Those in sales, HR and engineering have the most job options available in the UAE right now. These professionals have seen the maximum jump in online vacancies last month when compared to all other job roles.

According to the latest Monster Middle East Employment Index, sales professionals saw a remarkable 45 per cent jump in online job positing when compared to the same month last year.

This was followed by HR and administration job vacancies. Such roles registered a 30 per cent jump in vacancies year-on-year. 

Third on the list are roles for those with engineering and production qualifications. These professionals are in demand right now after having seen a spike in vacancies by as much as 28 per cent over the same period.

The worst hit are customer service professionals. They have seen a sharp dip of 20 per cent in the number of job roles being advertised online.

The always in demand finance and account roles seem to have suffered a setback. The job growth for such professionals is not in the negative territory but only saw a marginal growth of 3 per cent, making it the second worst on the list of least growth occupations in the country.

Those in marketing and communications and associated roles will also have to do with limited choices right now. These professionals saw a nominal growth of 5 per cent.

UAE Top Growth Occupations					UAE Lowest Growth Occupations
Year-over-year Growth	Sep 14	Sep 15	% Growth   Y-o-Y		Year-over-year Growth	Sep 14	Sep 15	% Growth Y-o-Y
Sales and BD	126	183	45%		Marketing & Communications/Arts/Creative	105	110	5%
HR & Admin.	100	130	30%		Finance and Account	118	122	3%
Engineering and Production	118	151	28%		Customer service	79	63	-20%

The Monster Employment Index is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity in Middle-East based on a real-time review of employer job opportunities culled from a representative selection of career websites and online job listings. The Index does not reflect the trend of any one advertiser or source, but is an aggregate measure of the change in job listings across the industry.