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Top real estate employers in the UAE

Emaar leads UAE real estate with a Visibility score of 82.1 out of 100, 2.6 points ahead of Aldar. DAMAC is third. The list covers the 78 real estate employers AI recommends to job seekers in the UAE.

78 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    Emaar

    #1 in UAE real estate#1 for career growth#1 for Brokerage & Sales#1 for Development & Construction

    Every AI recommends it for career growth, pay and innovation, among others. No other UAE real estate employer is named for career growth by every AI. The real estate employer AI recommends most in the UAE.

    82.1
  2. 2

    Aldar

    Top 3#1 for Investment & Finance#1 for LeasingEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay, innovation and culture, among others.

    79.5
  3. 3

    DAMAC

    Top 3Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for inclusion and leadership.

    61.5
  4. 3

    Nakheel

    Top 3Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for job security and leadership.

    61.5
  5. 5

    Meraas

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for career growth, interviews and job security.

    35.9
  6. 6

    Dubai Properties

    AI recommends it most for purpose and career growth. One AI does not mention it yet.

    30.8
  7. 7

    CBRE

    Global starEvery AI

    AI recommends it most for interviews and job security.

    28.2
  8. 7

    JLL

    Global starEvery AI

    AI recommends it most for interviews and job security.

    28.2
  9. 9

    Dubai Holding

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for leadership.

    25.6
  10. 10

    Sobha Realty

    AI recommends it most for leadership and job security. One AI does not mention it yet.

    23.1

Everyone else

11 to 25Betterhomes, Engel & Völkers, Knight Frank, Allsopp & Allsopp and 18 moreShow
  1. 11Betterhomes20.5
  2. 12Engel & Völkers17.9
  3. 12Knight Frank17.9
  4. 14Allsopp & Allsopp15.4
  5. 14Savills15.4
  6. 16Cushman & Wakefield12.8
  7. 16Metropolitan Group12.8
  8. 16Provident Real Estate12.8
  9. 19Azizi Developments10.3
  10. 20Arada7.7
  11. 20Colliers7.7
  12. 20Union Properties7.7
  13. 20Union Square House7.7
  14. 20White And Co.7.7
  15. 25Aqarat5.1
  16. 25Dacha Real Estate5.1
  17. 25Driven Properties5.1
  18. 25Masdar5.1
  19. 25Property Finder5.1
  20. 25Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate5.1
  21. 25Sobha5.1
  22. 25Storeys Real Estate5.1
33Arabela Properties, Arabian Homes Real Estate, Arabtec, Arc and 42 moreShow
  1. 33Arabela Properties2.6
  2. 33Arabian Homes Real Estate2.6
  3. 33Arabtec2.6
  4. 33Arc2.6
  5. 33AtkinsRéalis2.6
  6. 33Bayut2.6
  7. 33Bee'ah2.6
  8. 33Binghatti2.6
  9. 33Charterhouse2.6
  10. 33DPG2.6
  11. 33DTZ2.6
  12. 33Dubai World Trade Centre2.6
  13. 33Dwtc2.6
  14. 33ENOC REIT2.6
  15. 33Eazae2.6
  16. 33Ellington2.6
  17. 33Ellington Properties2.6
  18. 33Emirates2.6
  19. 33Emirates Properties Group2.6
  20. 33Emirates Reit2.6
  21. 33Gll Real Estate Partners2.6
  22. 33Gulf Related2.6
  23. 33Gulf Sotheby's International Realty2.6
  24. 33H&H Corporate Services2.6
  25. 33Hines2.6
  26. 33Hre Development2.6
  27. 33Iconic2.6
  28. 33KEO International Consultants2.6
  29. 33Keller Williams2.6
  30. 33Limitless2.6
  31. 33Masar Al Ameen Real Estate2.6
  32. 33Mashreq2.6
  33. 33Metropolitan Premium Properties2.6
  34. 33Mira Ventures2.6
  35. 33Miraah2.6
  36. 33Miral2.6
  37. 33Mirrase2.6
  38. 33Multiplanet Property2.6
  39. 33One Broker Group2.6
  40. 33Pantheon Development2.6
  41. 33RAK Properties2.6
  42. 33Soccerex2.6
  43. 33The Agency Real Estate2.6
  44. 33WSP2.6
  45. 33Wasl2.6
  46. 33Zameen2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

The UAE real estate employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.

By role

Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.

About this ranking

This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.

What separates the top five from the rest is leadership and job security: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on work-life balance, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.

Across the 23 countries the index covers for real estate, the leader here has the 5th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Singapore, AI recommends CapitaLand first.

More than half of the 78 employers score 2.6 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 23.1. The leader's 82.1 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best real estate companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top real estate companies to work for in the UAE?

Going by who AI recommends most to UAE job seekers right now: Emaar, Aldar, DAMAC, Nakheel and Meraas.

Which UAE real estate employer does AI recommend for career growth?

Emaar. No other UAE real estate employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about career growth.

Which UAE real estate employers does AI recommend for pay?

Emaar and Aldar are both named by every AI when candidates ask about pay.

Which UAE real estate employers does AI recommend for innovation?

Emaar and Aldar are both named by every AI when candidates ask about innovation.

How does the Employer Visibility Index work?

We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.

How often are rankings updated?

Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.

Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?

No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.