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Here are the latest contract jobs in the UAE that Freelance Radar found on LinkedIn, across every specialisation. There are 330 contract jobs live right now, with a median monthly rate of AED 15,508, and the list is updated continuously.

Updated on 17 October 2026

330

contract jobs live

AED 15,508 /month

median monthly rate

+246

this week

L1 Monitoring Engineer

Long-term contract in Dubai monitoring infrastructure, servers, networks and security alerts with Nutanix Prism/NKP/Lens, ITSM incident management and shift work; 3-5 years experience.

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…

Executive Assistant

Bilingual Arabic/English Executive Assistant for a 6-month renewable contract in a fast-paced Dubai startup, supporting leadership with high-pressure multitasking and detail-oriented execution.

Dubai · AED 10,000 / month

Senior Consultant, Technology & Cyber Advisory

6-month on-site contract in Dubai for a consultant to deliver ITGC reviews, technology risk and cybersecurity maturity assessments (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, COBIT, CIS Controls, UAE IA, PCI-DSS, SWIFT), s…

Dubai · AED 20–25k

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…

Apigee API Integration Specialist

Mid-level/senior Google Apigee specialist needed for a 6-12 month contract/freelance enterprise API integration project in Dubai, on-site, requiring 3-5+ years of API development, Apigee X/Edge, API p…

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…

System Administrator – Vulnerability & Patch Management

2-month contract in Dubai for a System Administrator with own UAE visa to handle Windows Server administration, vulnerability assessments and security patch deployment, immediate start.

System Administrator – Vulnerability & Patch Management

2-month contract in Dubai for a System Administrator to manage Windows Server environments, vulnerability assessments and security patch deployment; must hold own valid UAE visa and join immediately.

Senior SRE / AIOps Engineer

6–12 month contract hire in Dubai for a Senior SRE / AIOps Engineer with 4–8 years hands-on experience in Kubernetes (k3s), Helm, ArgoCD, GitOps, Python/Go/Node.js, AIOps, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, G…

Dubai · AED 18,000 – 20,000/pm

Freelance Multimedia Designer

On-site multimedia designer for a one-month live events project in Dubai, creating screen content and motion graphics with strong Adobe Creative Suite skills (After Effects essential) and events or ag…

Wellsite Supervisor – CTD

6-month contract for a Wellsite Supervisor – CTD in Dubai, UAE, working in oil & gas / drilling operations, via recruitment agency LanceSoft.

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…

3D DESIGNER (EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS)

Seeking 2 creative 3D Designers with 5–8 years of exhibition and event design experience for a 6-month temporary contract in Dubai, requiring strong 3ds Max and Corona Renderer skills for developing c…

Dubai · Depending on candidate profile

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 …

Senior Network Lead (Cisco)

Lead and modernize enterprise Cisco network infrastructure (LAN, WAN, data center, security, automation) for a major Dubai airline on a 5-year onsite contract, requiring 10+ years of experience and En…

Senior Infrastructure Lead (VMware)

Long-term 5-year contract to lead enterprise VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter environments, vSAN, NSX, HA/DRS, SAN storage, backup and disaster recovery for a major Dubai airline operator's mission-critica…

Senior Network Security Lead (Cisco)

Long-term 5-year onsite contract in Dubai to lead enterprise network security operations for a major airline, requiring 10+ years hands-on Cisco Firepower, ASA, ISE/NAC, firewall policy, network segme…

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

Freelance Senior Graphic Designer

One-month full-time freelance project with a Dubai-based government entity focused on culture and arts, starting immediately.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

Software Engineer

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

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