DUBAI, UAE, March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Companies across the Middle East are increasingly building teams and capabilities by integrating independent professionals across functions and levels. Skills in high demand include change management, digital transformation, sales, marketing, data and strategy.

According to Outsized’s 2025 Talent-on-Demand Report, organisations are integrating independent talent for various reasons; from execution roles to strategic project delivery, with professionals across the UAE and KSA earning between USD 300 to 1,000 per day, depending on type of skill and experience level.

For businesses in the MENA region, leveraging independent talent is not just a short-term trend but a fundamental shift in how they access expertise, drive transformation, and maintain a competitive edge. The rise of independent talent in MENA remains strong, with freelancer registrations increasing by 78% in the past year.

Key findings at a glance:

Most in-demand skills: Payments, business development, project management, product development, risk management and data analytics.Sectors driving the shift: Consulting, Financial Services and Tech, leveraging independent professionals to scale capabilities across strategy, execution, and operations.Freelancer growth: Registrations up 44%, showing strong demand for flexible expertise across experience levels.Day rates: Experienced professionals (11–15 years) average USD 600/day; top skills exceed USD 1,000.

In the field of data and analytics, experts are executing complex data strategies, commanding daily rates between USD 225 to 750 across both the UAE and KSA. Similarly, marketing and product management specialists, including digital marketers, UX professionals, and product managers, are securing competitive rates ranging from USD 250 to 825 per day in both regions.

A transforming workforce: Agile talent takes centre stage

Outsized, a leading talent-on-demand platform with over 45,000 independent consultants and professional freelancers globally, has released its fourth annual Talent-on-Demand Report, offering real-time insights into how businesses are leveraging independent professionals. Based on tens of thousands of proprietary data points from actual projects posted by enterprises, consulting firms, and private equity clients, the report provides a comprehensive breakdown of talent costs, hiring trends, and in-demand skills across MENA, APAC and Africa.

For the first time, the 2025 edition also includes insights from Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), expanding its global workforce intelligence.

“Businesses in the Middle East increasingly recognise the speed, quality, and flexibility that independent talent brings. From Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 to the UAE’s digital transformation agenda, organisations are tapping into skilled independent consultants and freelancers to accelerate high-impact projects at a competitive cost, with reduced hiring risks.” — Azeem Zainulbhai, Managing Director for MENA & India at Outsized

Why this matters for business and HR leaders

The 2025 Talent-on-Demand Report serves as a blueprint for workforce transformation, enabling leaders to:

Benchmark talent costs and optimise external hiring budgets.Identify emerging workforce trends across MENA, APAC and Africa.Gain exclusive day rate intelligence across a broad range of industries and skill sets.Understand how top firms leverage independent talent to accelerate digital transformation and maintain a competitive edge.

Access the full report here

Staying ahead of workforce trends demands real-time intelligence and actionable market insights. Outsized’s 2025 Talent-on-Demand Report serves as a strategic playbook, providing business leaders with essential benchmarking against industry peers. Armed with these insights, leaders can quickly identify emerging talent shifts, optimise hiring budgets, and build agile workforce strategies. Access the full report to stay ahead of the curve: https://resources.outsized.com/talent-on-demand-report-2025

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Methodology

The 2025 Talent-on-Demand Report is based on original research and tens of thousands of proprietary data points from real projects on Outsized’s platform.

About Outsized

Outsized is a talent-on-demand platform with over 45,000 top independent professionals, enabling large enterprise clients, consulting firms, and private equity funds in Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East to implement flexible workforce models at scale. For more information, please visit www.outsized.com.

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HONG KONG, March 17, 2025 /CNW/ — 

As institutional adoption of digital assets accelerates, the demand for reliable, predictable, and efficient lending and borrowing solutions has never been greater. Term Structure Institutional (TSI) is at the forefront of this transformation, offering a cutting-edge fixed-rate borrowing and lending platform designed to meet the needs of institutional investors.

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Despite the rapid growth of digital asset markets, institutional participants continue to face significant barriers:

Unpredictable Borrowing Costs – Open-term loans expose institutions to fluctuating interest rates, making financial planning challenging.Security Concerns – The on-chain DeFi ecosystem is prone to hacks and vulnerabilities, deterring institutional involvement.Limited Trading Flexibility – Traditional custodian solutions often restrict institutions from executing sophisticated borrowing and lending strategies.Inefficiencies in OTC Markets – A lack of transparency and standardized pricing leads to suboptimal execution.

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CANTON, Conn., March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Kelyniam Global (OTC:KLYG), a manufacturer of custom cranial implants, has announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024.

“Kelyniam had an exceptionally strong year in 2024,” stated Ross Bjella, Kelyniam’s CEO. “This marks the strongest performance in the company’s history both financially and operationally. Our success is attributed to our dedicated team of distributors and to Desiree Webb, Vice President of Operations and Business Development, who has developed a skilled manufacturing team that ensures the timely delivery of high-quality custom PEEK implants.”

Financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023 include:

Total revenue: $3,328,382 compared to $2,672,357, an increase of 24.6%

Operating income: $277,037 compared to a loss of ($239,166), an improvement of $515,203

EBITDA: $322,824 compared to an EBITDA loss of $189,758, reflecting an earnings/cash contribution of $512,582

Events that significantly influenced the year included:

15 new hospitals purchased implants from Kelyniam in 2024Completion of an FDA audit late last year resulting in 5 minor observations, all of which have been addressedSponsorship of the Skull Base 360 wet lab at the University of Maryland, enhancing relationships with leading teaching institutions

The complete financials are available on the company’s website at www.Kelyniam.com.

“We look forward to building on the success of 2024 by strengthening our relationships with current partners, in-licensing products, and pursuing organic growth,” Bjella continued. “Kelyniam will significantly invest in sales and business development activities in 2025. The company is well-positioned to partner with foreign companies with cranial surgery products seeking a distribution partner or access to a U.S. FDA-approved manufacturing facility.”

Kelyniam Inc., specializes in the rapid production of custom prosthetics utilizing computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing of advanced medical grade polymers.  The Company develops, manufactures, and distributes custom cranial and maxillo-facial implants for patients.  Kelyniam works directly with surgeons, health systems and payors to improve clinical and cost-of-care outcomes. Kelyniam’s web site address is www.Kelyniam.com.

As a cautionary note to investors, certain matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such matters involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the following: changes in economic conditions; general competitive factors; the Company’s ability to execute its service and product sales plans; changes in the status of ability to market products; and the risks described from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports.  

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