Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Arab Emirates, 2020–2025
Source: Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Arab Emirates stood at 2.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.4% on the previous year and up 263.3% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Arab Emirates was 2.9% in 2025, according to Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of job postings that require at least one AI-related skill, such as machine learning, generative AI, or natural language processing.