Helping investors and Saudi business managers make data-driven decisions has always been a priority for Marn.

To do this, Marn relies on its popularity and authority as one of the biggest flexible work platforms in Saudi Arabia to present its clients and the public with accurate specific data on the trends and updates of temporary employment, hourly flexible work, and part time jobs in the Saudi market.

Every month, Marn’s department of research and data issues this report to highlight updates and trends related to these aspects:

  • Average hourly pay.
  • Women participation at the Saudi flexible work market.
  • Highest flexible work demand by business category.
  • Most ordered and required hourly job specialties for male and female workers.
  • Most active days of the week.
  • peak of hourly shifts activity during the day.
  • Average of hourly shift duration.

2023 Reports

State of Saudi flexible work market in July 2023

  • Jobs in the city of Jeddah have topped the ranking of Saudi cities in terms of the rate of the flexible employee hour.
  • The job of data collectors has come at the top of most in demand jobs during July.
  • The retail seller job has topped the ranking of flexible work jobs for males.
  • Cashiers have been the highest paid flexible workers during July.
  • Women’s participation in the flexible work market rose significantly from 32% to 50%.
  • Sunday has been the busiest day of the week on average.

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report: State of Saudi flexible work market in July 2023

State of Saudi flexible work market in June 2023

  • Jobs in the city of Buraydah gets to the top of the ranking of Saudi cities in terms of the rate of the flexible employee hour for the 1st time.
  • The retail seller job is still at the top of the rankings of the most in-demand jobs in general.
  • Administrative Assistants have been the highest paid flexible workers during June.
  • Cashier has been the highest in-demand job for males.
  • Women’s participation in the flexible work market rose slightly from 30% to 32%.
  • Tuesday still the busiest day of the week on average.

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report: State of Saudi flexible work market in june 2023

State of Saudi flexible work market in May 2023

  • The jobs in the city of Al Kharj gets to the top of the ranking of  Saudi cities in terms of the rate of the flexible employee hour for the 1st time.
  • The retail seller job is still at the top of the rankings of the most in-demand jobs in general.
  • Promoters have been the highest paid flexible workers during May.
  • Hourly Data collection have been the highest in-demand job for males.
  • Tuesday was the busiest day of the week on average.

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Flexible Work Market May23 Report in ENGLISH

State of Saudi flexible work market in April 2023

  • The percentage of women’s participation in the flexible labor market increased from 54% to 55%. This percentage remains very high compared to the months preceding March 2023.
  • The city of Jeddah displaces the city of Dammam from the top of the ranking of jobs in Saudi cities in terms of the rate of the flexible employee hour.
  • The retail seller job is back at the top of the rankings of the most in-demand jobs for both males and females.
  • Administrative assistant continues to be the highest paying flexible working position.
  • Thursday was the busiest day of the week in April.

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State of Saudi flexible work market in April 2023 The percentage of women's participation in the flexible labor market increased from 54% to 55%. This percentage remains very high compared to the months preceding March 2023. The city of Jeddah displaces the city of Dammam from the top of the ranking of jobs in Saudi cities in terms of the rate of the flexible employee hour. The retail seller job is back at the top of the rankings of the most in-demand jobs for both males and females. Administrative assistant continues to be the highest paying flexible working position. Thursday was the busiest day of the week in April.

State of Saudi flexible work market in March 2023

  • The percentage of women participating in the flexible job market increased from 42% to 54%.
  • The city of Dammam continues to rank first in terms of the value of the flexible employee’s hourly wage for the third consecutive month among Saudi cities.
  • The technology sector continued to be among the most used sector for flexible work solutions in March.
  • The cashier position ranked as the most in-demand job for males, while the seller position ranked as the most in-demand job for females.
  • The administrative assistant position ranked as the highest-paying flexible job.
  • Wednesday was the most active day of the week.

