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The Bayt.com Top Industries Surveyin the Middle East and North Africa
April 2018
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Section 1
Objectives
The research was conducted to understand respondents’ opinion of their own industry and
various other industry sectors. Key objectives included:
Understanding satisfaction levels with current industry on attributes including salary and
benefits, work-life balance, career growth, and job security.
Identify which industries are perceived to perform best on numerous attributes including
salary packages, working hours, and work-life balance.
Recognize industry switching behavior and reasons thereof.
Understand the perception of the government as an employer.
Identify industries that are seen as attracting local talent and women workforce.
Key findings
Top Industries:
• Engineering / design (8%), Banking / finance / Accounting (7%) and Real Estate / Construction / Property development (7%) are the top industries where respondents are currently working / worked most recently.
Industries seeking employment in:
• Banking / Finance / Accounting (11%) is the most popular industry, respondents are seeking employment in. Banking / Finance / Accounting (18%) and Education/ Academia (13%) are more popular in North Africa as compared to the other MENA regions.
Satisfaction with industry:
• 64% of MENA residents are satisfied with the working hours, while they seem least satisfied with the salary packages (37% claimed they are “somewhat satisfied” or “completely satisfied” with salary packages).
• GCC residents (44%) are significantly more satisfied with their salary packages as compared to Levant (33%) and North Africa residents (33%).
• GCC residents (56%) are also more satisfied with maintaining their work – life balance as compared to Levant (52%) and North Africa residents (45%).
• North Africa residents (43%) seem less satisfied with the Job security, as compared to GCC (32%) and Levant (35%) residents.
Key findings
Best salary packages:
• 42% of the respondents believe that Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals/ Energy is the industry which offers the best salary packages (inclusive of non-monetary benefits) in their country of residence. This is particularly high in Levant (45%) and GCC (44%).
Best work-life balance:
• Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals, Government / Civil service and Banking / Finance / Accounting are the most attractive industries to work in, when it comes to maintaining a work-life balance. Education / Academia follows at 18%.
Best career growth:
• Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals/ Energy (27%) is considered to be the industry that offers the best career growth. Fewer respondents in the North Africa (9%) believe that Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals/ Energy is the industry that offers the best career growth as compared to those living in GCC (30%) and in Levant (28%).
Optimum job security:
• Military/ Defence/Police (31%) followed by Government / Civil service (26%), Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals (25%) and Banking / Finance / Accounting (21%) are the top industries when it comes to job security in the current economic scenario.
Key findings
Most stressful:
• Banking / Finance / Accounting, Military / Defence / Police, Real Estate / Construction / Property development and Healthcare/medical services emerge as the most stressful industries to work in.
Longest working hours:
• 20% claim that Military / defence / police and Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals have the longest working hours. Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment and Healthcare/ Medical services follow. More respondents in North Africa believe that Military/ Defence/Police/ Security services has the longest hours- particularly in Algeria and Tunisia.
Most attractive to women:
• Education / Academia (28%), followed by Healthcare / Medical services (27%) and Banking / Finance / Accounting (22%) emerge as the industries which are the most attractive to females.
Attracting highest proportion of local talent:
• Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals (25%), followed by Banking / Finance / Accounting (21%), Government/ Civil service and Military/ Defence/ Police are the top industries in terms of attracting the highest proportion of local talents.
Key findings
Strongest growth:
• Banking / finance / Accounting, Telecommunications and Oil, Gas and petrochemicals are the industries with the strongest growth in the past year. Military and Real Estate/ Construction / Property Development follow closely.
Attracting highest proportion of fresh grads:
• Military emerges as the top industry that attracts the highest proportion of fresh grads.
Government as an employer:
• The majority of respondents (61%) believe that the government is a favorable employer, with 37% claiming that the government is an “extremely favorable” employer.
Industry change in the last 24 months:
• A fourth of working respondents have changed their industry in the last 2 years. Better salaries (39%) and better opportunities for career growth (27%) are the top reasons why respondents have changed their industry in the last 24 months.
Considering industry change:
• At almost 1 in 2 respondents consider an industry change in the next few months, while 34% are not sure. Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals (14%) emerges as the most appealing industry amongst those who consider an industry change. Better salary (62%) is the top reason for considering an industry change, while better career growth follows at 40%.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Section 2
Sample Definition
Age, Gender and Target Group:
Adult males and females
Aged 18 and above
Current employees or unemployed searching for a job
Nationalities:
GCC Arabs, North Africans, Levantines, Western Expats, Asians
Country of Residence
GCC: UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain
Levant: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan
North Africa: Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
Data Collection
All data was collected online. Fieldwork was done between February 14th and March 29th 2018.
The total number of successful online interviews achieved was 3561.
RESEARCH FINDINGS
Section 3
Current/ most recent industry
Q. Which ONE of the following industries do you currently work/ did you work in most recently?
All figures are %’s
Base: Currently working or unemployed professional looking for a job (3313)
• Engineering / design (8%), Banking / finance / Accounting (7%) and Real Estate / Construction / Property development (7%) are the top industries where respondents are currently working / worked most recently.
• Focusing on region, the construction industry is more popular in the GCC region (8%) and North Africa (8%) as compared to the Levant (6%).
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Engineering/ Design
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
Education/ Academia
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Manufacturing
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Healthcare/ Medical services
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Automotive
Consumer Goods/ FMCG
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Human Resources
Telecommunications
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Government/ Civil service
Other private sector: 11%Other public sector: 3%
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Current/ most recent industry – By country
Q. Which ONE of the following industries do you currently work/ did you work in most recently?
All figures are %’s
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: Currently working/ Unemployed professional looking for a job
619 241 183 200 37 121 115 29 192 740 175 233 64
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
5 9 3 5 5 5 4 - 5 6 3 2 -
Automotive 4 2 4 1 3 3 2 7 2 3 2 2 3Banking / Finance / Accounting 9 6 11 4 16 6 6 7 10 9 7 3 6Business Consultancy/ Business
Management2 1 1 3 5 3 6 - 4 2 1 2 -
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
7 8 7 15 5 5 10 10 4 6 4 3 5
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 3 2 4 1 3 2 4 - 3 4 3 2 2Education/ Academia 5 2 3 4 5 6 6 10 5 6 3 17 13
Engineering/ Design 7 7 11 14 3 7 8 10 8 7 3 4 8Government/ Civil service 2 0 1 1 3 1 - - 2 2 2 5 2
Healthcare/ Medical services 5 3 3 7 - 4 3 - 5 4 4 3 3Hospitality/ Recreation/
Entertainment4 10 3 7 8 5 11 3 6 4 9 1 3
Human Resources 3 2 5 2 5 2 - - 1 2 1 2 2IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 - 5 3 1 2 2
Manufacturing 4 4 3 4 3 2 4 7 5 7 6 3 11Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 3 5 7 6 3 11 - - 2 3 1 6 6
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
2 2 2 4 3 2 3 - 1 1 6 7 5
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 6 5 7 3 3 2 3 - 6 4 7 3 5Telecommunications 3 2 2 1 - - 2 10 1 3 - 3 -
Tourism 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 3 3 2 1 5Transport/ Travel 1 3 2 3 3 3 1 - 1 1 3 0 -
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Industries seeking employment in
Q. Which of the following industries are you seeking employment in?
All figures are %’s
Base: Unemployed looking for a job (934)
• Banking / Finance / Accounting (11%) is the most popular industry, respondents are seeking employment in.
