UAE 2025 Salary Guide 2025: Salaries and Labour Market Trends

The UAE Salary Guide is an essential tool for evaluating your salary or building a salary policy for your employees as accurately as possible. Whether you are a recruiter, manager or an employee, our detailed salary guide will help you gain insights into salaries in your industry.

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Salaries, skills, recruitment for 2025: stay informed about the latest trends in your sector.

In-demand profiles and key skills: Focus on recruitment trends with our Salary Guide

Do you want to make sure your compensation package is up to par? Are you recruiting and struggling to attract new profiles to your company? The UAE Salary Guides provides you with all the useful information to review your salary scales or (re)negotiate your salary.

Our experts break down the salary levels of executives, managers and technicians according to their level of experience as well as recruitment trends by sector of activity for you.

Overview of salary levels and the job market 2025 in the UAE

Based on our candidate pulse survey over 52.6% of our Middle East respondents negotiated their salary and just 30% were able to actually get an increase in their salary. 87.5% of respondents update their knowledge of the industry salary trends to be informed.

Explore the most up-to-date insights into the dynamic job markets of the UAE with our UAE Salary Guide 2025. Covering 17 disciplines and data from over 400 professionals, this guide are your comprehensive resources for understanding salary benchmarks, workforce trends, and hiring challenges in the UAE.

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A guide to salaries by function

Discover the average salaries of more than 500 professions as well as our insight into the UAE.

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Trends by sector of the job market

Find a complete analysis of the job market with 17 disciplines in UAE, key figures, roles and skills most in demand in 2025.

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Strategic Insights for Employers

We have drawn up an exhaustive overview of the new expectations of employees, the transformations of the labour market, changes in motivations and recruitment difficulties.

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Salaries, skills, recruitment for 2025: stay informed about the latest trends in your sector.

FAQ: We answer your most frequently asked questions

Why Download the UAE Salary Guides?

The UAE salary guide is an essential tool for evaluating your salary or building a salary policy for your employees as accurately as possible. Whether you are a recruiter or an employee, our detailed salary scales help you understand the salaries practiced according to the profession, experience and location. Learn how to attract, retain, and engage top talent in fast-moving, competitive sectors.

In-Depth Market Analysis: The UAE Salary Guide offer specific insights into their respective markets, helping businesses and professionals stay competitive.

Comprehensive Data: Salary benchmarks span 17 disciplines, including technology, finance, HR, marketing, and more.

Valuable Career Insights: Equip yourself with data-backed knowledge to make informed career moves or compensation decisions.

What’s Included in the Salary Guide?

  • Salary benchmarks for UAE across 17 disciplines.
  • Challenges and recommendations from our expert consultants with years of recruitment experience.
  • Industry-specific analysis for disciplines like banking, real estate, technology, finance, marketing, HR, and more.
  • Insights into the key drivers of employee satisfaction and job mobility.

Why the Salary Guide is Critical for 2025?

The Salary Guide provides tailored insights into the most innovative and fast-paced job markets in the Middle East. With increased demand for specialized talent, understanding salary expectations and recruitment trends is essential for staying competitive.

How are our salary scales calculated?

To gather the most relevant data, this study on job roles and salaries is based on the following criteria:

The roles completed for our clients in January 2024 up until November 2024, interviews conducted by our specialist consultants who maintain ongoing relationships with companies and candidates.

In-depth analysis of data from our continuously updated internal database and the production of sector-specific studies, trend reports, and a salary scale for the most commonly recruited profiles.

Why should I consult our salary benchmarks?

A salary benchmark helps an HR expert structure and standardise pay within a company, and helps an employee assess their salary level for a given sector and job. It takes into account various factors such as experience, skills, industry, and geographic location.

Our salary guide allows you to stay aligned with market trends. This can help you adjust your company’s salary scale according to market realities in 2025 or prepare for salary negotiations with your current employer or in your job search. Whether you’re in the recruitment process or seeking salary transparency, our experts provide a clear, detailed view to help you adjust your practices and stay competitive in your sector.

How do I negotiate my salary?

Now that you’ve reviewed our salary guide, you understand your value in the job market. If you're considering negotiating your salary with your current employer or during a job search, there are many opportunities but it’s important to seize the right moment and use the right arguments to succeed.

How do you bring up salary with your manager or discuss your salary expectations during a recruitment process? How do you set a salary range? We’ve gathered expert advice to help you prepare for salary negotiations.

What is our data protection and privacy policy?

Our firm operates in compliance with the ethical standards of our profession and the legal provisions concerning the handling of personal data for candidates, in order to prevent any risk of discrimination. We are particularly committed to the ethics of our profession.Discover our privacy policy.