Internship opportunities double in Singapore from 2022-2025: Indeed

In 2024 alone, there was a 47% surge in internship job postings.

Internship opportunities in Singapore doubled from March 2022 to March 2025, Indeed reported.

According to Indeed, In 2024, there was a 47% surge in internship job postings, mostly in creative industries.

Meanwhile, in the last 12 months, marketing (22%), media (17%), and art (17%) make up the three highest sectors with a share of postings containing internship keywords. 

On the flip side,  corporate roles like human resources (9%), real estate (8%), and administration (7%) make up the three lowest sectors. 

In terms of in-demand soft skills, communication skills were the most sought-after, appearing in 30% of internship job posting requirements. Other top skills included analysis (9%), writing skills (5.2%), and project management (5%).

For domain skills, the top skills in demand included Microsoft Office (15%), finance (6%), and Python (6%), whilst coding languages like HTML (1%) and C (1%) ranked among the lowest.

The surge of interns in the past few years reflects an ongoing commitment to innovation from Singapore’s businesses, who are investing in new digital technologies and transforming their customer engagement strategies to stand out in today’s competitive environment,” Rohan Sylvester, talent strategy advisor at Indeed said.