Saudi Arabia Raises Saudization to 60% on these Professions in Non-public sector
The Ministry of Human Sources and Social Growth introduced two new selections to extend Saudization charges in advertising and marketing and gross sales professions within the personal sector. These selections goal to develop job alternatives for certified Saudi residents and improve nationwide participation within the labor market.
Saudization Enhance in Advertising Professions
The minimal month-to-month wage for these professions has been set at SR5,500.
The choice applies to the next professions:
➤ Advertising supervisor
➤ Advertising specialist
➤ Promoting supervisor
➤ Promoting agent
➤ Promoting specialist
➤ Graphic designer
➤ Promoting designer
➤ Public relations specialist
➤ Public relations supervisor
➤ Photographer
The three-month grace interval is meant to permit companies sufficient time to organize and adjust to the brand new necessities.
Saudization Enhance in Gross sales Professions
The second determination raises the Saudization charge to 60 % in private-sector gross sales professions for institutions with three or extra staff in gross sales roles. This determination will even come into power three months after the announcement, beginning on January 19, 2026.
The focused gross sales professions embrace:
🔘 Gross sales supervisor
🔘 Retail gross sales consultant
🔘 Wholesale gross sales consultant
🔘 Gross sales consultant
🔘 ICT and communications gear gross sales specialist
🔘 Gross sales specialist
🔘 Industrial specialist
🔘 Commodity dealer
Assist and Incentives for Non-public Sector Institutions
The Ministry defined that private-sector institutions coated by these selections will profit from the help and incentive applications provided by the human sources and social improvement system. These embrace:
✓ Recruitment help
✓ Coaching and qualification applications
✓ Employment and job stability help
✓ Precedence entry to Saudization help applications
✓ Packages offered by the Human Sources Growth Fund (Hadaf)
Targets of the Selections
The Ministry said that the 2 selections are primarily based on analytical research of labor market wants, the variety of Saudi job seekers in advertising and marketing and gross sales specializations, and the present and future necessities of those sectors.
Implementing the choices is anticipated to:
🔹 Enhance the attractiveness of the Saudi labor market
🔹 Create high-quality job alternatives
🔹 Improve job stability for Saudi nationals
🔹 Assist sustainable employment throughout totally different areas of the Kingdom
Compliance and Procedural Information
The Ministry has printed a procedural information on its official web site. The information explains:
👉 The focused professions
👉 How Saudization charges are calculated
👉 Compliance mechanisms
👉 Required steps for implementation
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