HAYS UAE 2011 SALARY GUIDE
We are the world s leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled work. By truly understanding our clients and candidates, locally and globally, we help companies and people achieve lasting impact. Hays are the experts in recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people across the Middle East. Publicly listed in the UK, Hays is the leading global specialist group with more than 6,500 staff. In 2009 the group placed approximately 50,000 people in permanent jobs and found temporary or contract work for over 270,000 people. Our Middle East office was founded in December 2005, headquartered in Dubai UAE, with an additional office launched in Abu Dhabi in March 2010. We deal with clients in the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and other key areas in the MENA region. Our consultants sectorspecific knowledge and unique understanding of the local market allows us to offer an exceptional level of service across all divisions. About this guide This salary guide is intended to provide a brief overview into the various sectors we actively recruit for. All figures are based in UAE Dirhams per month (AED per month) unless otherwise mentioned. The figures quoted are intended to serve as a guide, as actual salaries will depend on factors such as candidate experience and company benefits. We currently recruit for roles in the following sectors: Accounting & Finance, Architecture, Banking, Construction & Property, Engineering, Healthcare, Human Resources, Information Technology, Insurance, Legal, Logistics, Office Support, Oil & Gas, Procurement, and Sales & Marketing.
ACCOUNTING & FINANCE SALARY RANGE TYPICAL Group CFO 80,000 + 115,000 CFO (large Co.) 70-100,000 75,000 CFO (Med Co.) 55-80,000 60,000 Finance Director 40-60,000 50,000 Finance Controller 30-45,000 40,000 Finance Manager 20-35,000 30,000 Head of Internal Audit 40-70,000 55,000 Internal Audit Manager 25-50,000 35,000 Internal Auditor 15-30,000 25,000 Senior Accountant 14-18,000 15,000 Accountant 10-15,000 12,000 Credit Manager 22-26,000 25,000 Credit Controller 9-20,000 15,000 ARCHITECTURE MINIMUM AVERAGE MAXIMUM Architect 18,000 25,000 30,000 Senior Architect 30,000 35,000 45,000 Associate 42,000 50,000 55,000+ Interior Designer 15,000 25,000 30,000 Senior Interior Designer 25,000 35,000 40,000 Landscape Architect 20,000 25,000 30,000+ Design Manager 30,000 35,000 45,000 Principal 40,000 60,000 70,000+ INVESTMENT BANKING SALARY RANGE TYPICAL Analyst 20,000-30,000 25,000 Associate 25,000-40,000 35,000 VP 40,000-60,000 50,000 Director 60,000-80,000 70,000 MD / Head of Division 75,000-110,000 92,000
BANKING CORPORATE BANKING (CBG) COMMERCIAL BANKS (LOCAL) FOREIGN BANKS ISLAMIC BANKS Head of CBG 60,000 60,000 65,000 Unit Head CBG / Team Leaders 45,000 45,000 50,000 Senior Relationship Manager 38,000 40,000 45,000 Relationship Manager 30,000 30,000 35,000 Account Manager 22,000 25,000 30,000 Credit Analyst 10,000 12,000 15,000 COMMERCIAL / BUSINESS BANKING COMMERCIAL BANKS (LOCAL) FOREIGN BANKS ISLAMIC BANKS Head of Commercial 50,000 50,000 65,000 Unit Head CBG / Team Leaders 40,000 45,000 50,000 Senior Relationship Manager 35,000 35,000 40,000 Relationship Manager 25,000 25,000 30,000 Account Manager 17,000 20,000 25,000 Credit Analyst 10,000 12,000 15,000 PRIVATE / PRIORITY BANKING WEALTH MANAGEMENT COMMERCIAL BANKS (LOCAL) FOREIGN BANKS ISLAMIC BANKS Head of Wealth / Private 50,000 50,000 65,000 Unit Head CBG / Team Leaders 45,000 45,000 50,000 Senior Relationship Manager 30,000 35,000 35,000 Relationship Manager 20,000 25,000 25,000 Account Manager 17,000 20,000 25,000 Credit Analyst 10,000 12,000 15,000 RISK MANAGEMENT COMMERCIAL BANKS (LOCAL) FOREIGN BANKS Head of Risk 60,000 65,000-70,000 Risk Manager 35,000-40,000 35,000-40,000 Credit Risk Manager 35,000-40,000 35,000-40,000 Operational Risk 35,000-40,000 35,000-40,000
