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Electronics and communications engineering

5 years
You study
Electronic circuits, Communication systems
Jobs
Telecom engineer, Network engineer
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 Electrical and electronics engineers: 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 Electronics and communications engineering taught?

Taught at 9 universities: 7 government and 2 private.

Riyadh

Makkah

Madinah

Qassim

Eastern Province

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

Electronics and communications engineeringChemical engineeringElectrical engineering
Field in the survey
Engineering, manufacturing and constructionEngineering, manufacturing and constructionEngineering, manufacturing and construction
Length of study
5 years5 years5 years
Taught at
9 universities19 universities38 universities
Men
OfferedOfferedOffered
Women
OfferedOfferedOffered
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)
16,04216,04216,042
An occupation of its graduates and generative AI
—minimal exposurenot exposed

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 Electronics and communications engineering students learn?

Studies electronic circuits and systems that carry signals and communications.

  • Electronic circuits
  • Communication systems
  • Signal processing
  • Wireless networks

In Arabic: هندسة الإلكترونيات والاتصالات

How many years is Electronics and communications engineering?

5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.

What jobs do Electronics and communications 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:

  • Telecom engineer
  • Network engineer
  • Electronics engineer
  • Technical support engineer

Office or lab work, with visits to telecom towers now and then.

  • Some travel

Professional classification from the Saudi Council of Engineers.

What do Electronics and communications 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.

Age 25–2911,200 SAR
Age 35–4419,800 SAR

What is unemployment in the engineering field?

Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:

  • 20211442–1443 AH5.6%
  • 20221443–1444 AH5.3%
  • 20231444–1445 AH5.0%
  • 20241445–1446 AH4.6%

For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.

Official decisions and signals

  • Firms with 5 or more engineers must have 30% Saudis among them. in force since June 2026 (Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 – Muharram 1448 AH) (binds firms, not individuals)6
  • The job “Telecom engineer” is moderately affected by AI (2 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)7

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References

  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Electronics engineers, except computer” (BLS 17-2072), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
  2. Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Electrical and electronics engineers” (COPS 21310), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
  3. General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Engineering, manufacturing and construction”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
  4. Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
  5. International Labour Organization, global index of occupational exposure to generative AI, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
  6. Ministry of Human Resources, 31 December 2025 (11 Rajab 1447 AH).
  7. International Labour Organization · occupation code 2153, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).