UAE’s banking sector will see fast rise in salaries

If you are looking for more job options, better pay and timely increments, try your luck in accounting, finance or any other sub-domain of the financial services industry in the UAE.

And this is why you should be looking at roles in these areas. Firstly, there will be more jobs available in the coming months and salaries have obviously been rising and are predicted to grow this year as well.

Latest findings by recruiters Robert Half UAE show that professionals across accounting and finance profession, as well as the financial services industry, will see strong job prospects as senior executives in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are confident about the job market.

Senior executives plan to increase or maintain current staff levels over the next six months, says the research from Robert Half UAE. Hiring within accounting and finance will remain buoyant in the first half of 2014, with nearly four in 10 (37 per cent) CFOs expecting hiring increases and over half (56 per cent) filling vacated positions.

The key driver for hiring for accounting and finance professionals will be new projects / initiatives (57 per cent), followed by product or service expansion (54 per cent) and domestic business growth (43 per cent).