• Banking / Finance / Accounting (18%) and Education/ Academia (13%) are more popular in North Africa as compared to the other MENA regions.
11
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Education/ Academia
Engineering/ Design
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Government/ Civil service
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Human Resources
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Healthcare/ Medical services
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Automotive
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Telecommunications
Tourism
Transport/ Travel
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation
Military/ Defence/ Police
Other private sector: 7%Other public sector: 3%
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Satisfaction with current/ most recent industry
Q. Now thinking about the industry that you currently work in/ worked in most recently, please indicate your level of satisfaction with the following attributes:
All figures are %’s
12
14
20
20
15
22
24
12
14
16
15
16
18
21
12
16
17
16
16
17
18
39
35
29
30
36
29
28
25
21
19
18
17
14
9
Working hours
Work culture
Training and development
Job security
Work–life balance
Career growth
Salary packages (inclusive of non-monetary benefits)
Completely Dissatisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied Somewhat Satisfied Completely Satisfied
Base: Currently working or unemployed professional looking for a job (3113)
• 64% of MENA residents are satisfied with the working hours, while they seem least satisfied with the salary packages (37% claimed they are “somewhat satisfied” or “completely satisfied” with salary packages).
Satisfaction with current/ most recent industry – By country
All figures are %’s
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: Working/ unemployed experienced professional
619 241 183 200 37 121 115 29 192 740 175 233 64
Salary packages (inclusive of non-monetary benefits)
Completely Dissatisfied 22 16 17 16 19 26 20 21 32 22 29 37 39
Somewhat Dissatisfied 18 21 21 16 14 17 26 31 22 21 25 21 19
Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied
18 17 19 23 22 12 20 10 14 18 19 22 17
Somewhat Satisfied 28 32 32 33 32 33 27 24 23 33 17 16 22
Completely Satisfied 13 14 11 14 14 12 7 14 8 6 11 4 3
Q. Now thinking about the industry that you currently work in/ worked in most recently, please indicate your level of satisfaction with the following attributes:
Satisfaction with current/ most recent industry – By country
All figures are %’s
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: Working/ unemployed experienced professional
619 241 183 200 37 121 115 29 192 740 175 233 64
Maintaining work–life balance
Completely Dissatisfied 17 11 10 12 16 13 14 10 15 14 18 19 11
Somewhat Dissatisfied 15 17 17 15 14 14 21 7 22 16 14 16 17
Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied
17 15 12 18 14 9 20 14 22 16 17 17 28
Somewhat Satisfied 34 32 35 33 43 47 29 48 32 39 34 35 30
Completely Satisfied 18 25 26 24 14 17 17 21 8 15 17 13 14
Career growth
Completely Dissatisfied 26 17 16 19 22 21 23 28 22 19 23 26 20
Somewhat Dissatisfied 16 15 21 13 3 22 23 10 22 18 15 20 17
Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied
18 20 14 23 27 12 18 7 15 17 16 18 27
Somewhat Satisfied 25 28 31 28 35 31 22 38 32 34 26 27 23
Completely Satisfied 14 21 18 19 14 14 13 17 10 12 20 10 13
Q. Now thinking about the industry that you currently work in/ worked in most recently, please indicate your level of satisfaction with the following attributes:
Satisfaction with current/ most recent industry – By country
All figures are %’s
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: Working/ unemployed experienced professional
619 241 183 200 37 121 115 29 192 740 175 233 64
Job Security
Completely Dissatisfied 25 14 13 17 16 12 23 10 25 20 23 16 19
Somewhat Dissatisfied 14 13 16 12 8 13 19 14 21 15 15 18 22
Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied
18 17 17 20 24 20 20 10 14 15 15 16 19
Somewhat Satisfied 28 29 33 26 16 32 20 31 26 35 29 36 22
Completely Satisfied 16 28 21 26 35 23 18 34 15 15 19 15 19
Working hours
Completely Dissatisfied 13 10 8 14 11 14 17 7 13 9 17 15 8
Somewhat Dissatisfied 13 13 11 6 5 15 15 10 15 13 15 12 9
Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied
11 10 13 13 14 8 14 3 10 11 18 14 14
Somewhat Satisfied 37 33 34 34 41 40 37 48 41 45 34 41 48
Completely Satisfied 26 34 34 34 30 23 18 31 22 23 16 18 20
Q. Now thinking about the industry that you currently work in/ worked in most recently, please indicate your level of satisfaction with the following attributes:
Satisfaction with current/ most recent industry – By country
All figures are %’s
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: Working/ unemployed experienced professional
619 241 183 200 37 121 115 29 192 740 175 233 64
Work culture
Completely Dissatisfied 17 9 8 16 16 15 9 17 11 15 17 18 9
Somewhat Dissatisfied 13 10 11 8 11 10 19 7 22 13 13 18 22
Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied
19 16 16 16 14 11 18 3 18 16 17 17 20
Somewhat Satisfied 31 37 43 32 32 45 39 48 33 37 31 34 28
Completely Satisfied 20 28 22 30 27 20 15 24 15 19 23 13 20
Training and development
Completely Dissatisfied 25 15 12 18 19 16 17 24 21 18 15 24 17
Somewhat Dissatisfied 15 12 18 13 5 19 17 14 20 17 13 19 16
Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied
18 20 18 18 35 14 19 14 15 15 17 14 27
Somewhat Satisfied 24 28 29 27 14 31 30 34 28 34 31 31 22
Completely Satisfied 18 26 23 26 27 21 17 14 16 17 23 12 19
Q. Now thinking about the industry that you currently work in/ worked in most recently, please indicate your level of satisfaction with the following attributes:
Best salary packages
All figures are %’s
Q. In your opinion, which industries offer the best salary packages (inclusive of non-monetary benefits) in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
• 42% of the respondents believe that Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals/ Energy is the industry which offers the best salary packages (inclusive of non-monetary benefits) in their country of residence. This is particularly high in Levant (45%) and GCC (44%).
• Banking/ Finance/ Accounting follows at 23% (higher in the Levant: 45%).
