State of Arab Tech

This survey is conducted by EgyptianGeeks to understand the tech market status in the arab countries in 2018. This year over 600 developers told us how they learn, build their careers, which tools they’re using, and what they want in a job.

Developer Profile

What we know about the developers who are writing the script for the future

Geography

Developer Salaries in Egypt

This study only contains Egypt due to the lower participation of the rest of the Arab countries. and the salary presented is net salary per function and Years of Experience

Backend Developer

Years Coding Professionally Avg. Salary in L.E Max Salary in L.E
0-2 years 8,893 18,500
3-5 years 14,000 21,000
6-8 years 21,500 30,000

These numbers are based on the answers of 219 backend developer.

Fullstack Developer

Years Coding Professionally Avg. Salary in L.E Max Salary in L.E
0-2 years 8,452 15,000
3-5 years 13,375 17,500

These numbers are based on the answers of 165 fullstack developer.

Frontend Developer

Years Coding Professionally Avg. Salary in L.E Max Salary in L.E
0-2 years 8,632 16,000
3-5 years 14,011 20,000

These numbers are based on the answers of 127 Frontend developer.

Mobile Developer

Years Coding Professionally Avg. Salary in L.E Max Salary in L.E
0-2 years 11,300 35,000
3-5 years 17,980 42,000

These numbers are based on the answers of 102 Mobile developer.

Didn't find your function?

  • C-suite executive (CEO, CTO, etc.)
  • Desktop or enterprise applications developer
  • Engineering manager
  • Data scientist or machine learning specialist
  • DevOps specialist
  • UI/UX Designer
  • Data or business analyst
  • Database administrator
  • System administrator
  • Embedded applications or devices developer
  • Product manager
  • Educator or academic researcher
  • Game or graphics developer
  • Marketing or sales professional
  • QA or test developer
  • Security Analyst

Developer Type

Contribution to Open Source

Coding as a Hobby

Experience

Years Since Learning to Code

Years Coding Professionally

Education

How Many Developers are Students?

About one-third of respondents are enrolled in a formal college or university program full-time or part-time.

Educational Attainment

Other Types of Education

Ways Developers Learn on Their Own

Why Do Developers Participate in Hackathons?

Finding a Job After Bootcamp

Due to limited resources we will be releasing more insights on the go instead of waiting to release all the survey results at once.