2026 SALARY SURVEY - NOW AVAILABLE
Salary transparency in the region is still limited, which often leaves both candidates and companies without a clear understanding of true market value. This lack of visibility can lead to misaligned offers, slower hiring processes and missed opportunities on both sides.
Our UAE Salary Survey 2025/2026 is built from real conversations with 2,000+ technology professionals across the region.
WHAT'S INSIDE
We built this survey to bring clarity to a market that’s often anything but transparent.
Our 2026 Salary Survey covers:
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Salary benchmarks across Engineering, Data, Product and Design
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Clear breakdowns by seniority, from Mid-level through to C-suite
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Key hiring, compensation and retention trends heading into 2026
This survey is based on: Salary disclosures from professionals across the UAE, Recruitment conversations with verified candidates, Compensation data from active hiring processes and placements and benchmarking across startups, scaleups, and established employers
We’ve focused on the roles we hire for most, across startups, scaleups and established tech businesses, giving you a realistic picture of where the market sits and where it’s heading.
HOW HIRING MANAGERS CAN USE THIS SURVEY
You can use it to:
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Build salary bands internally - Create ranges Finance and leadership can actually sign off.
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Validate offers before going out - Quickly assess whether you’re underpaying (or overreaching).
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Align hiring expectations across stakeholders - Bring recruiters, hiring managers and compensation owners onto the same page.
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Speed up hiring decisions - Reduce back-and-forth during offer stage and close strong candidates faster.
If you’re hiring in the GCC tech market, this is the insight we’d want in your position so we made it available to you.