Base: All (3561)
42
23
17
14
11
10
10
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Military/ Defence/ Police
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
Government/ Civil service
Telecommunications
Engineering/ Design
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Healthcare/ Medical services
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Pharmaceuticals
Education/ Academia
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Tourism
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Automotive
Manufacturing
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing
Human Resources
Law
Consumer Goods/ FMCG
Transport/ Travel
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Other private sector: 4%Other public sector: 3%
Best salary packages – By country
All figures are %’s
Q. In your opinion, which industries offer the best salary packages (inclusive of non-monetary benefits) in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: All 736 252 191 210 37 148 124 30 231 827 220 278 82
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
5 6 4 2 3 5 4 - 7 5 6 2 4
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation 15 19 8 10 5 16 6 7 18 17 10 17 15
Automotive 4 3 7 1 3 1 4 10 5 4 8 6 6
Banking / Finance / Accounting 21 18 25 15 27 14 31 20 31 30 20 11 30
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
7 5 4 5 8 6 21 7 9 4 12 5 7
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
8 12 10 11 14 7 16 20 11 13 18 10 17
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 1 1 6 1 3 1 4 - 2 2 4 2 6
Education/ Academia 7 6 2 13 3 5 3 - 7 2 6 5 5
Engineering/ Design 8 10 10 14 5 8 10 10 12 6 10 4 15
Government/ Civil service 17 18 10 21 24 15 8 3 6 4 10 4 5
Healthcare/ Medical services 11 6 7 11 5 7 6 - 9 2 4 2 7
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
4 8 4 7 3 4 10 20 6 2 10 1 1
Human Resources 6 3 3 3 - 2 - 3 5 2 5 0 2
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 10 8 6 4 8 5 5 10 8 6 6 2 20
Law 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 - 3 3 3 1 13
Manufacturing 5 2 3 1 - 3 5 7 3 4 5 6 6
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing 3 4 4 4 - 1 6 3 3 7 2 1 4
Military/ Defence/ Police 11 15 11 13 14 8 10 3 8 35 8 18 2
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 41 36 55 49 41 56 17 23 15 49 11 64 33
Pharmaceuticals 5 4 4 1 - 2 7 13 8 7 3 7 4
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water 9 6 4 10 5 4 2 10 9 10 8 10 9
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 7 3 7 0 - 1 3 10 10 5 15 9 9
Telecommunications 8 8 6 4 - 9 15 17 10 8 14 13 12
Tourism 2 8 2 3 3 3 10 - 3 6 16 4 5
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Only industries higher than 3% (total sample) are presented
Best work-life balance
All figures are %’s
Q. Which industries are the most attractive to work in when it comes to maintaining a work life balance in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
• Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals, Government / Civil service and Banking / Finance / Accounting are the most attractive industries to work in, when it comes to maintaining a work-life balance. Education / Academia follows at 18%.
Base: All (3561)
23
20
20
18
11
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
Government/ Civil service
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Education/ Academia
Military/ Defence/ Police
Telecommunications
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
Human Resources
Healthcare/ Medical services
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Tourism
Engineering/ Design
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Manufacturing
Charity/ Voluntary sector
Automotive
Pharmaceuticals
Consumer Goods/ FMCG
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing
Law
Other private sector: 6%Other public sector: 6%
Best work-life balance – By country
All figures are %’s
Q. Which industries are the most attractive to work in when it comes to maintaining a work life balance in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: All 736 252 191 210 37 148 124 30 231 827 220 278 82
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public
Relations7 5 6 5 5 5 10 - 4 7 7 4 5
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation 6 11 3 6 5 9 2 7 5 7 4 6 4
Agriculture/ Forestry 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 3 1 2 6 9 9
Automotive 4 3 3 2 5 2 7 7 6 4 7 7 7
Banking / Finance / Accounting 17 17 30 12 27 19 26 7 31 26 14 10 16
Business Consultancy/ Business
Management7 5 6 4 5 5 16 - 7 5 3 3 7
Charity/ Voluntary sector 5 4 3 2 - 3 6 3 6 5 6 5 4
Real Estate/ Construction/
Property Development7 10 9 13 5 4 10 20 8 9 11 5 5
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 3 2 4 2 - 3 3 - 4 3 7 3 6
Domestic Services 2 3 3 2 5 2 1 - 1 2 4 3 1
Education/ Academia 19 16 13 16 8 16 16 17 27 11 20 26 32
Engineering/ Design 7 8 7 12 3 4 12 10 6 6 5 4 7
Government/ Civil service 32 31 20 29 32 25 19 13 26 21 13 12 12
Healthcare/ Medical services 8 9 8 10 8 11 5 7 6 4 7 8 12
Hospitality/ Recreation/
Entertainment5 10 5 10 5 5 10 7 6 3 12 3 7
Human Resources 10 8 8 10 14 10 4 3 9 8 6 6 6
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 10 10 8 5 8 9 7 7 7 9 11 5 10
Law 2 3 3 3 - 3 5 3 3 4 4 3 4
Manufacturing 5 4 2 4 - 2 3 7 3 6 8 8 9
Market Research 1 2 1 0 3 2 2 3 4 2 3 3 4
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing 3 4 3 3 8 5 5 3 2 4 1 3 2
Military/ Defence/ Police 7 9 10 12 5 14 10 7 11 16 8 12 15
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 16 17 27 30 16 30 6 23 4 25 3 31 17
Pharmaceuticals 3 2 3 1 - 3 6 7 4 9 1 5 4
Electricity/ Power Generation/
Water7 6 4 5 3 4 6 13 4 8 5 7 10
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 9 5 8 3 - 6 5 7 10 8 18 14 12
Telecommunications 10 8 6 6 3 7 5 23 10 10 7 12 5
Tourism 4 9 6 6 5 6 11 7 3 8 12 5 10
Transport/ Travel 3 3 2 4 3 5 1 - 2 3 4 3 5
(*) Small base
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Best career growth
All figures are %’s
Q. Which industries offer the best career growth in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
• Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals/ Energy (27%) is considered to be the industry that offers the best career growth.
• Fewer respondents in the North Africa (9%) believe that Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals/ Energy is the industry that offers the best career growth as compared to those living in GCC (30%) and in Levant (28%).
Base: All (3561)
27
22
17
13
12
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
3
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Military/ Defence/ Police
Government/ Civil service
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
Telecommunications
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Engineering/ Design
Education/ Academia
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Manufacturing
Tourism
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Healthcare/ Medical services
Human Resources
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing
Pharmaceuticals
Automotive
Consumer Goods/ FMCG
Market Research
Only industries higher than 2% (total sample) are presented
Other private sector: 7%Other public sector: 5%
Best career growth – By country
All figures are %’s
Q. Which industries offer the best career growth in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: All 736 252 191 210 37 148 124 30 231 827 220 278 82
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public
Relations8 12 8 8 8 5 6 7 7 8 9 4 7
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation 8 10 8 5 3 8 3 3 11 8 8 5 5
Agriculture/ Forestry 1 2 2 2 - 1 1 3 2 1 8 9 13
Automotive 4 3 7 1 - 4 2 - 4 4 9 3 5
Banking / Finance / Accounting 21 21 24 20 32 16 28 7 26 30 16 10 24
Business Consultancy/
Business Management9 6 8 8 5 9 15 - 10 6 3 4 6
Charity/ Voluntary sector 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 4
Real Estate/ Construction/
Property Development8 16 16 16 11 9 19 20 12 10 17 9 6
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 3 3 3 2 - 4 8 10 3 3 6 3 7
Domestic Services 1 2 2 1 3 3 - - 0 1 1 1 1
Education/ Academia 8 7 7 12 5 5 9 10 6 6 11 13 11
Engineering/ Design 9 10 9 20 5 6 15 17 8 8 4 5 5
Government/ Civil service 17 19 12 19 19 16 7 10 10 10 11 10 21
Healthcare/ Medical services 10 9 6 13 11 9 6 - 8 3 4 5 4
Hospitality/ Recreation/
Entertainment4 15 6 8 8 7 13 10 9 4 9 2 7
Human Resources 9 6 7 6 3 7 3 13 9 5 3 5 5
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 15 7 13 5 11 9 15 17 12 11 10 5 15
Law 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 2
Manufacturing 8 6 5 2 3 5 6 10 6 8 12 13 11
Market Research 3 3 2 3 3 6 2 7 4 2 1 2 2
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing 3 4 3 7 - 2 6 3 5 7 5 4 2
Military/ Defence/ Police 12 10 10 12 19 16 10 7 13 30 16 21 7
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 26 24 37 33 22 46 8 20 8 30 7 45 13
Pharmaceuticals 3 2 5 2 - 1 7 7 4 5 2 6 2
Electricity/ Power Generation/
Water9 7 5 6 11 6 6 10 8 9 9 10 16
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 8 5 7 4 3 5 10 13 10 6 15 12 15
Telecommunications 11 7 8 3 3 8 9 17 13 13 9 13 7
Tourism 5 12 6 6 8 7 12 3 5 7 20 6 16
Transport/ Travel 3 3 1 5 5 3 2 3 3 1 3 4 5
Only industries higher than 2% (total sample) are presented
Only industries higher than 2% (total sample) are presented
Optimum job security
All figures are %’s
Q. Which industries offer the optimum job security in the current economic scenario in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
• Military/ Defence/Police (31%) followed by Government / Civil service (26%), Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals (25%) and Banking / Finance / Accounting (21%) are the top industries when it comes to job security in the current economic scenario.
