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I think plenty are upcoming.
Since you are already using bayt.com I will recommend the following links;
http://www.bayt.com/en/career-watch/skills-demand/
drill down the information by supplying your inputs - you should get your answers.
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How accurate these figures are?
Well - we'll have to start off somewhere. Analise and perform cross-analysis by searching the jobs based on the skills-matrix you have computed using the "career watch".
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Lastly I personally feel there are a lot of placement agencies / consultants posing as hurdles in your way. Actually they should be helping you and believe me they are trying to do it. It's just the culture barrier and other expectations-mismatch that is responsible for the delays at times.
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Wish you all the best. Be rest assured that opportunities are there. Also beware that working conditions and team-work would differ quite a lot if you have experience working in other "IT-savy" countries.
Software engineers are having big bright future against them as it is now essential to have efficient and productive job. There are many ongoing and upcoming projects in Gulf so the professional related to have so much challenges and experience in front of them in this part of the world.