More than half of the Middle East and North Africa’s employers plan to recruit over the next three months, according to a survey by regional job site Bayt.com and pollster YouGov Siraj.

Around the Middle East and North Africa region, countries reported varying propensity to hire, according to a press release from the survey partners. More than a third of respondents, or 34%, in Oman said they would definitely be hiring in the next three months. Followed by Saudi Arabia at 31% and Lebanon at 30%, employers in those countries said their organisations would definitely be recruiting new staff in the coming months.

In the Gulf region, 53% of employers in Kuwait said they would definitely or probably hire in the coming three months, followed by 48% in the United Arab Emirates and 47% in Bahrain.

The survey also found that good communication skills in English and Arabic were clearly advantageous among the region’s organisations when selecting a new employee, with 60% reporting that these skills were most desirable when choosing potential candidates.