The pandemic, digitalization, change in employee priorities and new government policies in the region have influenced the most in-demand jobs, according to Microsoft-owned LinkedIn.
About 78 percent of professionals in the UAE are considering changing their jobs this year, said LinkedIn, which polled 1,003 workers in the two countries in December last year.
A total of 48 percent expected an improved salary, while 45 percent hoped that opportunity to learn new skills will help them in switching jobs.
Meanwhile, 50 percent of workers said that a salary increase would convince them to remain with their current employer, the survey found.
In the UAE, job competition has dropped by nearly 35 per cent and job seekers are in a stronger position to negotiate salaries and terms, LinkedIn said.
Here are some of the most in-demand jobs in the UAE.