The Kingdom’s Most In-Demand Skills and the Vision 2030 Employers Hiring Trends AI Job Openings Growth in Saudi Arabia +143% Year-on-year surge in AI job postings in early 2026 — the fastest-growing AI talent market in the Arab world, with senior engineers earning up to SAR 75,000/month tax-free If you
How the Kingdom Is Building a SAR 13 billion Digital Finance Ecosystem by 2030 Three years ago, the majority of retail transactions in Saudi Arabia were still conducted in cash. Today, over 75% of financial transactions in Saudi Arabia are digital, supported by the government’s explicit push for a cashless
The Career Pivot Saudi Tech Professionals Are Making Right Now At the start of 2026, LinkedIn published its most-watched annual report; the 25 fastest-growing jobs. In first place, for the second year running, was AI Engineer. Alongside that headline, the World Economic Forum reported that AI had already created 1.3
If you have spent any time inside Microsoft’s Power Platform this year, you have probably encountered a version of this question: ‘Should we be using Copilot Studio or Power Automate for this?’ The confusion is understandable. Both live inside the same Microsoft ecosystem. Both involve automation. Both are being promoted
The global business intelligence market is worth USD 33.3 billion in 2025 and will continue to expand in 2026, with market reaching USD 37.96 billion in minimum. A 2026 survey found that 68% of organizations admit their current BI platform is not delivering the expected return on investment. The most
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology launched something that every tech professional, student, and digital transformation leader in Saudi Arabia needs to know about immediately: the AI & Cloud Kingdom Tour. In partnership with Google Cloud, MCIT has launched a free, week-long hybrid training
There is a number every IT director, CISO, and business owner in Saudi Arabia needs to understand; SAR 25 million. That is the maximum financial penalty for non-compliance with the National Cybersecurity Authority’s Essential Cybersecurity Controls under the December 2024 NCA Regulations. Beyond the fine, non-compliance can trigger operational shutdowns,
