2026 Edition
UAE Salary Benchmark Report

UAE Salary Benchmark Report 2026

Technology & Software Engineering

Monthly salary ranges across 20+ technology disciplines in the UAE β€” from junior developers to C-level leadership. Search any role to see realistic minimum, mid and maximum compensation in AED.

πŸ“ United Arab EmiratesπŸ’° All figures in AED / month🏷️ Presented by Pink Camel Jobsite
246
Role benchmarks
20
Categories covered
6K–150K
AED / month range
Jr β†’ C
Junior to C-Level
All categories
All seniority levels
Showing 246 of 246 roles

Software Engineering

14
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior Software EngineerJunior8,00010,00012,000
Software EngineerMid15,00025,00035,000
Senior Software EngineerSenior25,00035,00045,000
Principal Software EngineerSenior35,00045,00055,000
Lead Software EngineerSenior35,00045,00055,000
Software Engineering ManagerManager40,00050,00060,000
Software ArchitectSenior40,00050,00065,000
Enterprise ArchitectSenior40,00055,00070,000
Solution ArchitectSenior40,00050,00065,000
Technical ArchitectSenior40,00050,00060,000
Application ArchitectSenior35,00050,00055,000
Director of EngineeringDirector40,00060,00090,000
VP of EngineeringVP50,00070,00090,000
Head of EngineeringHead60,00080,000120,000

Software Engineering β€” Specialized

10
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Distributed Systems EngineerJunior16,00020,00024,000
Distributed Systems EngineerMid22,00028,00035,000
Distributed Systems EngineerSenior28,00035,00045,000
Concurrency / Performance EngineerJunior15,00018,00022,000
Concurrency / Performance EngineerMid20,00026,00032,000
Concurrency / Performance EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Graphics EngineerJunior10,00012,00015,000
Graphics EngineerMid20,00026,00032,000
Graphics EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Chief ArchitectC-Level75,00090,000120,000

Frontend Development

12
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior Frontend DeveloperJunior8,00010,00012,000
Frontend DeveloperMid15,00025,00035,000
Senior Frontend DeveloperSenior25,00035,00045,000
Lead Frontend DeveloperSenior35,00045,00055,000
Frontend ArchitectSenior40,00050,00060,000
Web Performance EngineerJunior14,00018,00022,000
Web Performance EngineerMid22,00028,00035,000
Web Performance EngineerSenior25,00035,00048,000
Accessibility EngineerJunior13,00016,00020,000
Accessibility EngineerMid20,00026,00034,000
Accessibility EngineerSenior28,00035,00045,000
Frontend Platform EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000

Backend Development

5
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior Backend DeveloperJunior10,00012,00015,000
Backend DeveloperMid15,00025,00035,000
Senior Backend DeveloperSenior25,00035,00045,000
Lead Backend DeveloperSenior35,00045,00055,000
Backend ArchitectSenior40,00050,00060,000

Mobile Development

23
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior Mobile DeveloperJunior8,00010,00012,000
Mobile App DeveloperMid15,00025,00035,000
Senior Mobile DeveloperSenior25,00035,00045,000
iOS DeveloperJunior8,00010,00012,000
iOS DeveloperMid15,00025,00035,000
iOS DeveloperSenior25,00035,00045,000
Android DeveloperJunior8,00010,00012,000
Android DeveloperMid15,00025,00035,000
Android DeveloperSenior25,00035,00045,000
Flutter DeveloperJunior8,00010,00012,000
Flutter DeveloperMid15,00020,00025,000
Flutter DeveloperSenior20,00030,00040,000
Lead Mobile DeveloperSenior30,00040,00050,000
Mobile ArchitectSenior35,00045,00055,000
React Native DeveloperJunior8,00010,00012,000
React Native DeveloperMid15,00025,00035,000
React Native DeveloperSenior25,00035,00045,000
Mobile QA EngineerJunior8,00010,00012,000
Mobile QA EngineerMid15,00025,00025,000
Mobile QA EngineerSenior25,00035,00045,000
Mobile Security EngineerJunior10,00015,00020,000
Mobile Security EngineerMid15,00025,00035,000
Mobile Security EngineerSenior25,00035,00045,000

Full Stack Development

5
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior Full Stack DeveloperJunior8,00010,00012,000
Full Stack DeveloperMid15,00025,00035,000
Senior Full Stack DeveloperSenior25,00035,00045,000
Lead Full Stack DeveloperSenior34,00042,00052,000
Full Stack ArchitectSenior38,00047,00058,000

