How to become an iCT auditor
Official title: ICT auditor
Also called: Computer systems auditor, Information technology (IT) auditor, Head of IT Audit, IT Audit Manager, IT Auditor, Computer systems auditor, Information technology (IT) auditor
ICT auditor performs audits of information systems, platforms, and operating procedures in accordance with established standards for efficiency, accuracy and security. He/she evaluates ICT infrastructure in terms of risks to the organisation and establishes controls to mitigate loss. He/she determines and recommends improvements in the current risk management controls and implementation of system changes or upgrades.
Main tasks
- Verifying that programmes function according to user requirements and established guidelines
- Executing, analysing and documenting results of software application tests and information and telecommunication systems tests
Ways in
- University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 6 universities in Singapore
- University: Computing & IT degrees, Offered by 5 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $147,732 a year. The middle half earn $126,144 to $186,984 a year.
- Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- ICT quality assurance specialist
- Systems designer/analyst
- ICT business process consultant/business analyst
- Enterprise/Solution/Software architect
- ICT product manager
- Software developer
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Questions people ask
How do I become an iCT auditor?
Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Computing & IT degrees.
How much does an iCT auditor earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $147,732 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $126,144 to $186,984.
Will AI change the work of an iCT auditor?
Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026