Base: All (3561)
31
26
25
21
12
10
10
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Military/ Defence/ Police
Government/ Civil service
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Education/ Academia
Healthcare/ Medical services
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Telecommunications
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Manufacturing
Pharmaceuticals
Human Resources
Law
Engineering/ Design
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Tourism
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing
Consumer Goods/ FMCG
Automotive
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Transport/ Travel
Other private sector: 5%Other public sector: 9%
Optimum job security – By country
All figures are %’s
Q. Which industries offer the optimum job security in the current economic scenario in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: All 736 252 191 210 37 148 124 30 231 827 220 278 82
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public
Relations3 4 5 1 5 1 4 3 3 2 5 1 1
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation 8 11 7 3 5 11 4 7 7 9 7 6 10
Agriculture/ Forestry 1 2 1 2 - 3 2 3 1 1 3 9 6
Automotive 2 2 5 1 - 4 4 3 3 3 6 4 6
Banking / Finance / Accounting 16 18 28 12 11 11 31 10 29 30 19 10 21
Business Consultancy/
Business Management4 3 4 4 5 7 7 3 3 2 6 3 2
Charity/ Voluntary sector 2 1 4 2 - 3 2 7 3 1 2 3 1
Real Estate/ Construction/
Property Development4 9 10 10 8 7 8 7 5 8 11 6 10
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 3 3 3 2 3 4 6 3 3 2 5 1 6
Domestic Services 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 3 2 -
Education/ Academia 15 10 8 17 8 10 10 13 19 5 13 14 22
Engineering/ Design 5 5 6 12 - 5 10 7 3 4 4 3 1
Government/ Civil service 33 31 20 36 30 28 18 20 34 24 23 14 22
Healthcare/ Medical services 13 14 13 18 3 19 7 10 15 3 7 7 13
Hospitality/ Recreation/
Entertainment2 8 7 8 11 8 10 10 4 3 6 3 7
Human Resources 8 7 6 4 5 3 2 7 5 3 5 4 2
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 9 7 7 1 5 3 6 3 6 6 9 4 12
Law 4 4 4 3 5 4 7 - 4 5 10 5 5
Manufacturing 6 6 2 3 3 1 4 10 5 3 8 10 10
Market Research 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 - 2 1 1 1 -
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing 2 3 2 3 3 2 5 3 1 5 3 3 5
Military/ Defence/ Police 23 28 16 29 30 26 29 10 36 47 23 33 16
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 20 20 37 29 24 31 7 17 10 32 6 42 18
Pharmaceuticals 3 3 3 1 - 3 13 7 6 8 3 5 6
Electricity/ Power Generation/
Water10 9 7 7 5 9 6 10 9 11 7 14 12
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 6 2 5 1 - 3 3 13 7 4 10 9 11
Telecommunications 8 8 9 2 - 7 7 10 8 7 12 9 15
Tourism 2 5 5 3 8 5 6 7 2 4 11 5 6
Transport/ Travel 2 5 3 4 3 5 5 7 0 2 3 2 2
Most stressful industries
All figures are %’s
Q. In your country of residence, which of the following industries are the most stressful to work in? (Select top 3)
• Banking / Finance / Accounting, Military / Defence / Police, Real Estate / Construction / Property development and Healthcare/medical services emerge as the most stressful industries to work in.
Base: All (3561)
17
14
14
14
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
Military/ Defence/ Police
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
Healthcare/ Medical services
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Education/ Academia
Manufacturing
Government/ Civil service
Law
Tourism
Transport/ Travel
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Engineering/ Design
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Consumer Goods/ FMCG
Telecommunications
Domestic Services
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Automotive
Human Resources
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Pharmaceuticals
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation
Agriculture/ Forestry
Market Research
Charity/ Voluntary sectorOther private sector: 10%Other public sector: 5%
Only industries higher than 2% (total sample) are presented
Most stressful industries – By country
All figures are %’sQ. In your country of residence, which of the following industries are the most stressful to work in? (Select top 3)
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: All 736 252 191 210 37 148 124 30 231 827 220 278 82
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public
Relations7 14 8 9 8 5 8 - 11 6 4 3 1
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation 4 7 2 2 3 7 4 3 4 5 3 3 6
Agriculture/ Forestry 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 7 5 3 3 6
Automotive 8 4 7 3 5 6 3 3 5 4 4 5 6
Banking / Finance / Accounting 12 16 14 17 30 18 18 13 12 14 7 12 9
Business Consultancy/
Business Management6 8 6 5 11 3 3 3 5 3 6 3 4
Charity/ Voluntary sector 1 2 1 1 3 3 4 7 2 2 4 2 5
Real Estate/ Construction/
Property Development18 19 14 27 8 14 8 20 12 10 11 9 5
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 9 7 10 2 - 5 5 3 7 6 4 5 2
Domestic Services 6 8 16 8 14 8 4 - 3 3 6 4 9
Education/ Academia 8 5 5 4 8 7 10 3 6 9 20 27 17
Engineering/ Design 7 11 10 15 5 5 8 - 12 5 4 2 5
Government/ Civil service 7 2 6 5 3 9 9 7 6 7 17 12 11
Healthcare/ Medical services 12 8 14 12 5 9 15 10 15 12 17 28 20
Hospitality/ Recreation/
Entertainment6 12 7 9 16 7 8 - 9 8 5 4 9
Human Resources 5 6 5 4 - 4 6 10 4 3 8 6 2
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 6 8 5 7 5 7 3 3 8 5 4 2 7
Law 7 6 3 3 14 10 15 13 6 8 10 15 13
Manufacturing 8 7 8 12 11 3 10 10 13 10 9 6 11
Market Research 4 6 4 3 - 5 3 - 5 4 3 2 2
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing 9 9 7 8 5 7 20 10 14 14 10 14 20
Military/ Defence/ Police 15 10 9 9 19 10 13 27 13 22 19 17 16
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 10 10 16 13 8 27 9 10 8 8 7 10 6
Pharmaceuticals 4 2 2 3 3 4 2 - 3 8 6 3 2
Electricity/ Power Generation/
Water5 6 8 5 5 7 10 20 8 5 8 4 5
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 15 10 13 10 - 6 10 7 15 11 10 8 10
Telecommunications 8 6 6 3 - 5 6 3 3 6 7 8 9
Tourism 4 5 4 2 11 5 4 10 8 18 5 4 20
Transport/ Travel 6 8 5 6 5 8 9 17 6 9 7 10 12
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Longest working hours
All figures are %’s
Q. Which of the following industries have the longest working hours in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
• 20% claim that Military / defence / police and Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals have the longest working hours. Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment and Healthcare/ Medical services follow.
