SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / SALARY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

SALARY SURVEYS

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3.67 AED = 1 USD

191,837 AED

$52,232 USD

Dubai

176,996 AED

172,621 AED

$47,000 USD

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Average Salary / Software Developer / United Arab Emirates

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Average salary for Software Developer / United Arab Emirates is 191,837 AED per year. The most typical earning is 172,621 AED. All data are based on 10 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 191,720 AED. Women receive a salary of n/a.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 247,914 AED. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 167,847 AED.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 12-16 Years of experience receive salary of 272,154 AED. Employees with 8-12 Years of experience receive 264,074 AED.

Levels / Software Developer / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

Salary Levels (AED) per Year	Surveys	[%]
36,700 AED - 55,099 AED	1	100% 10%
55,100 AED - 73,499 AED	1	90% 10%
73,500 AED - 91,799 AED	0	n/a
91,800 AED - 110,199 AED	0	n/a
110,200 AED - 128,499 AED	0	n/a
128,500 AED - 146,899 AED	0	n/a
146,900 AED - 165,299 AED	0	n/a
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
165,300 AED - 183,599 AED	3	80% 30%
183,600 AED - 201,999 AED	1	50% 10%
202,000 AED - 220,399 AED	0	n/a
220,400 AED - 238,699 AED	0	n/a
238,700 AED - 257,099 AED	1	40% 10%
257,100 AED - 275,499 AED	1	30% 10%
275,500 AED - 293,799 AED	1	20% 10%
293,800 AED - 312,199 AED	1	10% 10%
312,200 AED - 330,499 AED	0	n/a
330,600 AED - 348,899 AED	0	n/a
348,900 AED - 367,299 AED	0	n/a
367,300 AED - 385,599 AED	0	n/a
385,600 AED - 403,999 AED	0	n/a
404,000 AED - 422,399 AED	0	n/a
422,400 AED - 440,699 AED	0	n/a
440,700 AED - 459,099 AED	0	n/a
459,100 AED - 477,499 AED	0	n/a
477,500 AED - 495,799 AED	0	n/a
495,800 AED - 514,199 AED	0	n/a
514,200 AED - 532,599 AED	0	n/a
532,600 AED - 550,899 AED	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
550,900 AED - 587,599 AED	0	n/a
587,600 AED - 624,399 AED	0	n/a
624,400 AED - 661,099 AED	0	n/a
661,100 AED - 697,799 AED	0	n/a
697,800 AED - 734,599 AED	0	n/a
734,600 AED - 771,299 AED	0	n/a
771,300 AED - 807,999 AED	0	n/a
808,000 AED - 844,699 AED	0	n/a
844,700 AED - 881,499 AED	0	n/a
881,500 AED - 918,199 AED	0	n/a
918,200 AED - 1,285,499 AED	0	n/a

Gender / Software Developer / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	10	191,720 AED

Education / Software Developer / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Masters Degree	3	247,914 AED
2	Bachelors Degree	7	167,847 AED

Experience / Software Developer / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	12-16 Years	3	272,154 AED
2	8-12 Years	1	264,074 AED
3	2-4 Years	1	167,847 AED
4	4-8 Years	4	154,992 AED
5	1-2 Years	1	50,684 AED

Age / Software Developer / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	36-40	3	272,154 AED
2	21-25	1	167,847 AED
3	26-30	6	155,726 AED

Work Type / Software Developer / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Contract	3	202,738 AED
2	Permanent	7	187,312 AED

Cities / Software Developer / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Abu Dhabi	4	244,975 AED
2	Dubai	4	177,029 AED
3	--Other--	2	115,325 AED

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Production Application Support

Posted 26 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"UNIX, java, oracle SQL, sybase, sql server."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	240,000 AED

Senior Odm Developer

Posted 15 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java, IBM ODM, Oracle, IBM BPM."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	276,000 AED

Developer

Posted 13 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Kony, Java, Android, Mobile."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	200,000 AED

Servicenow

Posted 25 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Servicenow Admin and Developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	180,000 AED

Ios, . Net Developer, Apple Enterprise Mobility Consultant

Posted 18 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I started as a SW developer, switched to pre-sales and professional services."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	300,000 AED

Senior Software Engineer

Posted 10 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Exp 5+ yrs. 
Java Develoepr + Full Stack Developer
Eureka Micro Services
Spring boot, Reactive Programming, Couchdb, Oracle, MySQL, 
Angular6."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	72,000 AED

Quality Software Enginner

Posted 29 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"2 years of experiences."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	50,500 AED

D365 Technical Consultant

Posted 01 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"3. 5 years experience in Dynamics 365 for operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	168,000 AED

Consultant

Posted 29 November 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Qlikview Consultant with 6. 8 years of experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	168,000 AED

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