What are your salary expectations for an IT job in Dubai?
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You may get asked this question a lot by recruitment consultants or even a potential employer at a job interview.
So, what do you say?
How do you sum up all the hard work you’ve put in over the years, the IT qualifications you’ve earned - CCNA, MSCE, A+, the times spent explaining to clients that they need to turn their monitor on first.
It’s a tough one.
That’s why Charterhouse Recruitment have come out with a salary guide for IT jobs in Dubai based on 2008 UAE market levels:
If you’ve got the skills and experience to be a CIO or IT director then you could be looking at between 55,000 - 70,000+ AED per month. Wow, that’s a whopping $15,000 - $20,000 per month + benefits.
And don’t forget that’s tax free.
Of if you’re not as a high up on the IT food chain take a look at these IT roles and their respective monthly salary expectations in dirhams (AED)
IT Manager: 25,000-45,000
Project Manager: 25,000-35,000
Enterprise Architect: 40,000-50,000+
Network Engineer - Telecom: 20,000-30,000
Senior Network Engineer - Telecom: 35,000-45,000
Java Developer: 8,000-15,000
Oracle - DBA: 13,000-22,000
IT Security - CISSP: 19,000-27,000+
Business Analyst: 18,000-27,000
Support Engineer: 10,000-15,000
Helpdesk: 6,000-13,000
To convert into the currency of your choice use xe.com
Or course this listing should be used as a guide for salary expectations. Companies will have different pay structures and may adjust salary levels based on your experience and benefits they may offer.
