Education · Workforce

Skills & Workforce

Training supply versus employer demand — where IoM has the right capacity, where the bottlenecks sit, and how career fields compare side-by-side on jobs, salary, and AI resilience.

Skills Gap Analysis

Job demand vs training supply across 31 career fields — 473 vacancies vs 284 courses

Critical Gap (30:1+)Significant (15–30:1)Moderate (5–15:1)Balanced (<5:1)

Marketing

1 courses · 144 GLH · 49 vacancies

1,099 census workers · 39% auto-exposed

49:1 ratio49:1

34Critical Gap

Accounting

2 courses · 288 GLH · 62 vacancies

1,679 census workers · 46% auto-exposed

31:1 ratio31:1

49Critical Gap

Law

2 courses · 1,728 GLH · 27 vacancies

1,271 census workers · 73% auto-exposed

14:1 ratio14:1

37Moderate Gap

Management

7 courses · 2,904 GLH · 47 vacancies

963 census workers · 37% auto-exposed

7:1 ratio7:1

43Moderate Gap

Sport & Fitness

10 courses · 2,262 GLH · 47 vacancies

1,466 census workers · 37% auto-exposed

5:1 ratio5:1

50Moderate Gap

Health & Care

6 courses · 1,806 GLH · 16 vacancies

1,664 census workers · 87% auto-exposed

3:1 ratio3:1

33Balanced

Hospitality & Catering

5 courses · 192 GLH · 17 vacancies

593 census workers · 36% auto-exposed

3:1 ratio3:1

52Balanced

Creative & Design

25 courses · 5,947 GLH · 61 vacancies

1,262 census workers · 38% auto-exposed

2:1 ratio2:1

47Balanced

Culinary

8 courses · 1,585 GLH · 17 vacancies

527 census workers · 36% auto-exposed

2:1 ratio2:1

49Balanced

Nursing

22 courses · 4,278 GLH · 23 vacancies

2,482 census workers · 68% auto-exposed

1:1 ratio1:1

47Balanced

Computing & IT

6 courses · 864 GLH · 3 vacancies

556 census workers · 25% auto-exposed

1:1 ratio1:1

58Balanced

Business & Management

49 courses · 10,392 GLH · 61 vacancies

1,043 census workers · 38% auto-exposed

1:1 ratio1:1

40Balanced

Childcare

9 courses · 1,330 GLH · 12 vacancies

1,666 census workers · 48% auto-exposed

1:1 ratio1:1

54Balanced

Automotive

9 courses · 3,223 GLH · 10 vacancies

787 census workers · 13% auto-exposed

1:1 ratio1:1

51Balanced

Engineering

31 courses · 6,504 GLH · 8 vacancies

479 census workers · 10% auto-exposed

0:1 ratio0:1

52Balanced

Science

8 courses · 720 GLH · 0 vacancies

266 census workers

0:1 ratio0:1

62Balanced

IT Infrastructure

3 courses · 108 GLH · 1 vacancies

7 census workers

0:1 ratio0:1

52Balanced

Beauty

4 courses · 1,035 GLH · 1 vacancies

1 census workers · 15% auto-exposed

0:1 ratio0:1

69Balanced

Bricklaying

6 courses · 1,222 GLH · 0 vacancies

87 census workers

0:1 ratio0:1

62Balanced

Carpentry

7 courses · 1,465 GLH · 0 vacancies

335 census workers

0:1 ratio0:1

65Balanced

Electrical Installation

7 courses · 1,487 GLH · 3 vacancies

425 census workers · 16% auto-exposed

0:1 ratio0:1

69Balanced

Construction

11 courses · 2,430 GLH · 1 vacancies

800 census workers

0:1 ratio0:1

62Balanced

Painting & Decorating

3 courses · 0 vacancies

295 census workers

0:1 ratio0:1

39Balanced

Hairdressing

9 courses · 1,618 GLH · 2 vacancies

694 census workers · 24% auto-exposed

0:1 ratio0:1

55Balanced

Plumbing

5 courses · 1,064 GLH · 1 vacancies

267 census workers

0:1 ratio0:1

77Balanced

Horticulture

8 courses · 2,090 GLH · 2 vacancies

681 census workers · 12% auto-exposed

0:1 ratio0:1

72Balanced

Criminology

1 courses · 0 vacancies

291 census workers

0:1 ratio0:1

62Balanced

Counselling

6 courses · 620 GLH · 0 vacancies

55 census workers

0:1 ratio0:1

64Balanced

Barbering

3 courses · 510 GLH · 1 vacancies

474 census workers · 33% auto-exposed

0:1 ratio0:1

53Balanced

Cyber Security

2 courses · 576 GLH · 0 vacancies

7 census workers

0:1 ratio0:1

52Balanced

Mathematics

9 courses · 2,838 GLH · 1 vacancies

312 census workers · 47% auto-exposed

0:1 ratio0:1

44Balanced

Gap ratio = active IoM job vacancies per UCM course in each field. Higher ratios suggest areas where more training capacity could meet employer demand. Resilience score (coloured number) indicates AI-readiness of career outcomes.

Training Pipeline Analyzer

Does UCM train enough people for the jobs IoM is advertising? A red flag means courses are scarce; a green flag means supply matches demand.

