Computer engineering
5 years- You study
- Programming, Digital circuits
- Jobs
- Computer engineer, Software developer
- Average for the engineering field · Age 25–29
- 11,200SAR
Average monthly pay in the engineering 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 Software developers and programmers: leaning to growth (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 Computer engineering taught?
Taught at 26 universities: 18 government and 8 private.
Riyadh
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men
- Majmaah UniversityGovernment
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Shaqra UniversityGovernment · men
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Taif UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
- Effat UniversityPrivate
Madinah
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · men
- Yanbu Industrial CollegePrivate
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Buraydah Private CollegesPrivate · men and women
- Mustaqbal UniversityPrivate · men and women
Eastern Province
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsGovernment
- King Faisal UniversityGovernment
- Al-Fayha CollegePrivate
- Gulf CollegesPrivate
- Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd UniversityPrivate · men and women
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · men
Tabuk
- University of TabukGovernment
- Fahad Bin Sultan UniversityPrivate
Hail
- University of HailGovernment
Jazan
- Jazan UniversityGovernment · men and women
Al-Baha
- Al-Baha UniversityGovernment
Al-Jouf
- Jouf UniversityGovernment · men
From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform4. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.
Compare with…
A side-by-side view, not a judgement that one major is better. Figures are for the broad field, so two majors in one field share the same figures. Figures: bachelor’s, both sexes, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)35
| Computer engineering | Electronics and communications engineering | Chemical engineering |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Engineering, manufacturing and construction | Engineering, manufacturing and construction | Engineering, manufacturing and construction |
| Length of study | ||
| 5 years | 5 years | 5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 26 universities | 9 universities | 19 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 16,042 | 16,042 | 16,042 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| — | — | minimal exposure |
Availability for men and women from university pages and the Ministry’s programmes platform; last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
What do Computer engineering students learn?
Studies computer hardware and software and how they work together.
- Programming
- Digital circuits
- Computer architecture
- Embedded systems
In Arabic: هندسة الحاسب
How many years is Computer engineering?
5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Computer engineering graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Computer engineer
- Software developer
- Embedded systems engineer
- Network engineer
Work on computers and devices in an office or lab.
Professional classification from the Saudi Council of Engineers.
What do Computer engineering graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Engineering, manufacturing and construction” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the engineering 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.
Official decisions and signals
- The job “Software developer” is strongly affected by AI (3 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)6
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Software developers” (BLS 15-1252), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Software developers and programmers” (COPS 21232), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Engineering, manufacturing and construction”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- International Labour Organization, global index of occupational exposure to generative AI, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 2512, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).