Middle East and GCC Salary Survey January 2009

The Bayt.com Salary Survey sets out to measure the following across the GCC and greater Middle East and North Africa region:

• An indication of the average salaries across the Middle East and North Africa region with specific emphasis on salaries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Jordan, Morrocco and other countries in the GCC and Middle East and North Africa region
• The composition of the professional talent pool at the disposal of employers
• The cost of living challenges that are perceived to be in place by employees and their action plan if any, to combat inflation and cost of living increases in the GCC/ Middle East.
• Job and career cycles and trends including turnover, attrition and workplace volatility in the Middle East

Respondents' Profile: Professionals holding jobs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa at all career levels and across all industries were included in this Middle East HR Research Survey including professionals holding jobs in banking, financial services, IT, engineering, architecture, human resources, media, advertising, marketing, sales, government, consulting, publishing and other key employment sectors in the Middle East. Of specific interest to this Survey are costs of living and salaries in UAE, KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait as well as cost of living levels and salaries in Jordan, Lebanon and North Africa.