Earning Power

United Arab Emirates—All Respondents
Mean Number of Vacation Days by Position Description
After 1 year After 10 years
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 405 27.4 275 33.8
Director of project management office (PMO) 25 29.4 18 29.7
Portfolio manager 14 30.7 11 36.5
Program manager 54 27.1 41 35.5
Project manager III 74 26.6 56 31.6
Project manager II 69 26.9 51 32.5
Project manager I 81 27.9 57 36.8
Project management specialist 62 27.0 28 33.0
Project management consultant 26 27.1 13 34.7
Pension Plans Offered by Position Description
Defined benefit
plans
Defined
contribution plans
Other pension
plans
n= Percent n= Percent n= Percent
Total 69 17% 13 3% 22 5%
Director of project management office
(PMO) 4 15% 1 4% 5 19%
Portfolio manager 1 7% 1 7% 2 14%
Program manager
7 13% 3 6% 3 6%
Project manager III 14 19% 3 4% 1 1%
Project manager II 15 21% 2 3% 3 4%
Project manager I 19 23% 3 4% 3 4%
Project management specialist 7 11% -- -- 2 3%
Project management consultant 2 8% -- -- 3 12%
Mean Hours Worked by Position Description
Hours expected Actual hours
worked
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 414 43.3 411 49.2
Director of project management office (PMO) 25 42.0 26 53.5
Portfolio manager 14 41.6 14 49.8
Program manager 54 43.1 54 49.7
Project manager III 74 42.5 74 49.4
Project manager II 70 43.1 68 49.0
Project manager I 87 44.1 85 48.1
Project management specialist 64 44.9 64 48.6
Project management consultant 26 43.0 26 48.7
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