The 🐘 in the room about relocating to the UAE

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Salaries are a contentious topic wherever you’re looking to move. The grass is always greener and the money can always be better. 

Here in the UAE (relevant to the GCC also) we’re still stuck with the preconception that it’s a land where you step off the plane and instantly command a 40% pay rise on your current package.

Those days are unfortunately long gone. 

The market operates around the principles of supply (people applying for roles) and demand (amount of jobs available). 

We’re currently in a market where supply is through the roof and companies have options. Lots of them. 

As an agency, we receive applicants from candidates on the ground here in the GCC, regionally from countries nearby as well as more international applicants. For most roles we receive over a thousand applicants. 

Demand is also down, for various reasons, meaning there are lots of candidates looking to move and not as many roles available.