How to become a systems designer or analyst
Official title: Systems designer/analyst
Also called: Information and communications technology (ICT) intelligent systems designer, Information and communications technology (ICT) system architect, Information technology (IT) project leader (systems design), System developer, Systems analyst, Systems designer, Systems designer (computer), Data Engineer, Systems Support Engineer, Information technology project leader (systems design), Systems analyst, Systems designer (computer)
Systems designer/analyst assists with modifying, enhancing or adapting existing or proposed systems within an organisation. He/she examines and documents technical requirements for new solutions to be created and analyses user needs. He/she designs new IT solutions, produces outline designs and estimates costs of new systems as well as participates in the integration of new features or improvements.
Main tasks
- Consulting with users to formulate and document requirements and with management to ensure agreement on systems principles
- Identifying and analysing business processes, procedures and work practices
- Identifying and evaluating inefficiencies and recommending optimal business practices, and system functionality and behaviour
- Taking responsibility for deploying functional solutions, such as creating, adopting and implementing system test plans
- Developing functional specifications for use by systems developers
- Expanding or modifying systems to improve work flow or serve new purposes
- Coordinating and linking the computer systems within an organisation to increase compatibility
Ways in
- University: Creative Arts & Design degrees, Offered by 4 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $83,592 a year. The middle half earn $69,264 to $114,000 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- ICT business process consultant/business analyst
- Enterprise/Solution/Software architect
- ICT product manager
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Questions people ask
How do I become a systems designer or analyst?
Ways in include: Creative Arts & Design degrees.
How much does a systems designer or analyst earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $83,592 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $69,264 to $114,000.
Will AI change the work of a systems designer or analyst?
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