Press
Jul-2024
By cooperfitch
Asharq News | Q2 Gulf Employment Index 2024
Trefor Murphy Cooper Fitch Founder and CEO joined Maya at Asharq News to discuss the Gulf Employment Index for quarter two of 2024. Why has Qatar seen an increase but Saudi has declined? Listen to find out.
Report highlights:
The GCC witnessed a 4% drop in the number of new opportunities in quarter two 2024
Qatar saw the largest growth in job numbers with a 4% rise whilst Saudi dropped by 3%
Cloud had substantial growth of 11% as those who did not migrate to the cloud after COVID-19 are doing so now, increasing opportunties in the Gulf
An 8% rise in cyber jobs has occurred with a demand for data privacy expertise since new data protection laws were introduced
Compensation and benefits services demands are still on the uptick with a focus on strategies to retain talent