How to become an iCT quality assurance specialist
Official title: ICT quality assurance specialist
Also called: Information and communications technology (ICT) quality assurance tester, Information technology (IT) quality assurance specialist, Information technology (IT) testing specialist, Lead Quality Assurance Tester, Quality Assurance Engineer, Quality Assurance Tester, Quality Engineer, Information technology quality assurance specialist, Information technology testing specialist
ICT quality assurance specialist develops and documents ICT hardware and software testing plans, installs software and hardware and configures operating system software in preparation for testing, and verifies that programmes function according to user requirements and established guidelines. He/she also executes, analyses and documents results of software application tests and information and telecommunication systems tests, and develops and implements software and information system testing policies, procedures and scripts.
Main tasks
- Developing and documenting software testing plans
- Installing software and hardware and configuring operating system software in preparation for testing
- 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
- Developing and implementing software and information system testing policies, procedures and scripts
Ways in
- University: Computing & IT degrees, Offered by 5 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $91,992 a year. The middle half earn $57,564 to $173,088 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 auditor
- Systems designer/analyst
- ICT business process consultant/business analyst
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- ICT product manager
- Software developer
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Questions people ask
How do I become an iCT quality assurance specialist?
Ways in include: Computing & IT degrees.
How much does an iCT quality assurance specialist earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $91,992 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $57,564 to $173,088.
Will AI change the work of an iCT quality assurance specialist?
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