Technology Leadership

8
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
IT ManagerManager25,00032,00042,000
Technology ManagerManager30,00038,00050,000
Director of TechnologyDirector45,00058,00075,000
Head of TechnologyHead50,00065,00085,000
VP TechnologyVP60,00080,000110,000
Chief Digital Officer (CDO)C-Level60,00080,000120,000
Chief Information Officer (CIO)C-Level60,00080,000120,000
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)C-Level60,00080,000120,000

DevOps / Platform / SRE

20
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior DevOps EngineerJunior10,00012,00015,000
DevOps EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Platform EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)Mid20,00030,00040,000
Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)Senior30,00040,00050,000
Senior DevOps EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Lead DevOps EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
DevOps ArchitectSenior45,00055,00075,000
Senior Platform EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Internal Tools EngineerJunior14,00018,00022,000
Internal Tools EngineerMid22,00028,00035,000
Internal Tools EngineerSenior30,00038,00048,000
Developer Experience (DevEx) EngineerMid22,00030,00038,000
Developer Experience (DevEx) EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Build EngineerJunior12,00015,00018,000
Build EngineerMid20,00027,50035,000
Build EngineerSenior28,00035,00045,000
Release EngineerJunior12,00015,00018,000
Release EngineerMid20,00027,50035,000
Release EngineerSenior28,00037,00045,000

QA / Testing

14
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior QA EngineerJunior8,00010,00012,000
Automation Test EngineerJunior10,00015,00020,000
QA EngineerMid10,00020,00030,000
Automation Test EngineerMid10,00020,00030,000
SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)Mid15,00025,00035,000
Senior QA EngineerSenior20,00030,00040,000
Senior Automation EngineerSenior20,00030,00040,000
Performance Test EngineerSenior20,00030,00040,000
QA LeadSenior25,00035,00045,000
QA Automation ArchitectSenior35,00045,00055,000
Test ArchitectSenior35,00045,00055,000
Test LeadSenior25,00035,00045,000
QA ManagerManager30,00040,00050,000
Head of Quality AssuranceHead40,00060,00080,000

Emerging Technology

18
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
IoT EngineerJunior12,00015,00020,000
IoT EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
IoT EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Robotics Software EngineerJunior14,00017,00022,000
Robotics Software EngineerMid22,00032,00042,000
Robotics Software EngineerSenior32,00042,00052,000
Quantum Software EngineerJunior18,00022,00028,000
Quantum Software EngineerMid28,00036,00045,000
Quantum Software EngineerSenior40,00050,00065,000
Blockchain DeveloperJunior14,00018,00022,000
Blockchain DeveloperMid20,00030,00040,000
Senior Blockchain DeveloperSenior30,00040,00050,000
AR/VR DeveloperJunior12,00015,00018,000
AR/VR DeveloperMid18,00024,00032,000
AR/VR DeveloperSenior26,00034,00042,000
Web3 EngineerJunior15,00020,00025,000
Web3 EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Senior Web3 EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000

IT Infrastructure / Support / Networks / Operations

12
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
IT Support TechnicianJunior6,0008,00010,000
Service Desk AnalystJunior6,0008,00010,000
IT Support EngineerMid10,00014,00018,000
Systems AdministratorMid12,00016,00022,000
Network EngineerMid10,00013,00017,000
Infrastructure EngineerMid15,00020,00026,000
Senior Systems AdministratorSenior20,00025,00030,000
Senior Network EngineerSenior20,00025,00030,000
Senior Infrastructure EngineerSenior25,00030,00035,000
IT Operations ManagerManager25,00035,00045,000
Infrastructure ArchitectSenior40,00050,00070,000
Head of ITHead40,00055,00075,000

Integration & Middleware

5
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
API EngineerMid20,00025,00035,000
Senior API EngineerSenior25,00035,00045,000
API ArchitectSenior35,00045,00060,000
Middleware EngineerSenior25,00035,00045,000
Integration EngineerSenior25,00035,00045,000

