Bayt.com Future of Work in the Middle East and North Africa Survey 2019

The future of work is an increasingly debatable topic and has certainly received a lot of media buzz. Many people are split on what the future might hold, especially when it comes to automation. How will automation and AI impact jobs? What skills are going to be in most demand? And how will hiring be effected?

These changes might be unnerving, but either way, they’re going to happen. The best thing you can do now is to learn about what’s coming and plan to adapt to it. A great way to start preparing yourself is by downloading Bayt.com’s 2019 Future of Work report and discovering what thousands of MENA professionals and employers had to say about this hot topic.

Key findings:

• 86% of respondents feel confident or excited about the future of work and believe they will be successful.
• More than half the respondents believe that in 10 years from now, both technical and soft skills will be equally important.
• About 85% of the respondents believe that the demand of Software engineers is likely to increase.
• 4 in 5 recruiters believe that the hiring process is likely to change in the future.
• Team Management, Team work and Communication will be the top most important skills in 10 years.

Data for the Future of Work in the MENA 2019 survey was collected online from June 20 to July 10, 2019. Results are based on a sample of 4,803 respondents from the following countries: UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, and others.