2026 Edition UAE Salary Benchmark Report UAE Salary Benchmark Report 2026 Cloud, Infrastructure, Network & Cyber Security
Monthly salary ranges across roles in the UAE — from junior specialists to C-level leadership. Search any role to see realistic minimum, mid and maximum compensation in AED.
📍 United Arab Emirates 💰 All figures in AED / month 🏷️ Presented by Pink Camel Jobsite
Cloud Engineering 23 Role Seniority Min Mid Max Cloud Engineer Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 Cloud Engineer Mid 26,000 34,000 42,000 Cloud Engineer Senior 32,000 42,000 55,000 Cloud Security Engineer Junior 18,000 22,000 28,000 Cloud Security Engineer Mid 30,000 38,000 48,000 Cloud Security Engineer Senior 35,000 45,000 60,000 Cloud FinOps Engineer Junior 18,000 22,000 28,000 Cloud FinOps Engineer Mid 28,000 36,000 45,000 Cloud FinOps Engineer Senior 30,000 40,000 55,000 Lead Cloud Engineer Senior 34,000 42,000 55,000 Principal Cloud Engineer Senior 40,000 50,000 65,000 Cloud Architect Senior 45,000 60,000 80,000 Senior Cloud Architect Senior 48,000 60,000 75,000 Multi-Cloud Architect Senior 45,000 58,000 75,000 Cloud Engineering Manager Manager 40,000 52,000 65,000 Enterprise Cloud Architect Senior 65,000 85,000 110,000 Head of Cloud Head 65,000 85,000 110,000 Cloud Automation Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Cloud Automation Engineer Mid 26,000 34,000 42,000 Cloud Automation Engineer Senior 35,000 45,000 60,000 Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Engineer Mid 28,000 36,000 45,000 Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Engineer Senior 38,000 50,000 65,000
Platform Engineering & Reliability 9 Role Seniority Min Mid Max DevOps Engineer Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 DevOps Engineer Mid 28,000 36,000 45,000 DevOps Engineer Senior 35,000 45,000 60,000 Site Reliability Engineer Junior 12,000 18,000 24,000 Site Reliability Engineer Mid 28,000 36,000 48,000 Site Reliability Engineer Senior 35,000 45,000 60,000 Platform Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Platform Engineer Mid 30,000 38,000 48,000 Platform Engineer Senior 32,000 42,000 55,000
Monitoring / Observability / Performance 15 Role Seniority Min Mid Max Monitoring Engineer Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 Monitoring Engineer Mid 18,000 24,000 30,000 Monitoring Engineer Senior 25,000 32,000 40,000 Observability Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Observability Engineer Mid 22,000 30,000 38,000 Observability Engineer Senior 30,000 40,000 50,000 Performance Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Performance Engineer Mid 22,000 28,000 36,000 Performance Engineer Senior 30,000 40,000 50,000 Capacity Planning Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Capacity Planning Engineer Mid 20,000 26,000 34,000 Capacity Planning Engineer Senior 28,000 36,000 45,000 Reliability Engineer Junior 16,000 20,000 24,000 Reliability Engineer Mid 25,000 30,000 36,000 Reliability Engineer Senior 32,000 42,000 55,000
Virtualisation & Containers 16 Role Seniority Min Mid Max Kubernetes Engineer Junior 18,000 22,000 26,000 Kubernetes Engineer Mid 25,000 30,000 38,000 Kubernetes Engineer Senior 32,000 42,000 55,000 Container Platform Engineer Junior 18,000 22,000 26,000 Container Platform Engineer Mid 25,000 30,000 38,000 Container Platform Engineer Senior 32,000 42,000 55,000 Virtualisation Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Virtualisation Engineer Mid 18,000 24,000 32,000 Virtualisation Engineer Senior 26,000 34,000 42,000 VMware Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 VMware Engineer Mid 18,000 24,000 32,000 VMware Engineer Senior 26,000 34,000 42,000 Citrix Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Citrix Engineer Mid 16,000 22,000 30,000 Citrix Engineer Senior 24,000 32,000 40,000 Kubernetes Architect Senior 38,000 48,000 60,000
Network & Infrastructure Security 22 Role Seniority Min Mid Max Network Engineer Junior 10,000 13,000 16,000 Network Engineer Mid 20,000 26,000 34,000 Network Engineer Senior 22,000 30,000 40,000 Network Security Engineer Junior 16,000 20,000 24,000 Network Security Engineer Mid 22,000 28,000 36,000 Network Security Engineer Senior 30,000 38,000 48,000 Firewall Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Firewall Engineer Mid 18,000 24,000 32,000 Firewall Engineer Senior 26,000 34,000 42,000 Infrastructure Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Infrastructure Engineer Mid 28,000 35,000 45,000 Infrastructure Engineer Senior 32,000 42,000 55,000 Infrastructure Security Engineer Junior 16,000 20,000 24,000 Infrastructure Security Engineer Mid 24,000 30,000 38,000 Infrastructure Security Engineer Senior 30,000 38,000 48,000 Lead Network Engineer Senior 26,000 34,000 44,000 Network Manager Manager 28,000 36,000 48,000 Principal Network Engineer Senior 30,000 40,000 52,000 Network Architect Senior 35,000 45,000 58,000 Enterprise Network Architect Senior 45,000 55,000 70,000 Zero Trust Architect Senior 40,000 50,000 65,000 Head of Network Head 45,000 60,000 80,000