• More respondents in North Africa believe that Military/ Defence/Police/ Security services has the longest hours- particularly in Algeria and Tunisia.
Base: All (3561)
20
15
14
14
14
12
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
Military/ Defence/ Police
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Healthcare/ Medical services
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Manufacturing
Transport/ Travel
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
Engineering/ Design
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing
Domestic Services
Telecommunications
Tourism
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Consumer Goods/ FMCG
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Agriculture/ Forestry
Government/ Civil service
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Education/ Academia
Pharmaceuticals
Automotive
Market Research
Human Resources
Other private sector: 16%Other public sector: 4%
Only industries higher than 2% (total sample) are presented
Longest working hours – By country
All figures are %’s
Q. Which of the following industries have the longest working hours in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: All 736 252 191 210 37 148 124 30 231 827 220 278 82
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public
Relations7 9 9 7 8 6 8 - 11 8 6 1 1
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation 11 11 3 7 5 16 7 7 7 7 6 6 4
Agriculture/ Forestry 3 3 6 3 3 - 3 3 3 8 14 6 11
Automotive 4 4 5 2 - 4 1 3 3 3 4 2 4
Banking / Finance / Accounting 13 11 13 4 16 11 16 3 9 13 4 6 5
Business Consultancy/
Business Management4 4 4 5 5 4 10 3 3 1 5 3 1
Charity/ Voluntary sector 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 7 3 3 3 2 5
Real Estate/ Construction/
Property Development9 13 14 23 3 9 4 10 10 10 8 5 10
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 7 9 10 4 - 7 10 - 5 6 4 4 2
Domestic Services 7 12 13 11 8 9 10 3 2 4 13 3 7
Education/ Academia 3 3 1 1 5 3 5 3 2 3 4 6 11
Engineering/ Design 8 11 13 16 8 10 10 3 10 8 5 6 7
Government/ Civil service 4 3 5 5 3 - 1 - 4 4 9 10 11
Healthcare/ Medical services 19 13 9 13 5 6 23 17 16 11 9 15 15
Hospitality/ Recreation/
Entertainment12 23 15 17 27 16 25 7 26 12 13 5 9
Human Resources 4 4 1 2 5 1 - 3 2 1 2 4 1
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 6 5 7 5 8 5 8 13 7 5 4 2 1
Law 2 2 4 1 8 1 1 - 1 4 2 2 2
Manufacturing 11 8 12 10 8 9 9 13 15 15 20 10 24
Market Research 3 2 1 2 8 5 1 - 3 4 3 2 -
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing 4 8 4 8 16 6 10 23 10 8 6 6 12
Military/ Defence/ Police 11 10 7 13 22 6 18 33 23 25 31 36 43
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 15 10 16 14 8 30 2 20 3 14 1 32 12
Pharmaceuticals 4 4 4 3 3 1 3 - 5 5 1 3 1
Electricity/ Power Generation/
Water8 4 6 5 5 9 3 7 3 4 5 9 7
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 18 11 17 10 5 10 10 3 15 12 16 14 11
Telecommunications 8 5 6 4 - 7 4 13 7 7 8 6 4
Tourism 4 8 4 5 14 5 12 3 8 11 10 2 10
Transport/ Travel 8 13 9 13 8 16 14 - 14 11 12 11 6
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Industries most attractive to women
All figures are %’s
Q Which industries are most attractive to the WOMEN workforce in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
• Education / Academia (28%), followed by Healthcare / Medical services (27%) and Banking / Finance / Accounting (22%) emerge as the industries which are the most attractive to females.
Base: All (3561)
28
27
22
16
16
16
14
13
12
11
10
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Education/ Academia
Healthcare/ Medical services
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Government/ Civil service
Tourism
Human Resources
Domestic Services
Telecommunications
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation
Pharmaceuticals
Charity/ Voluntary sector
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Engineering/ Design
Consumer Goods/ FMCG
Law
Market Research
Manufacturing
Military/ Defence/ Police
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Transport/ Travel
Automotive
Agriculture/ Forestry
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Other private sector: 6%Other public sector: 5%
Industries most attractive to women – By country
All figures are %’s
Airline GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: All 736 252 191 210 37 148 124 30 231 827 220 278 82
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public
Relations18 12 17 14 22 7 17 17 15 21 14 9 15
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation 4 9 8 7 5 8 3 7 5 10 10 6 6
Agriculture/ Forestry 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 - 0 1 7 1 7
Automotive 1 2 3 0 - 1 2 - 1 1 5 2 2
Banking / Finance / Accounting 21 20 28 26 32 22 31 23 30 21 27 15 18
Business Consultancy/
Business Management5 6 4 3 8 3 6 - 3 4 6 6 2
Charity/ Voluntary sector 6 3 3 3 5 7 7 17 10 9 5 2 2
Real Estate/ Construction/
Property Development1 3 2 2 - 2 - - 1 2 1 1 2
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 5 4 3 3 3 7 3 3 1 4 4 2 4
Domestic Services 10 10 10 10 8 11 9 10 6 13 22 6 12
Education/ Academia 31 20 24 27 16 28 25 23 40 18 13 49 35
Engineering/ Design 4 5 3 3 - 3 2 7 4 3 5 2 5
Government/ Civil service 17 14 16 17 11 22 3 7 21 10 6 14 6
Healthcare/ Medical services 33 26 25 31 22 30 19 33 23 22 18 36 33
Hospitality/ Recreation/
Entertainment8 23 15 23 14 11 20 27 11 18 27 11 20
Human Resources 14 16 12 14 8 15 13 10 11 11 7 8 5
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 7 6 7 4 8 7 2 10 6 5 4 2 6
Law 2 2 1 2 - 4 6 3 4 1 2 6 9
Manufacturing 2 1 2 1 - 2 - - 2 4 8 1 10
Market Research 4 3 4 3 - 4 - - 3 2 1 2 4
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing 12 14 13 7 5 9 27 13 10 23 10 20 10
Military/ Defence/ Police 1 4 1 3 8 5 2 - 3 3 4 2 -
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 1 3 5 4 5 5 - - - 3 1 4 1
Pharmaceuticals 4 6 6 6 8 3 12 - 12 6 6 9 5
Electricity/ Power Generation/
Water1 4 1 1 3 1 - 3 1 2 0 1 1
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 12 3 3 4 5 5 2 3 3 3 4 3 5
Telecommunications 8 8 10 6 - 11 6 13 6 13 10 17 11
Tourism 5 14 14 12 5 8 19 17 10 18 22 12 12
Transport/ Travel 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 - 2 1 3 3 2
Q Which industries are most attractive to the WOMEN workforce in your country of residence? (Select top 3)Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Industries attracting local talent
All figures are %’s
Q. Which industries attract highest proportion of LOCAL talent in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
• Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals (25%), followed by Banking / Finance / Accounting (21%), Government/ Civil service and Military/ Defence/ Police are the top industries in terms of attracting the highest proportion of local talents.
