• WORK LOCATION AND MOBILITY • CHALLENGES AND SUPPORT IN EMPLOYMENT • UAE NATIONAL EMPLOYEE RETENTION • SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES TO BOOST EMIRATISATION ADDRESSING MISSED EMIRATISATION TARGETS (2025-2026) EMIRATISATION TARGETS VS. ACTUALS (2025 UPDATE) TOP JOB ROLES FOR UAE NATIONALS ACROSS THE UAE THE UAE NATIONAL SALARY GUIDE • NON-TECH ROLES • TECH ROLES TOP TIPS TO RECRUIT UAE NATIONALS OUR OFFICES 39 41 45 51 55 60 62 66 68 69 75 78 80 Index FOREWORD MESSAGE FROM THE CEO ABOUT NAFIS ABOUT MoHRE ABOUT TASC GROUP THE PROGRESS OF EMIRATISATION: WHERE IT STANDS IN 2025 KEY EMIRATISATION POLICIES (2025) UNDERSTANDING UAE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: SURVEY SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS • ECONOMIC SECTORS AND JOB ROLES • CAREER PLANS AND INDUSTRY PREFERENCES • JOB SEARCH METHODS AND PREFERENCES • KEY JOB DECISION FACTORS AMONG UAE NATIONALS • AI AND IT SKILLS READINESS AMONG EMIRATIS 01 02 05 05 06 11 13 19 22 26 30 34 36