THINKING OF MOVING TO QATAR FROM LONDON, UK

Wouldn't say 99% of brits are unhappy, there are a large number of people from the UK here, many have been here for many years.
I would move once you have a job. Ideally take a holiday to come and see both places.
Not sure what an accountant with 10+ years earns, but your 2 biggest areas of expenditure are your housing and kids school. On "average" for a 3 bed room villa in a compound you will be paying between 10 and 14K QR per months. You can pay and you can pay less, but that is average. Since you are from the UK then search the web for the following UK based curriculum schools, these are not the only ones, but a sample to give you indicative costs. DESS, Doha College, Sherbourne, Park House English School, Doha British School, International school of London.

As the first respondent say, QP, Qatar GAs, Ras GAS, Qatar Airways, Qatar Foundation are the better local employers in terms of packages, usually their packages includes accommodation, kids school fees, car loan and return air fare.

UAE is a more liberal than Qatar,and Qatar is more liberal than Saudi. I have not lived in UAE but visited it a few times, there is definitely alot more to do there, but I prefer Qatar having a family, but that is a personal choice.

HTH

I strongly recommend that you get recruited out of country. In my experience, local hires tend to get much less compensation / perks. I did 6 years in London before coming here and have spent about 6 1/2 in Doha. Without a doubt, I would say London was much more enjoyable (quality of life, etc). Of course it all depends where you come from and what you are looking for. There are quite a few families that seem to enjoy it here.

I support dweller in that Qatar is good for family if you have good salary and interested in savings. However U.A.E (Dubai) is better for lifestyle but no savings. I am now in Qatar and previously lived in Dubai for 8 yrs.

DO NOT EVEN CONTEMPLATE MOVING HERE.....b4 u get ur children booked in2 a school!!! they are full & the waiting lists for Brit curriculum schools is around 1-2 years.
yes u wont get any valid experience on ur CV by working in the Gulf as they wanna learn from us!!
think hard & careful b4 u make this giant leap.....think outside the box, cover all angles, what u save in tax here will be spent on schools & living here is very exspensive compared to UK......however i do wish u all the luck & hope whatever u decide u will be very happy

Thank you all for your comments, really appreciated.

Londonlad, I haven't got big 4 experience but I would say i have a solid experience in different sectors, currently work in financial services. Held different roles from management accountant to finance manager and have managed finance departments.

Thank you