1. UAE on LinkedIn in Numbers
Local companies driving the UAE economy
A Happy Nation
Top Skills on LinkedIn - UAE 2016
Members engage with
professional content
Education
members in
the UAE
~3M
companies
represented
216K
jobs
open
Top 3 industries
% of the workforce who work for companies in each sector
16K+
universities
represented
15K
standardized
skills
6K
posts, shares
and discussions*
4.9M
58%
16%
of UAE-based
professionals are
working for local
companies
No. 1 most followed LinkedIn
Influencer in the UAE with over
800K+ followers globally
75% of UAE university
graduates remained
and started their
careers in the UAE
Most popular fields of
study for undergraduate
students in the UAE
UAE is No.1 in the Arab world with the
highest number of professionals indicating
Happiness in their title.
Professional
Services
14%
Architecture &
Engineering
10%
Financial
Services
HH Sheikh
Mohammed
Bin Rashid
Al Maktoum
UAE is one of the top 3 countries with the
fastest growing group of happiness
professionals, with a YoY growth of over a
100%
THE
UAE
* in the past 12 months
Source: LinkedIn Data October 2016
Business Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering
Statistical Analysis
and Data
Mining
1
Middleware and
Integration
Software
6
Public Policy and
International
Relations
2
User Interface
Design
7
Algorithm
Design
3
Renewable and
sustainable
Energy
8
Web Architecture
and Development
Framework
4
Mining and
Commodities
9
SEO/SEM
Marketing
5
Corporate Law
and Governance
10