Key Salary and Hiring Trends to Watch in UAE
Our Salary Guide is a valuable resource for evaluating your pay or developing a fair and competitive compensation strategy for your team. Whether you're hiring, negotiating, or benchmarking, our detailed insights break down salary data by role, experience level, and location.
The UAE Salary Guide highlights the most in-demand roles and key skills, providing insights into the latest hiring trends.
Are you a business looking to benchmark your salary structures against current market standards? Struggling to attract top talent in a competitive landscape? Our comprehensive salary reports provide the insights your organisation needs to evaluate and optimise pay scales, whether you are refining pay strategies internally or negotiating offers during recruitment.
Overview of salary levels and the UAE job market in 2026
Salary Guide by Function and Region
Discover the average salaries for more than 500 professions, organised by experience level, and with insights into salary variations across different regions.
Job Market Trends by Sector
Explore a detailed job market analysis covering 18 sectors: key data, top profiles in demand for 2026, the most active regions and sectors, and gender parity by field.
Exclusive data from our studies
We’ve compiled a comprehensive overview of employees’ new expectations. Take a closer look at the job market transformations, shifting motivations, and recruitment challenges.