Storage / Backup / Data Centre 17 Role Seniority Min Mid Max Backup Engineer Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 Backup Engineer Mid 18,000 24,000 30,000 Backup Engineer Senior 25,000 32,000 40,000 Storage Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Storage Engineer Mid 18,000 24,000 30,000 Storage Engineer Senior 24,000 30,000 38,000 Disaster Recovery Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Disaster Recovery Engineer Mid 20,000 26,000 34,000 Disaster Recovery Engineer Senior 28,000 36,000 45,000 Storage Architect Senior 35,000 45,000 58,000 Data Centre Engineer Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 Data Centre Engineer Mid 20,000 25,000 30,000 Data Centre Engineer Senior 24,000 30,000 38,000 Data Centre Operations Engineer Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 Data Centre Operations Engineer Mid 16,000 22,000 28,000 Data Centre Operations Engineer Senior 22,000 28,000 36,000 Data Centre Manager Manager 30,000 40,000 55,000
Telecom / Connectivity 24 Role Seniority Min Mid Max NOC Engineer Junior 8,000 12,000 16,000 NOC Engineer Mid 12,000 16,000 22,000 NOC Engineer Senior 18,000 24,000 30,000 RF Engineer Junior 12,000 16,000 20,000 RF Engineer Mid 16,000 22,000 30,000 RF Engineer Senior 24,000 32,000 40,000 Edge Computing Engineer Junior 16,000 20,000 24,000 Edge Computing Engineer Mid 28,000 36,000 45,000 Edge Computing Engineer Senior 36,000 50,000 65,000 Network Operations Engineer Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 Network Operations Engineer Mid 16,000 22,000 30,000 Network Operations Engineer Senior 24,000 32,000 40,000 Telecom Engineer Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 Telecom Engineer Mid 14,000 20,000 28,000 Telecom Engineer Senior 22,000 28,000 38,000 VoIP Engineer Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 VoIP Engineer Mid 14,000 20,000 28,000 VoIP Engineer Senior 22,000 28,000 36,000 Wireless Network Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Wireless Network Engineer Mid 16,000 22,000 30,000 Wireless Network Engineer Senior 24,000 32,000 40,000 5G Engineer Junior 16,000 20,000 24,000 5G Engineer Mid 20,000 26,000 34,000 5G Engineer Senior 26,000 34,000 45,000
Emerging Cloud & AI Infrastructure 12 Role Seniority Min Mid Max AI Infrastructure Engineer Junior 18,000 22,000 26,000 AI Infrastructure Engineer Mid 30,000 40,000 55,000 AI Infrastructure Engineer Senior 40,000 50,000 65,000 MLOps Engineer Junior 18,000 22,000 26,000 MLOps Engineer Mid 28,000 35,000 50,000 MLOps Engineer Senior 35,000 45,000 60,000 Cloud Network Engineer Junior 16,000 20,000 24,000 Cloud Network Engineer Mid 25,000 32,000 45,000 Cloud Network Engineer Senior 38,000 50,000 70,000 AI Platform Engineer Junior 20,000 25,000 30,000 AI Platform Engineer Mid 32,000 42,000 55,000 AI Platform Engineer Senior 45,000 60,000 80,000
Core Security Engineering 12 Role Seniority Min Mid Max Cyber Security Engineer Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 Cyber Security Engineer Mid 30,000 38,000 48,000 Cyber Security Engineer Senior 35,000 45,000 55,000 Security Engineer (Generalist) Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Security Engineer (Generalist) Mid 22,000 28,000 36,000 Security Engineer (Generalist) Senior 30,000 38,000 48,000 Application Security Engineer (AppSec) Junior 16,000 20,000 24,000 Application Security Engineer (AppSec) Mid 32,000 40,000 50,000 Application Security Engineer (AppSec) Senior 35,000 45,000 60,000 DevSecOps Engineer Junior 16,000 20,000 24,000 DevSecOps Engineer Mid 30,000 38,000 48,000 DevSecOps Engineer Senior 32,000 42,000 55,000