COST / COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT AVERAGE SALARY Quantity Surveyor 23,000-30,000 Senior Quantity Surveyor 35,000-40,000 Commercial Manage 40,000-50,000 Senior Commercial Manager 50,000-60,000 Claims Manager 55,000-65,000 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT / PROJECT MANAGEMENT AVERAGE SALARY Project Director 60,000-80,000 Senior Project Manager 45,000-55,000 Project Manager 32,000-40,000 Construction Director 60,000-80,000 Construction Manager 35,000-55,000 ENGINEERING MINIMUM AVERAGE MAXIMUM Mechanical / Electrical Engineer 18,000 22,000 25,000 Senior Mechanical / Electrical Engineer 25,000 30,000 40,000 MEP Manager 30,000 40,000 45,000+ Civil / Structural Engineer 18,000 22,000 25,000 Senior Civil / Structural Engineer 25,000 30,000 40,000 Resident Engineer 18,000 22,000 25,000 Senior Resident Engineer 25,000 30,000 40,000 Associate 42,000 50,000 55,000+
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AVERAGE SALARY Technical FM Assistant 12,000-20,000 Facilities Assistant 15,000-20,000 Facilities Manager 20,000-30,000 Senior Facilities Manager 35,000-45,000 Technical Facilities Manager 40,000-50,000 FM Operations Manager, Senior 40,000-50,000 Director Facilities Management 50,000-65,000 HSE / PLANNING AVERAGE SALARY Health and Safety manager 35-45,000 Planning Manager 40-50,000 Project Controls Manager 40-50,000 HUMAN RESOURCES INTERMEDIATE SENIOR DIRECTOR HR Officer 8-12,000 14-18,000 n/a Recruitment Specialist 10-15,000 20-30,000 30-45,000 Comps & Bens Specialist 16-20,000 25-30,000 35-40,000 Learning & Development 12-16,000 25-30,000 35-40,000 HR Business Partner 20-22,000 25-28,000 n/a HR Manager 25-30,000 30-35,000 35-40,000 HR Director n/a 40-45,000 45-52,000 Group HR Director n/a n/a 50-65,000
HEALTHCARE POSITION AVERAGE SALARY BENEFITS Starting GP: Physicians who hold the basic medicine degree from a recognized university or college and who have fulfilled the internship year and have experience for less than (5) years. (National physician is exempted from the condition of experience). General Practitioner: Physicians who hold the basic medicine degree from a recognized university or college and who have completed (5) years experience after the internship year 18,000-30,000 Housing and transport 25,000-35,000 Housing and transport Specialist (B) Doctor: Physicians who hold the basic medicine degree from a recognized university or college together with a diploma or its equivalent, the study of which is not less than (12) months, and who have experience not less than (3) years after the diploma. 35,000-50,000 Housing and transport Specialist (A) Doctor: Physicians who hold the basic medicine degree from a recognized university or college together with a master degree or its equivalent, the study of which is not less than (24) months, and who have experience not less than (3) years after the master. 40,000-60,000 Housing and transport Consultant (B) Doctor: Physicians who hold the basic medicine degree from a recognized university or college together with Ph.D., fellowship or membership of one or more world recognized medical colleges or its equivalent and who have experience not less than (5) years after obtaining the highest qualification. Consultant (A) Doctor: Physicians who hold the basic medicine degree from a recognized university or college together with Ph.D., fellowship or membership of one or more world recognized medical colleges or an equivalent or those who have a professor rank in the specialty field and experience not less than (10) years after obtaining the highest qualification. 