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Here are the latest contract jobs in Abu Dhabi that Freelance Radar found on LinkedIn, across every specialisation. There are 160 contract jobs live right now, with a median monthly rate of AED 15,258, and the list is updated continuously.

Updated on 17 October 2026

160

contract jobs live

AED 15,258 /month

median monthly rate

+129

this week

Senior MLOps Engineer

12-month extendable contract to build, deploy and operate production-grade ML and LLM infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments, requiring 5-10 years MLOps/ML platform experience with v…

Full Stack Developer

3-month contract in Abu Dhabi for a Full Stack Developer with 4+ years in Java/Spring Boot, Linux, SQL/NoSQL, Jira, CI/CD and modern front-end frameworks (Angular, React or Vue.js); open to all.

ICOFR Specialists

Seeking 3 Big Four-qualified CA professionals with hands-on ICOFR and internal controls experience for a 6-month renewable contract in Abu Dhabi, immediate joiners only, to assess control design and o…

Experienced Data Scientist (5-7 years AI/ML engineering) for a 3-month contract in Abu Dhabi, with hands-on Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch, RAG/MCP, MLOps (MLflow), SQL/NoSQL and Jira/Agile/CI/CD experien…

12-month onsite contract in Abu Dhabi for a Data Scientist with 5+ years experience in statistics, ML/DL, RAG/MCP, Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch, SQL/NoSQL, MLOps (MLflow, GitLab, Docker, CI/CD) and defe…

JAVA Fullstack Developer

12-month contract (possible long-term) onsite in Abu Dhabi for a Java Fullstack Developer with 5+ years' experience in Java/Spring Boot, Linux, SQL/NoSQL, Jira, Agile, CI/CD (Git, Jenkins, Artifactory…

6-month renewable contract with a prestigious Abu Dhabi government entity for an experienced administrator with prior government experience, fluent Arabic and English, available to join immediately.

6-month renewable contract with a prestigious Abu Dhabi government entity for an experienced HR specialist with prior government experience, fluent Arabic and English, available to join immediately.

Executive Assistant

6-month renewable contract with a prestigious Abu Dhabi government entity for an experienced executive assistant with prior government experience, fluent Arabic and English, available to join immediat…

Telecom Engineer – FEED

Telecom engineer for a 6-month extendable offshore FEED project in Abu Dhabi requiring proven FEED/detailed engineering experience in Oil & Gas/EPC and expertise in PAGA, VHF/UHF radio, CCTV, telephon…

Full Stack Developer

Short term contract for a Full Stack Developer in Abu Dhabi requiring strong Java and Spring Boot expertise in Linux environments, SQL/NoSQL databases, Jira, Agile, CI/CD and DevOps tooling (Git, Jenk…

Senior Integration Engineer

Design and build modular, reusable banking capability services and BIAN-aligned APIs on a Lean Core Banking platform, integrating core banking, CRM, AML, fraud, payments, cards and lending systems; re…

Temporary HSE Officer

2-month temporary assignment starting in October supporting HSE standards on a manufacturing shop floor in Abu Dhabi; requires manufacturing/factory HSE experience, NEBOSH/IOSH/OSHA certification, an …

Power BI Developer

6-month extendable contract for a locally available Power BI Developer in Abu Dhabi to build interactive dashboards, data models, DAX calculations and Power Query transformations for BI reporting.

PR Associate Director / Director

Freelance PR Associate Director/Director with strong UAE real estate experience for a 3-month full-time contract (extendable), 3-5 days per week in the Abu Dhabi agency office with potential client-si…

Abu Dhabi · AED 30K+ per month, negotiable

SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Contract hire (6-month probation) for an oil & gas brownfield/retrofit/revamp electrical engineering role based in Abu Dhabi with occasional offshore visits; requires 10-12 years experience, ETAP cert…

Abu Dhabi · AED 14,000 ~16,000 per month

REGISTERED BEHAVIORAL TECHNICIAN (RBT)

Outsourced yearly renewable contract for a Registered Behavioral Technician in Abu Dhabi to implement individualized behavioral programs and monitor progress, with experience in ABA or behavioral ther…

Abu Dhabi · 9,000 AED

Internal Audit Consultant

Independent reviews of project management processes, governance and delivery performance for a 2.5-month short-term contract in Abu Dhabi, requiring 5+ years in internal/project audit, risk & controls…

Logistics Manager

Experienced Logistics Manager needed for a major mixed-use development project in Abu Dhabi, with preference for candidates with strong Abu Dhabi and wider UAE market experience.

