8,565 professionals holding jobs in Dubai, jobs in Abu Dhabi, jobs in Kuwait, jobs in KSA, jobs in Qatar, jobs in Bahrain, jobs in Jordan, jobs in Lebanon, jobs in Morocco and jobs in the Middle East and North Africa at all career levels and across all industries were included in this Bayt.com Middle East HR Research Survey including professionals holding banking and finance jobs in the Middle East and the GCC, IT jobs in the Middle East and the GCC, engineering jobs in the Middle East and the GCC, architecture jobs in the Middle East and the GCC, human resources jobs in the Middle East and the GCC, media jobs in the Middle East and the GCC, advertising jobs in the Middle East and the GCC, marketing jobs in the Middle East and the GCC, sales jobs in the Middle East and the GCC, government jobs in the Middle East and the GCC, consulting jobs in the Middle East and the GCC, publishing jobs in the Middle East and the GCC and other key employment sectors in the Middle East and the GCC. Of specific interest to this Survey are costs of living and salaries in the GCC including costs of living and salaries in the UAE, costs of living and salaries in KSA, costs of living and salaries in Qatar, costs of living and salaries in Bahrain, costs of living and salaries in Kuwait as well as costs of living and salaries in Jordan, costs of living and salaries in Lebanon and costs of living and salaries in the Middle East and North Africa in general. The2011 Bayt.com MENA Salary Survey also sheds interesting light on how current economic conditions are affecting professionals in the GCC and Middle East and what plans professionals in the GCC and Middle East have in the next12 months vis-a-vis quality of life enhancements, such as changing jobs within the same industry to make a higher salary, switching industries, starting their own company and/or moving countries to find better jobs in the Middle East and North Africa.