SOC / Blue Team / Defensive Security 12 Role Seniority Min Mid Max SOC Analyst Junior 10,000 13,000 16,000 SOC Analyst Mid 14,000 18,000 24,000 SOC Analyst Senior 20,000 26,000 34,000 Security Operations Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Security Operations Engineer Mid 22,000 28,000 36,000 Security Operations Engineer Senior 30,000 38,000 48,000 Incident Response Analyst / Engineer Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Incident Response Analyst / Engineer Mid 22,000 30,000 38,000 Incident Response Analyst / Engineer Senior 30,000 40,000 50,000 Threat Intelligence Analyst Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Threat Intelligence Analyst Mid 22,000 30,000 38,000 Threat Intelligence Analyst Senior 30,000 38,000 48,000
Offensive Security 9 Role Seniority Min Mid Max Penetration Tester (Pen Tester) Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Penetration Tester (Pen Tester) Mid 22,000 30,000 40,000 Penetration Tester (Pen Tester) Senior 30,000 40,000 50,000 Ethical Hacker Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 Ethical Hacker Mid 22,000 30,000 40,000 Ethical Hacker Senior 30,000 40,000 50,000 Red Team Engineer Junior 18,000 22,000 28,000 Red Team Engineer Mid 28,000 36,000 45,000 Red Team Engineer Senior 35,000 45,000 60,000
Advanced Cyber Security 24 Role Seniority Min Mid Max Digital Forensics / DFIR Specialist Junior 16,000 20,000 24,000 Digital Forensics / DFIR Specialist Mid 26,000 34,000 42,000 Digital Forensics / DFIR Specialist Senior 35,000 45,000 60,000 Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Specialist Junior 18,000 22,000 26,000 Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Specialist Mid 30,000 40,000 50,000 Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Specialist Senior 40,000 55,000 70,000 Security Architect Senior 45,000 60,000 80,000 Platform Security Engineer Junior 16,000 20,000 24,000 Platform Security Engineer Mid 30,000 38,000 48,000 Platform Security Engineer Senior 40,000 50,000 65,000 Cloud Security Architect Junior 28,000 35,000 42,000 Cloud Security Architect Mid 38,000 48,000 60,000 Cloud Security Architect Senior 45,000 60,000 75,000 OT Security Engineer Junior 22,000 26,000 30,000 OT Security Engineer Mid 30,000 40,000 55,000 OT Security Engineer Senior 40,000 50,000 65,000 Security Automation Engineer Junior 20,000 24,000 28,000 Security Automation Engineer Mid 28,000 35,000 48,000 Security Automation Engineer Senior 35,000 45,000 60,000 AI Security Engineer Junior 22,000 26,000 30,000 AI Security Engineer Mid 30,000 40,000 55,000 AI Security Engineer Senior 40,000 50,000 65,000 LLM Infrastructure Engineer Mid 35,000 50,000 70,000 LLM Infrastructure Engineer Senior 50,000 70,000 100,000
GRC / Risk / Compliance 12 Role Seniority Min Mid Max GRC Analyst (Governance, Risk & Compliance) Junior 10,000 13,000 16,000 GRC Analyst (Governance, Risk & Compliance) Mid 16,000 22,000 28,000 GRC Analyst (Governance, Risk & Compliance) Senior 24,000 30,000 38,000 IT Risk Analyst Junior 10,000 12,000 15,000 IT Risk Analyst Mid 15,000 20,000 25,000 IT Risk Analyst Senior 22,000 28,000 35,000 Security Auditor Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 Security Auditor Mid 20,000 25,000 30,000 Security Auditor Senior 28,000 35,000 42,000 Compliance / Information Security Analyst Junior 12,000 15,000 18,000 Compliance / Information Security Analyst Mid 18,000 24,000 32,000 Compliance / Information Security Analyst Senior 26,000 34,000 42,000
Identity & Access Management 6 Role Seniority Min Mid Max IAM Engineer (Identity & Access Management) Junior 14,000 18,000 22,000 IAM Engineer (Identity & Access Management) Mid 22,000 30,000 38,000 IAM Engineer (Identity & Access Management) Senior 30,000 40,000 50,000 PAM Engineer (Privileged Access Management) Junior 16,000 20,000 24,000 PAM Engineer (Privileged Access Management) Mid 24,000 32,000 40,000 PAM Engineer (Privileged Access Management) Senior 32,000 42,000 55,000
Security Leadership 4 Role Seniority Min Mid Max Security Team Lead / Lead Security Engineer Senior 32,000 42,000 55,000 Security Manager Manager 40,000 50,000 65,000 Head of Information Security Head 50,000 65,000 85,000 Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) C-Level 75,000 110,000 180,000
Leadership (Cloud / Infrastructure) 7 Role Seniority Min Mid Max IT Infrastructure Manager Manager 30,000 38,000 50,000 Director of Infrastructure Director 45,000 60,000 80,000 Director of Cloud & Infrastructure Director 50,000 65,000 85,000 VP Infrastructure VP 60,000 80,000 110,000 VP Cloud Engineering VP 65,000 85,000 115,000 Chief Information Officer (CIO) C-Level 70,000 95,000 140,000 Chief Technology Officer (CTO) C-Level 80,000 110,000 160,000
All salaries are in AED / month
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