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Information technology

4–5 years
You study
Operating systems, Networks
Jobs
Technical support specialist
Average for the ICT field · Age 25–29
Sample too small

For the ICT field in the Labour Force Survey3.

Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation User support technicians: 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 Information technology taught?

Taught at 18 universities: 12 government and 6 private.

Riyadh

Makkah

Madinah

Eastern Province

Tabuk

Northern Borders

Jazan

Al-Baha

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

Information technologyCybersecurityComputer science
Field in the survey
Information and communication technologyInformation and communication technologyInformation and communication technology
Length of study
4–5 years4–5 years4–5 years
Taught at
18 universities21 universities38 universities
Men
OfferedOfferedOffered
Women
OfferedOfferedOffered
Holders of the field working
89.2%89.2%89.2%
Unemployment in the field
10.8%10.8%10.8%
Average wage in the field (SAR)
12,35612,35612,356
An occupation of its graduates and generative AI
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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 Information technology students learn?

Study how to run computer systems, networks and applications, and support their users.

  • Operating systems
  • Networks
  • Web development
  • Technical support

In Arabic: تقنية المعلومات

How many years is Information technology?

4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.

What jobs do Information technology graduates do?

Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:

  • Technical support specialist
  • Systems administrator
  • Web developer
  • Network technician

You help people fix device problems from an office; some places run shifts.

  • Sometimes shifts

What do Information technology graduates earn?

GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Information and communication technology” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.

Age 25–29Sample too small
Age 35–44Sample too small

What is unemployment in the ICT field?

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

  • 20211442–1443 AH16.2%
  • 20221443–1444 AH13.7%
  • 20231444–1445 AH10.7%
  • 20241445–1446 AH10.8%

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

Official decisions and signals

  • The job “Technical support specialist” is moderately affected by AI (2 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)6

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References

  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Computer user support specialists” (BLS 15-1232), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
  2. Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “User support technicians” (COPS 22221), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
  3. General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Information and communication technology”, 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. International Labour Organization · occupation code 3512, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).