• More respondents in the Levant believe that Banking / Finance / Accounting attracts the highest proportion of local talents as compared to other MENA areas.
Base: All (3561)
25
21
18
15
12
11
11
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Military/ Defence/ Police
Government/ Civil service
Engineering/ Design
Education/ Academia
Telecommunications
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Healthcare/ Medical services
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Manufacturing
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Tourism
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Human Resources
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing
Pharmaceuticals
Consumer Goods/ FMCG
Automotive
Law
Transport/ Travel
Other private sector: 7%Other public sector: 5%
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Industries attracting local talent – By country
All figures are %’s
Airline GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: All 736 252 191 210 37 148 124 30 231 827 220 278 82
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public
Relations8 6 7 3 3 3 10 7 7 8 8 2 4
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation 10 8 5 5 5 12 5 3 7 10 5 7 6
Agriculture/ Forestry 1 2 3 2 3 2 - - 0 2 7 7 9
Automotive 3 2 7 1 - 2 2 10 3 4 11 8 4
Banking / Finance / Accounting 20 17 25 17 27 21 30 7 27 29 15 9 10
Business Consultancy/
Business Management7 9 6 8 3 7 10 7 8 7 9 3 2
Charity/ Voluntary sector 4 2 3 2 - 2 2 7 4 1 1 2 -
Real Estate/ Construction/
Property Development7 11 11 12 5 5 12 17 5 10 12 9 6
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 3 3 7 3 3 1 8 7 4 5 5 6 4
Domestic Services 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 - 0 1 2 - 2
Education/ Academia 12 9 7 17 8 8 6 27 13 6 12 19 20
Engineering/ Design 10 5 15 12 - 6 17 10 11 16 13 6 17
Government/ Civil service 21 28 15 23 16 20 4 13 13 7 10 10 12
Healthcare/ Medical services 15 7 8 17 5 7 9 17 20 5 7 12 18
Hospitality/ Recreation/
Entertainment4 9 7 10 14 7 15 3 10 4 9 2 5
Human Resources 10 6 8 7 11 9 2 3 4 4 5 3 5
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 14 8 8 5 5 6 15 3 20 12 7 6 20
Law 4 5 4 3 8 3 6 3 1 5 3 2 11
Manufacturing 7 6 3 4 5 3 5 10 6 8 17 10 6
Market Research 4 2 3 - - 2 3 - 3 4 3 2 7
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing 5 4 4 7 - 4 15 10 3 7 2 3 6
Military/ Defence/ Police 15 23 12 18 14 21 13 10 21 21 18 25 11
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 25 23 36 31 24 39 6 13 4 27 4 49 12
Pharmaceuticals 3 1 3 0 - - 5 13 8 8 4 8 4
Electricity/ Power Generation/
Water8 9 6 8 3 7 6 7 5 10 9 15 6
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 8 6 6 3 11 8 10 3 6 6 9 12 6
Telecommunications 12 8 7 3 5 9 10 13 11 14 10 13 12
Tourism 4 7 5 4 14 7 17 3 6 8 18 3 15
Transport/ Travel 2 4 4 6 3 8 3 3 3 2 4 3 4
Q. Which industries attract highest proportion of LOCAL talent in your country of residence? (Select top 3)Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Industries with strongest growth
All figures are %’s
Q. In your opinion, which industries have recorded the strongest growth in the past year in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
• Banking / finance / Accounting, Telecommunications and Oil, Gas and petrochemicals are the industries with the strongest growth in the past year. Military and Real Estate/ Construction / Property Development follow closely.
Base: All (3561)
18
18
17
16
15
13
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
2
2
2
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Telecommunications
Military/ Defence/ Police
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Government/ Civil service
Tourism
Healthcare/ Medical services
Education/ Academia
Consumer Goods/ FMCG
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Manufacturing
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing
Automotive
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation
Pharmaceuticals
Transport/ Travel
Human Resources
Engineering/ Design
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Charity/ Voluntary sector
Agriculture/ Forestry
Law
Domestic Services
Market Research
Other private sector: 9%Other public sector: 7%
Industries with strongest growth – By country
All figures are %’s
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: All 736 252 191 210 37 148 124 30 231 827 220 278 82
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public
Relations11 8 9 6 8 5 6 3 11 11 6 4 6
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation 6 12 5 11 3 10 4 3 4 4 6 2 5
Agriculture/ Forestry 1 2 2 7 - 1 - - 1 2 8 12 11
Automotive 4 4 7 1 3 4 3 10 6 4 15 14 11
Banking / Finance / Accounting 14 16 24 16 27 22 32 13 24 22 19 3 9
Business Consultancy/
Business Management5 6 7 3 5 7 9 3 5 3 5 1 6
Charity/ Voluntary sector 2 3 3 4 - 4 3 17 8 2 1 4 6
Real Estate/ Construction/
Property Development8 16 16 24 19 9 19 17 10 21 15 12 10
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 5 6 4 4 5 5 13 10 8 8 5 11 13
Domestic Services 2 3 3 1 5 4 2 3 2 2 3 2 1
Education/ Academia 7 4 5 10 - 14 6 13 11 3 7 16 6
Engineering/ Design 4 5 6 13 - 5 6 - 1 5 3 3 7
Government/ Civil service 11 15 9 11 11 11 6 10 9 7 3 6 6
Healthcare/ Medical services 10 12 6 16 16 8 8 10 13 2 2 10 11
Hospitality/ Recreation/
Entertainment5 13 6 9 11 11 21 10 8 3 12 5 7
Human Resources 8 5 5 4 - - 1 3 7 5 5 2 -
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 19 10 15 8 8 9 13 3 15 12 10 10 17
Law 4 1 2 2 3 1 4 7 2 1 2 1 5
Manufacturing 6 6 4 6 3 2 3 7 3 6 16 10 6
Market Research 2 2 1 1 3 - 1 3 4 2 1 1 4
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing 5 8 6 6 5 3 9 10 6 7 3 8 12
Military/ Defence/ Police 12 10 8 7 11 24 6 3 15 26 10 21 15
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 18 17 30 27 11 28 9 10 5 20 4 24 4
Pharmaceuticals 4 3 2 2 - - 13 13 8 8 4 6 9
Electricity/ Power Generation/
Water10 5 3 9 8 5 2 10 6 12 9 11 5
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 10 6 12 6 8 11 5 13 6 9 11 12 7
Telecommunications 14 13 15 7 8 14 19 17 16 21 22 18 9
Tourism 7 17 6 9 14 11 14 7 5 5 22 3 9
Transport/ Travel 5 6 5 9 8 7 6 3 6 4 4 6 4
Q. In your opinion, which industries have recorded the strongest growth in the past year in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Industries that hire the highest proportion of fresh grads
All figures are %’s
Q. Which industries are hiring the highest proportion of FRESH GRADUATES in your country of residence? (Select top 3) )
• Military emerges as the top industry that attracts the highest proportion of fresh grads.
• More respondents in Lebanon (33%) believe that Banking / Finance hires the highest proportion of fresh grads as compared to other MENA countries.