Commercial Manager

Experienced Commercial Manager needed for a major mixed-use development project in Abu Dhabi, with preference for candidates with strong Abu Dhabi and wider UAE market experience.

Contract Manager

Experienced Contract Manager needed for a major mixed-use development project in Abu Dhabi, with preference for candidates with strong Abu Dhabi and wider UAE market experience.

Quantity Surveyor

Experienced Quantity Surveyor needed for a major mixed-use development project in Abu Dhabi, with preference for candidates with strong Abu Dhabi and wider UAE market experience.

Logistics Engineer

Experienced Logistics Engineer needed for a major mixed-use development project in Abu Dhabi, with preference for candidates with strong Abu Dhabi and wider UAE market experience.

Infrastructure and Platform Engineer

Build and operate resilient cloud-native infrastructure for modular banking APIs and integration workloads on Azure, Kubernetes/OpenShift with IaC, GitOps, observability and disaster recovery; 12-mont…

Data Scientist needed for a 3 month contract, possibly extendable depending on project, supporting a leading Defense client in Abu Dhabi.

Software Engineer

Two Software Engineers needed for a 3 month contract, possibly extendable depending on project, supporting a leading Defense client in Abu Dhabi.

A leading Defense organisation in Abu Dhabi seeks a Data Scientist for a 3-month contract with possible extension dependent on the project.

SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Senior Electrical Engineer with 10-12 years of brownfield/retrofit/revamp experience and ETAP certification for a contract hire role based in Abu Dhabi with occasional offshore visits, 150/30 or 335/3…

Abu Dhabi · AED 14,000 ~16,000 per month

Staff Backend Engineer

Staff backend engineering role in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on a 12-month onsite contract, open to candidates currently based in the UAE.

Lead Backend Engineer

Lead backend engineering role in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on a 12-month onsite contract, open to candidates currently based in the UAE.

Senior Backend Engineer

Senior backend engineering role in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on a 12-month onsite contract, open to candidates currently based in the UAE.

Training & Development Coordinator

Coordinate and support training and development programs, identifying training needs and maintaining training records, on a yearly renewable outsourced contract in Abu Dhabi; candidates must be based …

Abu Dhabi · Up to 15,000 AED - Jordanian / Moroccan; Up to 18,000 AED - Emirati

Internal Audit Professional – Petroleum Engineering

6-week onsite internal audit assignment in Abu Dhabi for a Petroleum Engineering graduate with 3+ years of operational audit, risk assessment and internal controls experience; must hold own valid UAE …

Abu Dhabi · AED 15,000–20,000

Software Engineer (Java / Full Stack)

Immediately available Java/Full Stack engineer for a 3-month contract in Abu Dhabi working on AI-driven and mission-critical projects, requiring Java, Spring Boot, React/Angular/Vue, Linux, SQL, CI/CD…

Performance & Reliability Engineer

12-month contract (possible extension) for an on-site Abu Dhabi banking client, requiring 8+ years in banking performance engineering with expertise in JMeter, LoadRunner, Dynatrace, Grafana, distribu…

Network Security Lead

12-month extendable contract in Abu Dhabi for a Network Security Lead with 10-12 years of experience to lead network security architecture, manage perimeter security infrastructure and drive enterpris…

Define domain data architecture, canonical models and event schemas for modular banking APIs and Lean Core operating model, including MDM, data governance, API payload design and BIAN semantics; 12-mo…

Forward Deployed Engineer

Contract role in Abu Dhabi for a Mandarin-speaking Forward Deployed Engineer with 4+ years experience to deploy and integrate AI/software platforms for enterprise customers, requiring Python, APIs, mi…

Guest Comms Coordinator

Freelance project role handling the guest database, RSVPs and pre-event guest communications for a sporting event, Dubai office + remote then on site in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi · AED 30k for the project

Transport Manager

Freelance project-based role managing large-scale event logistics and fleet management (50–100 vehicles, airport & VIP transfers) for a sporting event, Dubai office + remote then on site in Abu Dhabi,…

Abu Dhabi · AED 55k for the project