Recruitment & staffing agency in Singapore
Pre-vetted candidates. One flat fee, no commission.
Singapore employers have 3,200+ open roles in Scowter's index this week, so good people are taken fast. Our AI agents search every day and a human recruiter interviews and verifies, then you get a ready-to-hire shortlist for banking and finance and shipping and trade roles and more.
Singapore · Singapore
Singapore hiring market this week
- Open roles tracked
- 3,200+
- Most in-demand role
- Software Engineer
- Median advertised pay
- $50k a year
- Time zone
- SGT (UTC+8)
What a recruitment agency in Singapore usually costs, and what we do instead
Agencies in Singapore follow the same model as agencies everywhere: a percentage of salary on placement. Scowter is a recruiting agency run by AI agents and human recruiters at one flat fee, so the price is known before the search starts.
| Typical Singapore agency | Scowter | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee | 15 to 25 percent of first-year salary, more for executive search | One flat fee per role, agreed before we start |
| When you pay | On placement, sometimes a retainer up front | Flat monthly fee while the role is open, no retainer |
| Who does the work | One recruiter working several clients | AI agents search daily, a human recruiter interviews and verifies |
| Where candidates come from | Job ads and the recruiter's own contacts | Our own talent pool first, then 150+ job boards |
| What you receive | CVs to screen yourself | A ready-to-hire shortlist with interview notes, salary and start date |
| After the shortlist | You chase scheduling | We handle scheduling, follow-ups and offer coordination |
Who is hiring in Singapore, and for what
Live from Scowter's Singapore index this week. We use the same data to tell you how competitive your role is and what the market is paying before we start.
Employers with the most open roles
- GOGovernment Technology Agency48 open roles
- OCOCBC Bank34 open roles
- TITikTok21 open roles
- GRGrab17 open roles
Advertised pay in Singapore jobs that show it: median $50k a year, most between $8k and $110k (converted to US dollars, from 773 postings).
140+ pre-vetted candidates already in our pools
We do not start from zero. Every search begins in our own database of verified, actively job-hunting people, then widens to 150+ job boards. Names are hidden here; you see full profiles once we start.
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Hyderabad, India · 3+ yrs
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SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST | DIGITAL TRANSF
Canada · 13+ yrs
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Data Analyst / Civil Clerk
Los Angeles, CA · 6+ yrs
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Software Engineer (Data Science)
Bangalore, India · 4+ yrs
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Licensed Vocational Nurse
El Nido, CA, USA · 6+ yrs
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Director – Investments & Asset Managemen
Dubai, UAE · 20+ yrs
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AI SEO Content Writer
Pakistan · 2+ yrs
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Backend Developer
4+ yrs
Hiring in Singapore: the local facts we work with
What we check before we send you anyone for a Singapore role.
Where the employers are
Raffles Place, Marina Bay, one-north and Jurong.
Biggest hiring sectors
banking and finance, shipping and trade, tech, semiconductors and biomedical.
Work permits
Foreign professionals usually need an Employment Pass, assessed under the COMPASS points framework. The employer applies for it.
Notice periods
One to three months' notice is common in Singapore.
How our Singapore recruiting works, in five steps
Tell us the roles
Job title, must-have skills, location or time zone, salary range. Two minutes.
Search and screen
Our AI searches our own talent pools and 150+ job boards, then screens every CV against your must-haves.
Interview and verify
A recruiter interviews each shortlisted person, checks availability and salary, and verifies the CV.
Get a ready-to-hire shortlist
Profiles with interview notes, salary expectation and start date. You run the final interview.
We handle the rest
Scheduling, reminders, follow-ups and offer coordination, until the person starts.
A recruitment agency for your city, at one flat fee.
Tell us the role and the city. AI agents search our pools and 150+ boards, human recruiters interview and verify, you get a ready-to-hire shortlist.
- Flat fee. No percentage of salary, no retainer.
- Candidates from our own talent pools and 150+ job boards.
- Every CV checked by a human recruiter before you see it.
- Scheduling, follow-ups and offer coordination handled for you.
Recruitment agencies in Singapore: common questions
How much does a recruitment agency in Singapore charge?
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Most agencies in Singapore, like elsewhere, charge a percentage of the first-year salary, usually between 15 and 25 percent for contingency search and more for retained executive search. Scowter charges one flat fee per role instead, agreed before the search starts, so a senior hire costs the same as a junior one.
Which roles are hardest to fill in Singapore right now?
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Software Engineer, Marketing Manager, Business Analyst and Project Manager have the most open postings in Singapore this week in Scowter's index, which usually means the longest time to fill. Those are the roles where an agency with its own talent pool saves the most time.
Do you have candidates already in Singapore?
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We start every Singapore search in our own talent pool, which holds pre-vetted, actively job-hunting people in Singapore and worldwide, and then widen to 150+ job boards. Foreign professionals usually need an Employment Pass, assessed under the COMPASS points framework.
How fast can a staffing agency fill a role in Singapore?
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It depends on the role and the notice periods common in Singapore. One to three months' notice is common in Singapore. We send the first screened profiles as soon as the human interviews are done and keep going until the seat is filled.
Which companies are hiring the most in Singapore?
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This week the employers with the most open roles in Singapore include Government Technology Agency, OCBC Bank, TikTok and Grab. If you are competing with them for the same people, speed and a clear offer matter more than the agency's brand.
Is Scowter a local Singapore agency?
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We are a remote-first recruiting team that works Singapore roles with local market data, candidates in Singapore, and interviews in your time zone (SGT (UTC+8)). You get a named human recruiter plus AI agents working the search every day, without an office markup.
Recruitment agency in other cities
Hire in Singapore without the agency commission.
Tell us the role. AI agents start searching tonight, a human recruiter calls the best people, and you get a ready-to-hire shortlist.