Dubai IT Jobs

Hi,

I have recently taken up a job in Dubai as IT Technical Lead with an advertising company. I was working as a System Analyst in one of the leading IT Company in India. Many of my friends are also interested in coming to Dubai, but they have lot of questions regarding the job opportunities, life style, cost of living and so on. So I have decided to write a blog on it. This is also my first blog, so I welcome all your comments and corrections.

IT Job Opportunities in Dubai:

There are lot of IT jobs in Dubai, especially in areas like System Administration, Database Administration, Network Engineering, Websphere Administration, IT Manager and mostly related to IT Infrastructure management. Guys into Web Designing also have good opportunity. I don’t see much scope for programmers, ofcourse their heaven is India or USA.

Generally you may need minimum of 3 year work experience. IT certification is a must. Work atmosphere is not the one we see in Indian IT industries. I don’t see people following any process.

Job Consultants:

Few of the job consultants that I came across in Gulf News – Appointments

http://www.bacme.com/

http://www.clarendonparker.com/

http://www.talentdubai.com/

http://www.sosrecruitment.net/

http://www.charterhouseme.ae/

http://www.dulscojobs.com/

http://www.ime.ae/

http://www.jobtrackme.com/

http://www.synergy.ae/

http://www.xpertshr.com/

http://www.jobs-me.com/

http://www.dsa.ae/

http://www.prosearch-me.com/

http://www.mosaicsearch.com/

http://www.abcconsultants.com/

http://www.jobscan.ae/

http://www.kershawleonard.net/

http://www.mindfieldresources.com/

http://www.eurojobs-me.com/

I am not sure whether the above consultants will revert to you when you apply from outside of Dubai, so you may also try the below famous job portals.

http://www.naukrigulf.com/

http://www.monstergulf.com/

http://ae.timesjobs.com/

Getting a Job Offer:

You have two options.

1. Get a Dubai offer by applying for jobs from your home country itself.

2. Otherwise you can come to Dubai on a visit visa and look for a job.

Visit Visa:

This visit visa is valid for 60 days from date of entry into UAE. It can be renewed for a further 30 days, on payment of Dhs. 500. Any stay beyond this is punishable with a fine of Dhs. 100 + Dhs. 100 for each additional day of over-stay.

Should you secure a job, during your visit, you either fly out and return on an employment visa, or you have the new option of paying Dhs. 1,100 and converting to an employment visa. If you prefer to fly out and return on an employment visa, then you pay Dhs. 500.

Package:

Salary for IT Professionals are not the best in Dubai, probably they were not even aware of the value of IT Professionals in rest of the world. The cost of living has gone up in Dubai because of the booming real estate and inflation. One third of your income will go for accommodation.