50,000-70,000 Housing and transport 60,000-90,000 Housing and transport Director of Nursing 20,000-30,000 Housing and transport Head Nurse - ICU 16,000-21,000 Housing and transport CEO of Large Hospital or Medical facility Between 10-15 operational units and head count of 500 or less, and with 5 10 years experience CEO of Large Hospital or Medical facility Between 15-20 operational units + staff head count of more than 500 and less than 1000, and with 8 10 years experience CEO of Large Hospital or Medical facility More than 30 operational units + staff head count of more than a 1000, and with 15 years experience and more CEO: Running clinics for low to medium demographics, in charge of small diagnostic centers and/or small hospital across GCC. Between 10-15 operational units and head count of 500 or less, with 5 10 years experience CEO : Running clinics for low, medium and high demographics along with small to medium diagnostic centers and/or small hospital across GCC. Between 15-20 operational units + staff head count of more than 500-800 and less than 1000, with 10-15 years experience CEO : Running clinics for high demographics along with medium to large diagnostic centers across GCC. More than 30 operational units + staff head count of more than a 1000, and with 15-20 years experience and more 70,000 80,000 Housing and transport 90,000-100,000 Housing and transport 100,000 150,000 Housing and transport 70,000-80,000 Housing and transport 90,000-100,000 Housing and transport 100,000-150,000 Housing and transport
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY JUNIOR INTERMEDIATE SENIOR Databases 15,000 20-25,000 25,000+ Programming 10,000 10-20,000 20,000+ Web Master 11,000 12-18,000 20,000+ SAP ( PM) 20,000 20-30,000 40,000+ Desktop / IT Support 10,000 10-17,000 20,000+ Project Manager ( PMP Prince2) 15,000 15-25,000 25,000+ Business Analyst 14,000 14-20,000 20,000+ IT Manager n/a 20-30,000 30,000+ CIO n/a n/a 50,000+ Oracle Consultant 12,000 17-20,000 25,000+ INSURANCE JUNIOR (UNDER 2 YEARS) INTERMEDIATE (2-5 YEARS) SENIOR (5+ YEARS) Underwriter 10,000-15,000 15,000-30,000 30,000+ Claims 15,000 15,000-25,000 25,000+ Risk 10,000-15,000 15,000-25,000 25,000+ Broker 10,000-15,000 15,000-30,000 30,000+ Client Service 15,000 15,000-25,000 25,000+ LOGISTICS INTERMEDIATE SENIOR DIRECTOR Logistics Manager 12,000-20,000 18,000-45,000 40,000+ Sales Manager 12,000-22,000 20,000-35,000 35,000+ GM / Country Manager - 35,000-65,000 35,000-65,000 Air Freight Manager 12,000-18,000 15,000-30,000 30,000+ Transport Manager 12,000-20,000 20,000-40,000 40,000-65,000 Operations Manager - 20,000-35,000 35,000-55,000 Commercial Manager - 20,000-40,000 35,000-55,000 Supply Chain Manager 12,000-20,000 20,000-40,000 35,000-65,000 Purchasing Manager 12,000-20,000 20,000-40,000 35,000-65,000 Shipping Manager 12,000-20,000 18,000-35,000 35,000-60,000 Warehouse Manager 10,000-20,000 15,000-30,000 25,000-50,000
LEGAL QUALIFIED IN-HOUSE LAWYERS AVERAGE SALARY 1-3 PQE 30,000-35,000 3-4 PQE 35,000-45,000 4-6 PQE 45,000-50,000 6-8 PQE 50,000-60,000 General Counsel / Head of Legal 65,000 + OIL & GAS In 2011 Hays Oil & Gas produced a Salary Guide in partnership with Oil and Gas Job Search and is based on a comprehensive set of questions regarding each respondent s location of work, field or discipline in which they are employed, current remuneration levels, as well as a range of industry trends on which they were asked to comment. The input from over 7,000 professionals working across more than 30 countries and 20 discipline areas provides in depth analysis of the industry as it stands today and is undoubtedly a unique offering in the world of oil and gas. The figures in the table below are expressed in US Dollars (USD) per annum. To view the complete Hays Oil & Gas Salary Guide, please visit http://www.hays-oilgas.com Years of experience 0 TO 4 5 TO 9 10 TO 19 20 + Business