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State of Saudi flexible work market in March 2023 The percentage of women participating in the flexible job market increased from 42% to 54%. The city of Dammam continues to rank first in terms of the value of the flexible employee's hourly wage for the third consecutive month among Saudi cities. The technology sector continued to be among the most used sector for flexible work solutions in March. The cashier position ranked as the most in-demand job for males, while the sales position ranked as the most in-demand job for females. The administrative assistant position ranked as the highest-paying flexible job. Wednesday was the most active day of the week.

State of Saudi flexible work market in February 2023

Main updates:

  • Saudi Women’s participation in the market of hourly work has risen from 33% to 42%.
  • Dammam came on top of highest paying cities per flexible work hour for the second month in a row.
  • Flexible work hourly rate has been 29 Riyal/hour on average.
  • Retail is still one the most active business sector in terms of ordering hourly flexible workers.
  • Data Entry hourly workers have been the highest paid hourly workers.
  • Sellers have been the most sought hourly workers by businesses during the last 6 months.

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Saudi Flexible Work Market Feb23 Report (infographic)

State of Saudi flexible work market in January 2023

Main updates:

  • Dammam came on top of highest paying cities per flexible work hour.
  • As tech startups were getting ready for leap 2023, the tech sector  has entered the list of most active business sectors in terms of ordering hourly flexible workers.
  • The average flexible work hourly rate has reached 30 Riyal/hour compared to 27 Riyal/hour in the previous month.
  • Retail is still one the most active business sector in terms of ordering hourly flexible workers.
  • Administrative assistants have been the highest paid hourly workers.
  • The seller job has been the most sought hourly job by businesses during the last 5 months.

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2022 Reports

State of Saudi flexible work market in December 2022

Main updates:

  • Retail is still one the most active business sector in terms of ordering hourly flexible workers.
  • Riyadh is back on top of highest paying cities per flexible work hour.
  • Waiters are still the highest paid hourly workers.
  • Data shows the seller job has been the most sought hourly job by businesses during the last 4 months.
  • Women participation surged from 27% to 39% in December.

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State of Saudi flexible work market in November 2022

Main updates:

  • Nearing the end of 2022, Retail is still one the most active business sector in terms of ordering hourly flexible workers.
  • Hospitality has also strongly been one of the active sectors recruiting hourly workers during this month.
  • Al Ahsa is November’s highest paying city per flexible work hour.
  • Waiters are the highest paid hourly workers in November.
  • Data shows the seller job has been the most sought hourly job by businesses during the last 3 months. The average hourly rate has increased by 7.4% compared to October.

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State of Saudi flexible work market in October 2022

Main updates:

  • Riyadh is still on top of the list of highest paying cities per flexible work hour.
  • Waiters are the highest paid per hour during October.
  • Sellers are still the most sought by businesses.

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State of Saudi flexible work market in September 2022

Main updates:

  • Riyadh is September’s highest paying city per flexible work hour.
  • Women participation in the market of hourly work has fell to 26%.
  • Data shows the seller job has been the most sought hourly job by businesses during September. National day is believed to be the key.

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State of Saudi flexible work market in August 2022

Main updates:

  • Coinciding with the back to school season in Saudi Arabia, Retail has been the most active business sector in terms of ordering hourly flexible workers.
  • Abha is August’s highest paying city per flexible work hour.
  • Women participation in the market of hourly work has risen to 34%.
  • Data shows the seller job has been the most sought hourly job by businesses during August. Sellers help retail businesses all year, and their effort is more crucial during back to school season.

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State of Saudi flexible work market in July 2022

Main updates:

  • The Hajj sector has overtaken the lead of most active businesses in terms of acquiring seasonal workers.
  • Arar is July’s highest paying city per flexible work hour.
  • Game operators has been the most needed hourly workers, which can be explained by Al-Adha Eid season. On the other hand, receptionists has been the highest paid in terms of flexible hour rate.

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** This Report is monthly published by the Research and Data department at Marn Platform.

** Information contained in the report is current as at the date of the report and may not reflect any event or circumstances that occur after or before the date of the Report.

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