst case)
Exposure sensitivity 80–81% · Rank sensitivity 82–84/100 across source-weight sensitivity checks
Scoring basis
V8 AI Exposure Rank. A relative Singapore occupation index. It ranks AI task exposure; it is not a probability of job loss or a percentage of tasks.
Wage range (SGD/mo)
25th 5,772 · Median 6,966 · 75th 9,500
Evidence & sources
Data matching
direct · SSOC 25111
Data quality
medium evidence · 2 exposure sources · direct mapping
Capped at high · Final rating: medium · capped for sparse source coverage
98% weighted task match · 27% effective coverage
AI overlap by data source
Weights: aioe 47% · ilo 53%
Conflicting data signals
Tools & offset factors
What helps
- A meaningful share of the work can likely be reorganized around AI rather than removed outright.
What could slow it down
- Current demand support is thin, so offsets may take longer to show up.
Worker profile & local context
- Vacancy rate is 3.1% and was essentially flat versus last quarter.
- Hiring read: recruitment is running above resignation (1.5% vs 0.9%).
- Retrenchment was low at 1.5 per 1,000 employees.
- 67.7% of retrenched workers re-entered employment within 12 months.
- Employer pressure is low, based on 1 recent Singapore-relevant company signals.
Worker profile
Gender mix
70% male / 30% femalePublished Singapore worker composition for the detailed occupation family 25 Information & Communications Technology Professionals.
Employment structure
Employee-heavy96% employees, 4% employers or self-employed workers.
Work arrangement
Mostly full-time4% part-time and 96% full-time in 2025.
Age profile
Mid-career heavy14% aged 15 to 29, 62% aged 30 to 49, and 24% aged 50 or older.
Qualification mix
Degree-heavyDegree 81%; Diploma / professional qualification 15%.
Gross wage by sex
Near parityPublished June 2024 gross wage medians: male $7,001, female $6,884.
Where this work is concentrated
Top planning areas
Sengkang, Bedok, Tampines19% of workers in this occupation group live in these three planning areas.
Residential concentration
Broadly distributed30% live across the top five planning areas in the 2020 Census.
Commute pattern
Mid-range commutesEstimated average commute 37.5 minutes. 33% take 46 minutes or more.
Role profile
How this role's work breaks down across key dimensions. This is a general profile, not an individual measurement.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
How this changes by career stage
Career stage can change the task mix and human context. These directional profiles are illustrative, not occupation-level forecasts of hiring or displacement.
Frequently asked questions
Will AI replace Systems designer/analyst?
Systems designer/analyst has an AI Exposure Rank of 84/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 84% of Singapore occupations. The evidence currently points to workflow redesign; this is a relative rank, not a probability of job loss. AI Exposure Rank: 84/100 (Very High). Median wage: SGD 6,966/month.
What is the AI exposure rank for Systems designer/analyst?
Systems designer/analyst has an AI Exposure Rank of 84/100, rated Very High. It ranks higher than approximately 84% of Singapore occupations for exposure to current AI capabilities; it is not a job-loss probability.
What career transitions are available for Systems designer/analyst?
Systems designer/analyst has modeled transition pathways to related occupations. The strongest adjacent pathway is Marine superintendent, based on skill and wage similarity (model-estimated). Transition scoring accounts for wage preservation, training ease, and destination quality.
How does Systems designer/analyst salary compare in the live market?
Systems designer/analyst earns a median gross wage of SGD 6,966/month in the live market (25th-75th percentile: SGD 5,772-9,500). This is 55% above median across all 562 scored occupations, and 7% above group median within Professionals occupations.