Who's hiring in the UAE right now? 770 open roles across LinkedIn, Bayt, NaukriGulf and GulfTalent (October 2026)
Short answer: a search for six common roles (accountant, software engineer, sales, marketing, nurse and civil engineer) on 30 October 2026 found 770 open UAE jobs across LinkedIn, Bayt, NaukriGulf and GulfTalent. Dubai had 43% of them and Abu Dhabi 17%. 35% were posted in the previous seven days. The most active employers were Al-Futtaim (57 postings), NMC Healthcare (18), Michael Page (13) and Mediclinic (12). The most useful finding for job seekers: only 9 of the 770 jobs (1.2%) appeared on more than one board, so checking a single site misses most openings.
Where the jobs are
| Emirate | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 331 | 43% |
| Abu Dhabi | 133 | 17% |
| Sharjah | 32 | 4% |
| Ajman | 8 | 1% |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 5 | <1% |
| Al Ain | 4 | <1% |
| Fujairah / Umm Al Quwain | 3 | <1% |
| "UAE" with no city | 254 | 33% |
Which boards had them
| Board | Jobs |
|---|---|
| 237 | |
| Bayt | 234 |
| NaukriGulf | 230 |
| GulfTalent | 78 |
The search capped each board at 40 results per role, so these counts show the mix, not each board's total size. GulfTalent returned no results for "sales" and "marketing", which suits its focus on professional and technical roles.
Duplicates were rare: only 9 postings were on two boards, and none were on three or four. Most Gulf employers pick one board per role, so a multi-board search finds far more openings than any single site.
Seniority (from job titles)
| Level | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Associate / professional | 505 | 66% |
| Mid-senior (senior, lead, manager) | 180 | 23% |
| Entry level | 42 | 5% |
| Executive | 24 | 3% |
| Internship | 13 | 2% |
| Director | 6 | 1% |
Most active employers in the sample
| Employer | Postings |
|---|---|
| Al-Futtaim (Group + Private Company) | 57 |
| NMC Healthcare | 18 |
| Michael Page (recruiter) | 13 |
| Mediclinic | 12 |
| RTC-1 Employment Services | 10 |
| Dicetek | 9 |
| China Tiesiju Civil Engineering (RAK) | 5 |
Healthcare groups (NMC, Mediclinic) show up strongly because "nurse" was one of the six searches. Al-Futtaim's spread across retail, automotive and real estate makes it one of the UAE's largest private employers.
How this was collected
- Searches: accountant, software engineer, sales, marketing, nurse, civil engineer. Country UAE. Up to 40 results per role per board. Run on 30 October 2026.
- Tool: the GCC Jobs Aggregator, which searches the boards in one run and merges the same job posted on several boards into one record.
- City comes from each posting's location; seniority is detected from the job title.
- This is a sample of current openings for six roles, not a count of all UAE jobs.
About sources: run from a regular connection, all four boards responded. On cloud servers, LinkedIn and NaukriGulf are the dependable sources; Bayt and GulfTalent often refuse cloud requests, so the aggregator treats them as best effort and retries them.
Run the same search for your role
{ "keywords": ["accountant", "nurse"], "country": "uae", "maxJobsPerSource": 40 }
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FAQ
Which job site is best for jobs in the UAE?
There isn't one. In this sample, LinkedIn, Bayt and NaukriGulf each had about a third of the listings, and only 1.2% of jobs appeared on more than one site. Searching several boards finds far more openings.
Which emirate has the most jobs?
Dubai, with 43% of the postings that named a city, followed by Abu Dhabi with 17%.
How do I find jobs posted this week?
Sort or filter by postedDate. In this snapshot, 35% of jobs were posted in the previous seven days. Scheduling a daily run and keeping only new postings is the fastest way to apply early.
Can recruiters use this for market mapping?
Yes. Running the same searches weekly shows which companies are hiring, for which roles and where, and which roles stay open for weeks (a sign they're hard to fill).
Do I need accounts on these job boards?
No. The aggregator reads public job listings without logging in. You only need a free Apify account.
