Saudi Arabia job market report: September 2026
Covers the 30 days to 30 September 2026. Published 1 October 2026. These numbers are frozen and will not change.
Key findings
- New jobs
- 6,011 new jobs were posted in Saudi Arabia in September 2026. 1,127 jobs closed over the same period, and 11,358 were open at the end of it.
- Employers
- Hilton posted the most new jobs (203).
- Skills
- The skill employers named most was Excel, in 380 new adverts.
- Pay and access
- Only 9% of open jobs stated a salary. Entry-level and junior roles made up 21% of new jobs (25% the month before). 4% of new jobs were reserved for GCC nationals.
New jobs in the month
6,011
Jobs closed in the month
1,127
Jobs open at the end of the month
11,358
New and closed jobs, week by week
Complete weeks only, for employers we were already tracking at the start, so a new source never looks like a hiring spike.
Skills employers ask for
The skills named most often in new adverts over the last 30 days. General soft skills are left out.
- 1Excel380
- 2Office320
- 3Project management311
- 4Data analysis303
- 5Risk management259
- 6Budgeting238
- 7Regulatory compliance233
- 8Inventory management232
- 9Risk assessment176
- 10Forecasting171
- 11PowerPoint161
- 12Quality assurance155
- 13Change management154
- 14Business development151
- 15Contract management144
Rising fastest
Like-for-like change vs the previous 30 days, on at least 30 adverts.
Not enough history yet to call a rise.
What open jobs pay: our estimate
Most Gulf adverts don't state a salary, so these bands use our own estimate for each open job (the employer's figure when they give one). Individual estimates can be well off, so read this as the shape of the market, not a salary guide.
Open jobs by estimated monthly pay
- Under AED 5k14%
- AED 5k to 10k28%
- AED 10k to 20k29%
- AED 20k to 35k17%
- AED 35k and above12%
Estimate. 11,297 of 11,358 open jobs have a pay figure.
Adverts that state the pay
9%
Of jobs open now, the share where the employer published a salary. This one is a count, not an estimate.
Who the jobs are for
New jobs open to entry-level and junior candidates
21%
Last 30 days. The 30 days before: 25% (down 4 points).
New jobs reserved for GCC nationals
4%
Adverts that say the role is for Emirati, Saudi or other GCC nationals only. Last 30 days.
- Customer Support13%
- Administrative7%
- Hospitality & Tourism7%
- Human Resources7%
- Construction & Engineering6%
Most active employers
By new jobs posted in the last 30 days.
- 1Hilton203
- 2Saudi Aramco195
- 3Marriott International161
- 4alfanar127
- 5Radisson Hotel Group121
- 6Parsons79
- 7Accor64
- 8Qiddiya Investment Company56
- 9ACWA Power55
- 10WSP in the Middle East55
Where the new jobs are
New jobs in the last 30 days, by city.
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JobXDubai, "Saudi Arabia job market report: September 2026", published 1 October 2026. https://jobxdubai.com/job-market/reports/saudi-arabia-job-market-september-2026
Source: <a href="https://jobxdubai.com/job-market/reports/saudi-arabia-job-market-september-2026">JobXDubai, Saudi Arabia job market report: September 2026</a>
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