UAE salaries to see 5-6% rise amid 10% jobs growth in 2015

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Salary increases in the UAE this year will be between 5-6 percent, slightly lower than in 2014 amid the recent slump in oil prices, according to global recruiter Morgan McKinley.
Its latest Salary Guide for UAE also said that the number of new jobs coming to market during 2014 was 10-15 percent higher than predicted.

But it added that it had revised its 2015 outlook downwards following the recent slump in global oil prices. The company’s report said it had been looking forward to a “bumper year” for new headcount and salary growth, but “had to reassess and lower expectations”, adding that there is likely to be a 10-12 percent increase in the number of new jobs in 2015.

The report also said that for many, the actual cost of living is outstripping salary increases with 2014 rents having soared to an annual rate of increase of 15-20 percent while housing prices increased by 12-15 percent.

One of the effects of this increase in the cost of living is that locally based candidates will tend to wait for an opportunity offering a major salary hike before moving jobs, and this is a factor depressing the talent supply, the report said. It added that many employers, however, are holding firm on salaries and will import professionals from abroad.

Trefor Murphy, managing director, Morgan McKinley UAE, said: “The Gulf Cooperation Council economy not only continues to improve but is becoming increasingly dynamic and complex, with a huge number of variables affecting the different countries, industry sectors and professional discipline.

“2014 finished above our expectations in terms of levels of recruitment with the number of new jobs coming to market being 10 to 15 percent higher than we predicted and this translated into a hardening in salaries for the year.”.. see more

source: arabianbusiness

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