Logo ofCapital Market Authority (CMA)
The workforce at capital market institutions rose by 995 year-on-year (YoY) to 7,006 employees in Q2 2025, according to the latest data from the Capital Market Authority (CMA). 
Meanwhile, the Saudization rate at these institutions reached 78% by the end of the quarter, the CMA said in its Capital Market Institutions report.
The table below shows the number of employees at capital market institutions since 2018:
Employees at Capital Market Institutions since 2018*
Period
Employee Count
Change YoY
(Employee)
Saudization
Q1 2018
4,385
(35)
72%
Q2 2018
4,332
(19)
72%
Q3 2018
4,353
(26)
72%
Q4 2018
4,325
(17)
73%
Q1 2019
4,317
(68)
73%
Q2 2019
4,240
(92)
73%
Q3 2019
4,340
(13)
73%
Q4 2019
4,348
+23
73%
Q1 2020
4,350
+33
73%
Q2 2020
4,371
+131
73%
Q3 2020
4,417
+77
74%
Q4 2020
4,395
+47
75%
Q1 2021
4,464
+114
76%
Q2 2021
4,491
+120
76%
Q3 2021
4,606
+189
77%
Q4 2021
4,773
+378
77%
Q1 2022
4,784
+320
78%
Q2 2022
5,109
+618
77%
Q3 2022
5,100
+494
77%
Q4 2022
5,252
+479
77%
Q1 2023
5,421
+637
77%
Q2 2023
5,524
+415
75%
Q3 2023
5,531
+431
77%
Q4 2023
5,689
+437
76%
Q1 2024
5,783
+362
77%
Q2 2024
6,011
+487
76%
Q3 2024
6,226
+695
77%
Q4 2024
6,532
+843
77%
Q1 2025
6,807
+1024
77%
Q2 2025
7006
+995
78 %
Logo ofCapital Market Authority (CMA)
The workforce at capital market institutions rose by 995 year-on-year (YoY) to 7,006 employees in Q2 2025, according to the latest data from the Capital Market Authority (CMA).
Meanwhile, the Saudization rate at these institutions reached 78% by the end of the quarter, the CMA said in its Capital Market Institutions report.
The table below shows the number of employees at capital market institutions since 2018:
Employees at Capital Market Institutions since 2018*
Period
Employee Count
Change YoY
(Employee)
Saudization
Q1 2018
4,385
(35)
72%
Q2 2018
4,332
(19)
72%
Q3 2018
4,353
(26)
72%
Q4 2018
4,325
(17)
73%
Q1 2019
4,317
(68)
73%
Q2 2019
4,240
(92)
73%
Q3 2019
4,340
(13)
73%
Q4 2019
4,348
+23
73%
Q1 2020
4,350
+33
73%
Q2 2020
4,371
+131
73%
Q3 2020
4,417
+77
74%
Q4 2020
4,395
+47
75%
Q1 2021
4,464
+114
76%
Q2 2021
4,491
+120
76%
Q3 2021
4,606
+189
77%
Q4 2021
4,773
+378
77%
Q1 2022
4,784
+320
78%
Q2 2022
5,109
+618
77%
Q3 2022
5,100
+494
77%
Q4 2022
5,252
+479
77%
Q1 2023
5,421
+637
77%
Q2 2023
5,524
+415
75%
Q3 2023
5,531
+431
77%
Q4 2023
5,689
+437
76%
Q1 2024
5,783
+362
77%
Q2 2024
6,011
+487
76%
Q3 2024
6,226
+695
77%
Q4 2024
6,532
+843
77%
Q1 2025
6,807
+1024
77%
Q2 2025
7006
+995
78 %
