What are the highest paying jobs in UAE? :
There is good news for those looking for a job in the UAE in 2025.
According to the report, the Salary Guide lines have been released in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) on November 5.
According to international HR consulting firm Robert Half, the UAE job market is expected to become increasingly competitive in 2025. A recent survey has revealed that more than two-thirds of employees are considering jobs in the coming year. However, employees will face stiff competition as a large number of expatriates are also moving to the UAE for work.
The Salary Guide details annual salary ranges in key sectors and offers job search tips.
1- Finance and Accounting
The salary for a financial planning and analytics manager in 2025 will be ($98,000 to $138,000) while the salary for a tax manager will be ($96,000 to $131,000).
Skills: ERP, bilingual (Arabic/English), corporate tax experience.
Certifications: ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CTA required.
Top industries: Manufacturing, Retail, Real Estate, Utilities/Renewable Energy.
2- Information Technology (IT)
A salary guide has also been released for those looking for jobs in IT companies. In which the salary of a product manager will be ($81,600 to $114,250), and that of a software engineering manager ($92,000 to $169,000).
Skills: Programming (Python, Rust, Go), UI/UX, stakeholder management are required for this post.
Certifications: AWS, CISM, Prince2, ISO27001.
Top industries: While the best industries for IT include financial services, e-commerce, manufacturing, and energy-related industries.
3- HR (Human Resources)
Top HR jobs include HR Generalist salaries ($31,250 to $66,250), while HR Head salaries ($175,000 to $316,000).
Skills: This requires experience in transformation and restructuring, data analytics.
Certifications: Certifications include CIPD, HR Management, LLM in Employment Law.
Top Industries: Top industries include Financial Services, FMCG, Tech, Renewable Energy.
4- Financial Services
According to the UAE Salary Guide 2025, salary ranges have also been released for those aspiring to go into financial services.
Top jobs: This includes the salary of a product manager ($140,000 to $215,000) while the salary of a software engineering manager ($220,000 to $330,000).
Skills include knowledge of Dubai’s regulatory landscape, stakeholder management.
Certifications required include ACCA, ACA, CISI and ACAMS.
Top industries include private equity, asset management, government funds, brokerage.