Survey reveals the most in-demand jobs in the UAE by 2032 – Arabian Business

  • Date: 04-Jul-2022
  • Source: Arabian Business
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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Survey reveals the most in-demand jobs in the UAE by 2032 – Arabian Business

Data analysts, business operations managers, software engineers, and doctors are going to be the most in-demand job roles in the UAE in the next 10 years, a new survey showed.

The survey, commissioned by Bayt and YouGov, highlighted the changing landscape of job roles and job seeking in the country, with most of it being driven by technology.

“Technology is set to play a key role in driving experiences and intelligence in the hiring process as organisational leaders chart the path toward the post-pandemic world,” Ola Haddad, Bayt’s director of human resources, said.

According to the survey, 66 percent of respondents in the UAE believe that digital transformation, automation, artificial intelligence, and other technological factors are “most likely to change the nature of work in the future.”

Although employers will increasingly look at technical skills in line with the tech-driven changes, over half of the respondents still believe that soft skills – such as teamwork and communication – will be equally important by 2032.

Computer skills, time management, and creative thinking were particularly highlighted by respondents to be the skills recruiters will be looking for from job seekers.

“As the