Base: All (3561)
20
17
16
15
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
Military/ Defence/ Police
Banking / Finance / Accounting
Education/ Academia
Government/ Civil service
Telecommunications
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Healthcare/ Medical services
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Human Resources
Manufacturing
Engineering/ Design
Tourism
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
Consumer Goods/ FMCG
Charity/ Voluntary sector
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Pharmaceuticals
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Law
Domestic Services
Other private sector: 16%Other public sector: 9%
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Industries that hire the highest proportion of fresh grads – By country
All figures are %’s
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: All 736 252 191 210 37 148 124 30 231 827 220 278 82
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public
Relations9 11 10 8 22 6 11 10 16 18 10 4 7
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation 3 6 3 1 3 4 2 - 2 2 3 2 6
Agriculture/ Forestry 1 2 2 1 - 1 1 3 1 3 4 4 4
Automotive 3 4 4 1 - 2 - 3 2 2 8 2 1
Banking / Finance / Accounting 14 17 23 19 19 19 33 20 21 17 21 6 7
Business Consultancy/
Business Management4 6 6 7 5 4 9 3 4 2 5 3 6
Charity/ Voluntary sector 4 5 2 5 5 3 8 10 10 5 4 2 7
Real Estate/ Construction/
Property Development4 6 6 7 5 4 3 10 3 9 1 2 9
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 4 6 7 3 3 3 6 3 4 7 5 3 4
Domestic Services 2 4 5 6 - 1 4 3 1 3 2 3 2
Education/ Academia 14 9 9 17 5 14 15 10 20 8 29 39 11
Engineering/ Design 5 6 7 11 5 11 12 3 5 7 8 3 10
Government/ Civil service 20 15 18 17 14 21 10 23 15 5 9 20 13
Healthcare/ Medical services 14 10 8 20 16 11 6 10 11 6 6 14 20
Hospitality/ Recreation/
Entertainment7 16 7 13 16 5 14 10 13 10 15 3 7
Human Resources 14 9 7 9 5 9 2 7 4 5 5 9 1
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 12 12 13 11 16 12 21 7 13 10 4 4 21
Law 3 2 3 1 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 6 5
Manufacturing 6 6 3 5 5 3 3 7 8 12 14 6 5
Market Research 2 5 4 5 3 2 4 3 4 3 1 2 5
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing 3 8 9 4 5 4 6 7 3 7 6 11 5
Military/ Defence/ Police 22 13 16 18 8 30 19 23 29 12 29 31 22
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 11 8 13 16 11 22 - 3 1 4 3 14 7
Pharmaceuticals 3 4 3 5 - 3 2 13 5 6 2 3 2
Electricity/ Power Generation/
Water5 5 2 5 - 4 1 3 1 3 5 5 5
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 11 11 10 5 11 3 6 - 7 17 8 8 7
Telecommunications 11 10 12 6 8 9 9 10 10 20 13 9 15
Tourism 3 7 6 7 5 5 6 10 4 11 13 3 11
Transport/ Travel 2 3 4 3 - 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 1
Q. Which industries are hiring the highest proportion of FRESH GRADUATES in your country of residence? (Select top 3)
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Government as an employer
Q. How favorable is the government as an employer of choice in your country of residence?
All figures are %’s
• The majority of respondents (61%) believe that the government is a favorable employer, with 37% claiming that the government is an “extremely favorable” employer.
37
24
10
7
6
16
Extremely favorable
Slightly favorable
Neither favorable norunfavorable
Slightly unfavorable
Extremely unfavorable
DK/DA
Base: All (3561)
Government as an employer – By country
Q. How favorable is the government as an employer of choice in your country of residence?
All figures are %’s
21
19
22
12
11
17
30
21
22
15
19
13
17
6
5
8
6
6
13
7
3
1
7
4
4
9
10
10
8
4
17
6
6
5
1
8
1
5
17
14
10
11
16
3
15
9
14
8
11
8
6
26
27
21
29
34
33
19
21
14
18
19
17
23
22
24
30
34
29
17
23
40
46
57
36
58
45
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Oman
Bahrain
Qatar
Kuwait
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Don’t know / Can’t say Extremely unfavourable
Slightly unfavourable Neither favourable nor unfavourable
Slightly favourable Extremely favourable
GC
CLe
van
tN
ort
h A
fric
aBase: All
736
252
191
210
37
148
124
30
231
827
220
278
82
Industry change in the last 24 months
Q. Have you changed your industry in the last 24 months?
All figures are %’s
• A fourth of working respondents have changed their industry in the last 2 years.
• No significant differences are observed per region.
25
75
Yes
No
Base: Working (2627)
Industry change in the last 24 months – By country
All figures are %’s
Q. Have you changed your industry in the last 24 months?
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: Working 501 203 169 186 35 101 91 25 155 664 103 195 53
Yes, I have changed my
industry in the last 24 months
26 24 22 26 17 21 26 32 29 27 30 19 23
No, I have not changed
74 76 78 74 83 79 74 68 71 73 70 81 77
Reasons for having changed industry
All figures are %’s
Q. Why did you change your industry? (Please select all that apply)
• Better salaries (39%) and better opportunities for career growth (27%) are the top reasons why respondents have changed their industry in the last 24 months.
Base: Working and have changed industry (665)
39
27
26
26
19
17
16
13
13
9
8
Better salaries in new industry
Better career growth opportunities in new industry
Lack of recognition of my work in past industry
To fulfil my life’s ambition of working in a particular job
Better work culture in new industry
Easy to maintain work-life balance in new industry
Better job security in new industry
Flexible timings in new industry
Moving to a new city/ country
My industry was sizing down
For the sake of children’s education
Q. Why did you change your industry? (Please select all that apply)
Reasons for having changed industry – By country
All figures are %’s
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain(*)
Oman Lebanon Syria(*)
Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: Working and have changed industry 130 48 38 49 6 21 24 8 45 182 31 38 12
My industry was sizing down 11 15 8 20 - - 4 - 7 9 - - -
Better career growth
opportunities in new industry32 33 29 31 33 29 25 25 36 23 19 18 17
Better job security in new
industry18 17 18 22 33 14 8 13 13 15 13 11 8
Better salaries in new industry 36 42 47 41 33 52 29 50 33 42 29 39 25
Lack of recognition of my work
in past industry29 8 24 18 17 14 21 25 33 31 23 34 33
Better work culture in new
industry23 15 21 24 - 24 17 - 16 18 6 18 8
Easy to maintain work-life
balance in new industry18 8 16 16 - 24 8 - 9 18 16 18 33
Flexible timings in new industry 16 10 18 18 17 24 21 - 4 12 6 8 33
To fulfil my life’s ambition of
working in a particular job15 25 29 22 33 19 33 38 18 31 35 32 33
Moving to a new city/ country 15 19 5 8 - 19 8 - 7 11 32 13 17
For the sake of children’s
education3 2 - 10 - 14 13 25 11 13 10 3 8
Based on a friend/ colleague’s
recommendation8 10 - 10 - - 4 25 4 8 3 5 8
(*) Small base
Considering industry change
Q. Are you considering an industry change in the next few months?
All figures are %’s
• At almost 1 in 2 respondents consider an industry change in the next few months, while 34% are not sure.
50
16
34Yes
No
DK/DA
Base: Working (2627)
Considering industry change – By country
All figures are %’s
Q. Are you considering an industry change in the next few months?
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Oman Lebanon Syria Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Base: Working 501 203 169 186 35 101 91 25 155 664 103 195 53
Yes 48 50 47 48 40 52 37 42 43 45 45 49 41
No 16 17 14 20 20 19 22 22 23 19 14 12 16
Don’t know/ Can’t say
36 33 40 33 40 29 40 36 34 35 40 39 43
(*) Small base
Industry considering moving to
All figures are %’s
Q. Which industry are you considering moving to?
• Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals (14%) emerges as the most appealing industry amongst those who consider an industry change.