Development 42,000 60,600 93,900 146,400 Construction/ Installation 34,700 46,600 81,000 125,900 Downstream Operations Management 45,200 56,900 83,900 115,900 Drilling 46,700 59,100 94,600 131,800 Electrical 35,900 49,100 77,900 109,400 Estimating/ Cost Engineering 30,700 50,800 80,500 106,300 Geoscience 41,500 64,900 93,700 138,000 Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) 36,300 52,300 86,500 115,100 Logistics 34,700 45,400 72,300 86,900 Marine/ Naval 54,900 64,500 92,200 115,900 Mechanical 34,800 47,400 70,500 107,300 Piping 30,500 42,300 66,500 101,200 Process 34,400 50,400 77,600 126,400 Production Management 43,400 75,800 95,900 124,700 Project Controls 44,600 59,900 94,600 124,100 Quality Assurance / Quality Control 38,500 49,800 83,000 110,700 Reservoir/ Petroleum Engineering 45,000 58,100 86,500 109,600 Structural 42,600 47,100 84,100 111,100 Subsea/ Pipelines 46,600 89,100 122,600 137,400 Supply Chain/ Procurement 39,300 51,500 79,900 115,500 Technical Safety 34,400 48,500 87,700 108,900
OFFICE SUPPORT The market for office support professionals has picked up over the last 6 months but only in the PA, Office Management and Executive Assistant areas. There is very little activity at entry level positions such as general administration, reception or PRO positions. The PA market isn t as stable as it could be with a lot of companies and organizations still making redundancies or putting a complete freeze on business support recruitment. INTERMEDIATE SENIOR Executive Assistant 18,000 25,000 Personal Assistant 16,000 22,000 Administrator 12,000 14,000 Receptionist 10,000 12,000 Office Manager 18,000 23,000 Secretary 15,000 17,000 Legal Secretary 15,000 21,000 Paralegal 16,000 24,000 PP - UK INTERNATIONAL FIRMS QUALIFICATION LEVEL SALARIES PER MONTH Newly Qualified 29,500-31,500 One Year PQE 32,500-34,500 Two Years PQE 35,000-40,000 Three Years PQE 40,000-43,500 Four Years PQE 44,000-48,000 Five Years PQE 48,750-53,750 Six years PQE 51,000-56,500 Seven years PQE 52,000-59,500 PP - UK MAGIC CIRCLE FIRMS QUALIFICATION LEVEL SALARIES PER MONTH Newly Qualified 30,000-35,000 One Year PQE 35,000-40,000 Two Years PQE 40,000-45,000 Three Years PQE 50,000-60,000 Four Years PQE 55,000-65,000 Five Years PQE 60,000-70,000 Six years PQE 65,000-75,000 Seven years PQE 70,000-80,000
PP - US INTERNATIONAL FIRMS QUALIFICATION LEVEL SALARIES PER MONTH One Year PQE 40,000-45,000 Two Years PQE 45,000-50,000 Three Years PQE 50,000-60,000 Four Years PQE 60,000-65,000 Five Years PQE 67,000-77,000 Six years PQE 75,000-85,000 Seven years PQE 85,000 + REAL ESTATE / PROPERTY AVERAGE SALARY Leasing Managers agency 10,000-25,000 (+ basic/commission) Leasing Managers in-house 25,000-30,000 Development Manager 40,000-50,000 Development Director 55,000-85,000 Surveyor 4 years post RICS 24,000-27,000 Associate Director 27,000-30,000 Director 30,000-40,000 Property/Asset Manager 25,000-35,000 Valuations Manager (4yrs PQE) 25,000-30,000 Valuations Director 40,000-50,000 Research Manager 25,000-30,000 SALES & MARKETING SALARY RANGE Marketing Executive 10-15,000 Marketing Manager 20-35,000 Marketing Director / Head of Marketing 40-45,000 Corporate Communications Assistant 12-15,000 Corporate Communications Manager 22-35,000 Corporate Communications Director 40-45,000 PR / Media Relations Executive 12-15,000 PR Manager 22-35,000 PR Director / Head of PR 40-45,000 Sales Executives Sales Managers Sales Director / Head of Sales 10-15,000 + commissions 20-35,000 + commissions 40-45,000 + commissions
Block 19, 1st Floor Office F02 Knowledge Village, Dubai UAE P.o.Box 500340 E: dubai@hays.com T: +971 (0)4 361 2882 hays.ae HAYS and the H device are protected by trade mark and design laws in many jurisdictions. HAYS 2011 Print Ref: ABC0123456789 Reg Code 0123456789-0123456