How to read this: Each career field gets a Supply score (training hours + course places at UCM) and a Demand score (live IoM vacancies + workers already in these roles). Where demand outstrips supply, we flag a Critical Gap or Undersupply. Where UCM trains far more than the island needs, it's an Oversupply — fine if graduates are exporting their skills, worth questioning if they aren't.

Critical Gaps

fields severely underserved

Undersupply

need more training capacity

Balanced

training meets demand

Pipeline Throughput

~6,400

est. annual capacity vs 473 vac

Marketingcritical

~2.5yr to fill gap

Supply

1 courses · 144 GLH · 20 places

Demand

49 vacancies · 1,099 workers

Accountingcritical

~1.3yr to fill gap

Supply

2 courses · 288 GLH · 48 places

Demand

62 vacancies · 1,679 workers

Painting & Decoratingcritical

Supply

3 courses · 0 GLH · 24 places

Demand

0 vacancies · 295 workers

Criminologycritical

Supply

1 courses · 0 GLH · 24 places

Demand

0 vacancies · 291 workers

Lawcritical

~6mo to fill gap

Supply

2 courses · 1,728 GLH · 60 places

Demand

27 vacancies · 1,271 workers

Sport & Fitnessundersupply

~2mo to fill gap

Supply

10 courses · 2,262 GLH · 254 places

Demand

47 vacancies · 1,466 workers

Managementundersupply

~4mo to fill gap

Supply

7 courses · 2,904 GLH · 140 places

Demand

47 vacancies · 963 workers

Health & Careundersupply

~1mo to fill gap

Supply

6 courses · 1,806 GLH · 124 places

Demand

16 vacancies · 1,664 workers

Culinaryundersupply

~2mo to fill gap

Supply

8 courses · 1,585 GLH · 103 places

Demand

17 vacancies · 527 workers

Hospitality & Cateringundersupply

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

5 courses · 192 GLH · 410 places

Demand

17 vacancies · 593 workers

Childcareundersupply

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

9 courses · 1,330 GLH · 355 places

Demand

12 vacancies · 1,666 workers

Nursingundersupply

~1mo to fill gap

Supply

22 courses · 4,278 GLH · 345 places

Demand

23 vacancies · 2,482 workers

Creative & Designundersupply

~1mo to fill gap

Supply

25 courses · 5,947 GLH · 635 places

Demand

61 vacancies · 1,262 workers

Barberingbalanced

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

3 courses · 510 GLH · 46 places

Demand

1 vacancies · 474 workers

Automotivebalanced

~1mo to fill gap

Supply

9 courses · 3,223 GLH · 152 places

Demand

10 vacancies · 787 workers

Computing & ITbalanced

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

6 courses · 864 GLH · 200 places

Demand

3 vacancies · 556 workers

Business & Managementbalanced

~1mo to fill gap

Supply

49 courses · 10,392 GLH · 1090 places

Demand

61 vacancies · 1,043 workers

Electrical Installationbalanced

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

7 courses · 1,487 GLH · 80 places

Demand

3 vacancies · 425 workers

Hairdressingbalanced

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

9 courses · 1,618 GLH · 248 places

Demand

2 vacancies · 694 workers

Horticulturebalanced

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

8 courses · 2,090 GLH · 121 places

Demand

2 vacancies · 681 workers

IT Infrastructureoversupply

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

3 courses · 108 GLH · 30 places

Demand

1 vacancies · 7 workers

Constructionoversupply

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

11 courses · 2,430 GLH · 268 places

Demand

1 vacancies · 800 workers

Plumbingoversupply

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

5 courses · 1,064 GLH · 110 places

Demand

1 vacancies · 267 workers

Scienceoversupply

Supply

8 courses · 720 GLH · 132 places

Demand

0 vacancies · 266 workers

Carpentryoversupply

Supply

7 courses · 1,465 GLH · 117 places

Demand

0 vacancies · 335 workers

Engineeringoversupply

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

31 courses · 6,504 GLH · 447 places

Demand

8 vacancies · 479 workers

Mathematicsoversupply

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

9 courses · 2,838 GLH · 553 places

Demand

1 vacancies · 312 workers

Beautyoversupply

~0mo to fill gap

Supply

4 courses · 1,035 GLH · 64 places

Demand

1 vacancies · 1 workers

Counsellingoversupply

Supply

6 courses · 620 GLH · 120 places

Demand

0 vacancies · 55 workers

Bricklayingoversupply

Supply

6 courses · 1,222 GLH · 48 places

Demand

0 vacancies · 87 workers

Cyber Securityoversupply

Supply

2 courses · 576 GLH · 32 places

Demand

0 vacancies · 7 workers

Supply score combines GLH training hours (60%) and course places (40%). Demand score combines active vacancies (70%) and census workers (30%). Annual capacity estimated from recorded places or 15 students/course where data is unavailable. Not a precise forecast.

Career Field Comparison

Compare any two fields side-by-side — AI exposure, salary, demand, and training supply

Field A

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Select two career fields to compare them side by side

AI exposure from Anthropic Economic Index, Frey-Osborne computerisation probability, and Felten-Raj-Seamans AIOE. Salary data from IoM vacancy listings. Census data from IoM 2021 Census.