Base: Working and considering industry change (1314)
14
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Banking / Finance / Accounting
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce
Business Consultancy/ Business Management
Government/ Civil service
Engineering/ Design
Human Resources
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail
Education/ Academia
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public Relations
Real Estate/ Construction/ Property Development
Electricity/ Power Generation/ Water
Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment
Telecommunications
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation
Manufacturing
Military/ Defence/ Police
Automotive
Tourism
Healthcare/ Medical services
Transport/ Travel
Other private sector: 6%Other public sector: 3%
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Q. Which industry are you considering moving to?
Industry considering moving to – By country
All figures are %’s (*) Small base
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain (*)
Oman Lebanon Syria(*)
Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia (*)
Base: Working and considering industry change
272 101 86 95 22 60 30 11 74 306 55 111 26
Advertising/ Marketing/ Public
Relations6 5 6 1 - 3 3 - 3 2 5 2 -
Aerospace/ Airline/ Aviation 3 8 2 2 - 3 - - 3 2 4 3 4
Agriculture/ Forestry - - 1 1 - - - - 3 1 2 2 -
Automotive 2 4 1 - - - - 18 5 1 2 1 12
Banking / Finance / Accounting 7 10 8 6 14 12 13 9 16 10 2 5 -
Business Consultancy/
Business Management5 4 2 5 9 3 17 9 12 4 2 1 8
Charity/ Voluntary sector 0 2 1 1 5 - - - 5 0 - - -
Real Estate/ Construction/
Property Development2 4 8 3 5 2 7 - 1 4 5 - 4
Consumer Goods/ FMCG 2 2 2 1 - - - - - 1 2 1 -
Domestic Services - - - 1 - 2 - - - 0 2 1 -
Education/ Academia 2 2 1 5 - 2 7 - 4 4 2 9 8
Engineering/ Design 4 5 3 6 - 2 10 - 1 4 2 8 12
Government/ Civil service 9 6 5 7 - 3 10 - 5 2 4 1 -
Healthcare/ Medical services 3 1 1 2 - 3 - - 4 - - 3 -
Hospitality/ Recreation/
Entertainment3 6 3 9 5 8 - 9 3 1 2 1 -
Human Resources 6 3 10 4 5 7 - - 1 3 - 4 4
IT/ Internet/ E-commerce 7 2 2 4 9 3 - 18 4 7 4 5 4
Law 1 - 1 1 - 2 - - - 2 - - -
Manufacturing 3 7 1 2 5 - - 9 - 2 7 1 -
Market Research 1 2 - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 4
Media/ Journalism/ Publishing - 1 - - - 2 10 - - 1 - 1 4
Military/ Defence/ Police 1 3 1 3 9 8 - 9 1 4 - 1 -
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals 10 4 16 18 5 22 - - 3 20 2 29 15
Pharmaceuticals 1 2 - - - 2 - - 1 2 2 1 -
Electricity/ Power Generation/
Water3 3 1 3 9 - - 9 3 3 7 6 4
Commerce/ Trade/ Retail 5 3 3 2 5 2 3 - 3 4 16 4 -
Telecommunications 3 2 5 - - 5 3 9 1 3 - 4 -
Tourism 1 2 - - - 5 3 - - 2 5 4 8
Transport/ Travel 1 1 - 3 9 - 3 - - 1 7 1 4
Only industries higher than 1% (total sample) are presented
Reasons for considering industry change
All figures are %’s
Q. Why are you considering an industry change? (Select top three reasons)
• Better salary (62%) is the top reason for considering an industry change, while better career growth follows at 40%.
62
40
28
26
23
19
18
15
9
8
7
Better salary
Better career growth
Better work-life balance
Better benefits
Job security
Better bonuses
Better work culture
Too much stress in current industry
More job opportunities in industry in my country of residence
More flexible working hours
Shorter working hours
Base: Working and considering industry change (1314)
Q. Why are you considering an industry change? (Select top three reasons)
Reasons for considering industry change – By country
All figures are %’s (*) Small base
GCC Levant North Africa
KSA UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain (*)
Oman Lebanon Syria(*)
Jordan Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia (*)
Base: Working and considering industry change
272 101 86 95 22 60 30 11 74 306 55 111 26
Better salary 61 51 50 57 55 65 63 64 51 69 67 68 88
Better benefits 24 31 27 29 32 27 10 18 16 28 27 28 19
Shorter working hours 6 7 3 5 - 13 3 9 14 7 7 9 12
More flexible working hours 9 10 6 8 5 7 10 9 11 9 7 10 -
Too much stress in current
industry18 12 19 9 14 3 20 9 22 13 20 17 19
Better bonuses 17 8 17 12 18 20 17 9 18 17 24 33 31
Better career growth 39 47 45 53 32 52 43 55 35 40 31 15 42
More job opportunities in
industry in my country of
residence
11 12 10 6 5 5 17 9 7 11 5 6 8
Job security 35 25 20 25 41 18 13 18 36 18 11 9 4
Better work culture 15 13 16 13 18 20 13 18 20 20 15 24 27
Better work-life balance 26 36 27 15 14 23 33 36 31 28 42 38 15
Other 2 2 1 4 - 2 7 - 3 2 4 3 -
DEMOGRAPHICS
Section 4
Demographics
Age
• 18-29 – 39%
• 30-39 – 38%
• 40+ – 23%
Monthly income
• Up to US$ 1000 / month– 49%
• US$ 1001-3000 / month– 24%
• More than US$ 3000/ per month– 14%
• DK/DA– 13%
Region
• GCC – 44%
• Levant – 11%
• North Africa – 40%
31
12
8
7
6
6
5
5
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Egyptian
Saudi
Algerian
Jordanian
Moroccan
Indian
Sudanese
Other
Lebanese
Syrian
Omani
Tunisian
Filipino
Palestinian
Pakistani
Iraqi
Emirati
Bangladeshi
Nationality
All figures are %’s
Base: Total (3561)
Other: 2%
Base: Working (3113)
Demographics
64
26
7
2
Working full time (30 or more hoursper week)
Unemployed
Working part time (8 to 29 hours perweek)
Working part time (Less than 8 hours aweek)
Working Status
Unemployed:
26%
Experienced professional looking
for a job: 52%
Fresh college/school graduate looking for a
job: 48%
All figures are %’s
Base: Total (3561)
Demographics
24
19
15
13
10
5
3
3
2
1
5
Private sector - Multinational company
Private sector - Large Local company
Public or government sector
Private sector - Small or Medium Local company
Private sector - other
Private sector - Self-owned company
Private sector - Family-owned company (others)
Semi-government/Quasi-governmental company
Not-for-profit/ Non-governmental (NGO) sector
Private sector - Family-owned company (your family)
Other
Sector
All figures are %’s
Base: Currently working or unemployed experienced professional looking for a job (3113)
Years of experience:
Less than a year 6
1 – 2 years 12
3 – 4 years 15
5 – 6 years 12
7 – 8 years 10
9 – 10 years 10
11 or more years 35
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