Bioinformatics
4–5 years- You study
- Programming, Genetics, Databases, Biostatistics
- Jobs
- Bioinformatics analyst, Researcher
- Average for the sciences field · Age 25–29
- 6,800SAR
Average monthly pay in the sciences field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Biologists and related scientists: roughly stable (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH); Employment and Social Development Canada, June 2025 · Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 – Muharram 1447 AH)1,2. They are not a forecast for the Saudi market, nor by DataPulse.
Where is Bioinformatics taught?
Taught at 1 university: 1 government and 0 private.
Riyadh
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform4. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.
What do Bioinformatics students learn?
Using programming and computers to analyse biological data such as genes and proteins.
- Programming
- Genetics
- Databases
- Biostatistics
In Arabic: المعلوماتية الحيوية
How many years is Bioinformatics?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Bioinformatics graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Bioinformatics analyst
- Researcher
- Scientific programmer
- Data analyst
Computer work in a research centre or company.
What do Bioinformatics graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the sciences field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Biological scientists, all other” (BLS 19-1029), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Biologists and related scientists” (COPS 21110), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).