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Development
Development roles in UAE
107
Postings this period589
Postings comparison period-81.8%
Change8
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1. Market Momentum
Daily volume of new contract postings across the comparison and current periods.
Postings Trend
2. The Anatomy of Work
How and where roles are being offered.
Job Type Distribution
- Full-time
- Contract
| Value | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time | 100 | 93.5% | +40.7% |
| Contract | 7 | 6.5% | -40.5% |
Full-time leads at 93.5% of postings, ahead of Contract at 6.5%.
Work Mode
| Value | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | 63 | 58.9% | -1.7% |
| On-site | 36 | 33.6% | +3.3% |
| Hybrid | 8 | 7.5% | -1.5% |
Remote leads at 58.9% of postings, ahead of On-site at 33.6%.
3. Talent Pipeline & Key Players
Seniority requirements and top hiring organizations.
Seniority Profile
| Value | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | 64 | 59.8% | -7.4% |
| Mid-senior level | 34 | 31.8% | +9.5% |
| Entry level | 7 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| Not applicable | 1 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
Associate leads at 59.8% of postings, ahead of Mid-senior level at 31.8%.
Top Hiring Companies
| Value | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hire Feed | 39 | 36.5% | +4.0% |
| Quik Hire Staffing | 19 | 17.8% | +11.7% |
| talabat | 4 | 3.7% | +2.7% |
| Hired | 2 | 1.9% | -8.2% |
| Windmills Group | 2 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| Technology Innovation Institute | 2 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| Global Software Solutions Group | 1 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| Emirates | 1 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| Core42 | 1 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing | 1 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
Hire Feed leads at 36.5% of postings, ahead of Quik Hire Staffing at 17.8%.
4. What Employers Want
Top skills, roles and sectors driving demand.
Top Job Roles
| Value | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 77 | 72.0% | +4.0% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 20 | 18.7% | -7.1% |
| Engineering Manager | 10 | 9.3% | +3.1% |
Software Engineer leads at 72.0% of postings, ahead of Full Stack Engineer at 18.7%.
Top Job Titles
| Value | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 55 | 51.4% | +4.2% |
| Senior Software Engineer | 16 | 14.9% | -1.4% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 15 | 14.0% | -4.0% |
| Engineering Manager | 9 | 8.4% | +2.3% |
| Senior Full Stack Engineer | 2 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| Principal Software Engineer | 2 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| Lead Software Engineer | 2 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| Principal Full Stack Engineer | 1 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
Software Engineer leads at 51.4% of postings, ahead of Senior Software Engineer at 14.9%.
Top Industries
Software Development, Technology, Information and Media, and IT Services and IT Consulting leads at 20.6% of postings, ahead of Technology, Information and Media, Software Development, and IT Services and IT Consulting at 17.8%.
5. Strategic Recommendations
What the period's data implies for each side of the market.
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Methodology
This report reflects UAEcontract hiring activity for the "Development" discipline, covering the job roles: Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Frontend Developer, Full Stack Engineer, Engineering Manager. The current period (last-week) is compared against a longer prior comparison period (45-days (before current period)) to surface directional change.
This report covers hiring demand and activity: posting volume, job type, work mode, seniority mix, hiring companies, job roles, job titles and industries. It does not include day-rate or salary data.
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