Salary Survey Reveals Pockets of Positive Pay News in UAE

The current economic climate has led to more caution amongst employers within the UAE when making recruitment decisions and the vast majority of organisations are viewing expansion plans, departmental changes and role replacements more strategically than ever before.

Evidence of organisations changing their lending strategy, products and services and market flexibility to be inline with what they describe as a “safe hold” for the coming months has also become apparent. This forms of protection is designed to ensure that organisations act within the best interests of their investors, board members and employees.

Despite the obvious challenges, the Middle East still remains a sought after location to work. This is in part due to a growing demand to secure a position within the Gulf Cooperation Council (of which the UAE is part). The influx has particularly emerged from Europe and Asia Pac, where sectors have been more dramatically affected by the economic slow down.

Within the UAE, despite redundancies for some organisations as they re-evaluate their interim requirements and restructure staffing levels, niche sectors such as, Property & Construction, Energy, IT & Technology, Utilities, Infrastructure and Healthcare & Medical retain demand for talent at this point in time. Elements of these sectors remain relatively stable due to the growth in demand for the Emirates to support the 2030 plan: a comprehensive programme for the development of the city of Abu Dhabi that will guide planning decisions for the next 21 years.

Salaries at senior manager level and above have risen the most. These positions are regarded as business-critical, especially in the more competitive sectors such as IT, Infrastructure, Energy, and areas of Construction and Financial Services.

A copy of the research findings can be found on the company's new website - www.reedglobal.ae - which has been created specifically to help organisations in the Qatar quickly and easily find the best local talent, and also to help jobseekers search and apply for a wide range of career opportunities.

Maria Brown, Reed Specialist Recruitment Associate Director in the UAE, says: “The research findings provide a valuable insight for employers, employees and jobseekers, and is an excellent addition to our new website which forms part of reedglobal.com which spans our operations across 12 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific."

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Notes to Editors

Country website details for each of the 12 Reed Global websites:
Australia – www.reedglobal.com.au
Bulgaria – www.reedjobs.bg and www.reedjobs.bg/bg
Czech Republic – www.reedglobal.cz and www.reedglobal.cz/cz
Hong Kong – www.reedglobal.hk
Hungary – www.reedglobal.hu and www.reedglobal.hu/hu
Ireland – www.reedglobal.ie
Malta – www.reedglobal.com.mt
Poland - www.reedglobal.pl and www.reedglobal.pl/pl
Qatar – www.reedglobal.com.qa
Singapore – www.reedglobal.sg
UAE – www.reedglobal.ae
United Kingdom – www.reedglobal.com

About Reed Specialist Recruitment
Founded in 1960, Reed is a specialist provider of permanent, contract, temporary and outsourced recruitment solutions, as well as IT and HR consulting.

Reed operates in Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific and has over 3,000 permanent employees working out of 400 offices worldwide across more than 30 specialisms.

reedglobal.com enables clients around the world to interact with our recruitment services, while also enabling jobseekers globally to search for opportunities across multiple industry sectors. reed.co.uk is the UK's biggest jobsite and receives over 1.5 million job applications per month.

Reed is passionate about the environment and has an award-winning environmental programme. Reed continues to maintain its Carbon Neutral (R) status and commitment to being Carbon Responsible.

About Maria Brown
Maria is a recruitment expert with Reed Specialist Recruitment and has more than 10 years' experience spanning specialist sectors and markets in the UK, Middle East and Asia Pacific.

In the past five years. Maria has run Branches of Reed Accountancy in the UK and more recently has also been instrumental in successfully establishing and expanding Reed's presence in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Maria's specialist background in Accountancy, Finance, Banking, Investments and Insurance has given her a comprehensive understanding of the operational needs and business demands in emerging organisations. A successful sales strategy, commerciality and business acumen, combined with professional credibility within a variety of sectors, helps Maria create successful recruitment solutions for assorted prestigious clients.

In the last two years The Reed Group of Companies has expanded within emerging markets - including Ireland, Malta, Bulgaria, Poland, Prague, Hungary, Qatar, UAE, Singapore and Australia - and Maria was chosen to support this growth because of her in-depth recruitment knowledge.

Maria also provided Professional Consultancy Services to new businesses entering the market. Assisting in business plans, entry to market, sales strategies, departmental and team structures, internal corporate governance and business licence and establishment processes.

For further information please contact:
Maria Brown, Associate Director - Middle East
Reed Specialist Recruitment
Address: P O Box 113,100 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Tel: +  971 2 406 9600 Fax: + 971 2 406 9810
Mobiles: UAE: +971 50 320 7140 International: +44 7766 883160
Email: maria.brown@reedglobal.com
Web: www.reedglobal.ae

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