How to become a software and applications manager
Official title: Software and applications manager
Also called: Application development manager, Head of software engineering, Information technology (IT) project manager (software and application), Software development manager, Creative Technologist, Learning Systems Manager, Application development manager, Head of software engineering, Information technology project manager (software and application), Software development manager
Software and applications manager oversees the acquisition and development of software systems in organisational units. He/she monitors the results and quality of the different software solutions and projects implemented in the organisation. He/she maintains oversight on the organisation’s software deployment strategy, facilitates the seamless implementation and integration of software, and oversees the translation of business requirements to software development initiatives and projects.
Main tasks
- Consulting with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements and specifying technology to meet those needs
- Formulating and directing information and communication technology (ICT) strategies, policies and plans
- Directing the selection and installation of ICT resources and the provision of user training
- Directing ICT operations, analysing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines
- Overseeing the security of ICT systems
- Assigning, reviewing, managing and leading the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers
- Establishing and directing operational and administrative procedures
- Representing the enterprise or organisation at ICT related conventions, seminars and conferences
Ways in
- University: Computing & IT degrees, Offered by 5 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $129,348 a year. The middle half earn $91,440 to $189,792 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Chief product officer
- Chief information officer/Chief technology officer/Chief information security officer
- Network/Communications/Infrastructure manager
- ICT service manager
- ICT product design manager
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Questions people ask
How do I become a software and applications manager?
Ways in include: Computing & IT degrees.
How much does a software and applications manager earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $129,348 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $91,440 to $189,792.
Will AI change the work of a software and applications manager?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, 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