ERP / Enterprise Systems

21
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
ERP ConsultantMid20,00030,00040,000
ERP Functional ConsultantMid20,00030,00040,000
ERP Technical ConsultantMid20,00030,00040,000
SAP ConsultantMid20,00030,00040,000
SAP Functional ConsultantMid20,00030,00040,000
SAP Technical ConsultantMid20,00030,00040,000
SAP Solution ArchitectSenior40,00050,00060,000
Oracle ERP ConsultantJunior15,00020,00025,000
Oracle ERP ConsultantMid20,00030,00040,000
Oracle ERP ConsultantSenior30,00040,00050,000
Microsoft Dynamics ConsultantJunior15,00020,00025,000
Microsoft Dynamics ConsultantMid20,00030,00040,000
Microsoft Dynamics ConsultantSenior30,00040,00050,000
CRM ConsultantJunior15,00020,00025,000
CRM ConsultantMid20,00030,00040,000
CRM ConsultantSenior30,00040,00050,000
Salesforce DeveloperJunior15,00020,00025,000
Salesforce DeveloperMid20,00030,00040,000
Salesforce DeveloperSenior30,00040,00050,000
Salesforce ConsultantSenior30,00040,00050,000
Salesforce ArchitectSenior40,00050,00060,000

Game Development

24
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Game DeveloperJunior10,00012,00015,000
Game DeveloperMid15,00025,00035,000
Game DeveloperSenior25,00035,00045,000
Web DeveloperJunior8,00010,00012,000
Web DeveloperMid15,00025,00035,000
Web DeveloperSenior25,00035,00045,000
CMS DeveloperJunior8,00010,00012,000
CMS DeveloperMid15,00020,00025,000
CMS DeveloperSenior20,00030,00040,000
WordPress DeveloperJunior8,00010,00012,000
WordPress DeveloperMid15,00020,00025,000
WordPress DeveloperSenior20,00030,00040,000
Shopify DeveloperJunior8,00010,00012,000
Shopify DeveloperMid15,00020,00025,000
Shopify DeveloperSenior20,00030,00040,000
Technical ArtistMid15,00025,00035,000
Game AI EngineerMid15,00025,00035,000
Rendering EngineerMid15,00025,00035,000
Physics EngineerMid15,00025,00035,000
Gameplay EngineerMid15,00025,00035,000
Game AI EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Game Engine DeveloperSenior30,00040,00050,000
Rendering EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Physics EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000

Digital Web Development

3
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
CMS DeveloperMid15,00020,00025,000
WordPress DeveloperMid15,00020,00025,000
Shopify DeveloperMid15,00020,00025,000

Service Management / ITIL

6
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Incident ManagerMid20,00030,00040,000
Change ManagerMid20,00030,00040,000
Problem ManagerMid20,00030,00040,000
Service Delivery ManagerManager30,00040,00050,000
IT Service ManagerManager30,00040,00050,000
IT Operations DirectorDirector40,00060,00080,000

Hardware / Systems Engineering

31
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Compiler EngineerJunior15,00025,00035,000
Compiler EngineerMid25,00035,00045,000
Compiler EngineerSenior35,00045,00055,000
Kernel EngineerJunior15,00020,00025,000
Kernel EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Kernel EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
High Performance Computing (HPC) EngineerJunior15,00020,00025,000
High Performance Computing (HPC) EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
High Performance Computing (HPC) EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Application Security EngineerJunior15,00020,00025,000
Application Security EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Application Security EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
DevSecOps EngineerJunior15,00020,00025,000
DevSecOps EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
DevSecOps EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Systems Programmer (C/C++/Rust)Junior15,00020,00025,000
Systems Programmer (C/C++/Rust)Mid20,00030,00040,000
Systems Programmer (C/C++/Rust)Senior30,00040,00050,000
Security Engineer (Engineering Track)Junior15,00020,00025,000
Security Engineer (Engineering Track)Mid20,00030,00040,000
Security Engineer (Engineering Track)Senior30,00040,00050,000
Embedded Software EngineerJunior15,00020,00025,000
Embedded Software EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Embedded Software EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Systems EngineerJunior15,00020,00025,000
Systems EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Systems EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Firmware EngineerJunior15,00020,00025,000
Firmware EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Firmware EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Senior Systems EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000

IT Governance / Risk / Compliance

7
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
IT Risk AnalystJunior10,00012,00015,000
IT Risk AnalystMid15,00020,00025,000
IT Risk AnalystSenior20,00030,00040,000
IT AuditorJunior10,00012,00015,000
IT AuditorMid15,00020,00025,000
IT AuditorSenior20,00030,00040,000
IT Risk AnalystManager30,00040,00050,000

Platform Infrastructure Specialists

6
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Kubernetes EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Container Platform EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Observability EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Network Security EngineerMid20,00030,00040,000
Network Security EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Storage EngineerSenior30,00040,00050,000

Additional Executive Roles

2
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Chief Innovation OfficerC-Level60,00080,000120,000
Chief AI OfficerC-Level80,000100,000150,000
All salaries are in AED / month

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