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Isle of Man Job Market

Live market intelligence from 710 active vacancies

710
Active jobs
21
New today
168
New this week
111
Closing this week
170
Disappeared this week
Filled or withdrawn
100%
AI-enriched
710 of 710

Jobs by Occupation (SOC2020 major group)

2 — Professional Occupations213
4 — Administrative and Secretarial Occupations135
3 — Associate Professional and Technical Occupations93
9 — Elementary Occupations72
5 — Skilled Trades Occupations61
1 — Managers, Directors and Senior Officials54
6 — Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations43
8 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives20
7 — Sales and Customer Service Occupations19

Based on 710 AI-enriched vacancies.

Automation Risk

Avg automation risk46%
Avg AI exposure (AIOE)59%

AIOE measures generative AI augmentation potential per role (Eloundou et al., 2023). Counts shown as number of enriched jobs (% of all active vacancies).

Automation Risk — Public Sector vs Private / Agency

Distribution of automation risk bands across employer types. Public sector = jobs classified as government/public authority. Private / Agency = direct hire and agency-placed roles.

Top Knowledge Areas in Demand

Most frequently required knowledge domains across active IOM vacancies, derived from our canonical knowledge taxonomy.

Administrative Procedures351 (49%)
Client Service and Relationship Management254 (36%)
Compliance and Regulatory Frameworks205 (29%)
Data Analysis and Reporting174 (25%)
Office Administration142 (20%)
Records Management142 (20%)
Health and Safety Procedures138 (19%)
Reporting and Documentation121 (17%)
Confidentiality and Data Protection113 (16%)
Customer Relationship Management111 (16%)
Regulatory Compliance105 (15%)
Business Management103 (15%)
Business Administration90 (13%)
Financial Regulations and Compliance85 (12%)
Isle of Man Law and Regulation85 (12%)

Task Automation Breakdown

Classification of individual tasks across AI-enriched vacancies: routine (automatable), augmented (AI-assisted human work), and human (resistant to automation). Based on O*NET task decomposition and GPT-4o analysis.

🤖 Routine — likely automatable1099 (23%)
⚡ Augmented — AI-assisted human work2184 (47%)
🧠 Human — automation-resistant1410 (30%)

Total tasks analysed: 4,693 across 710 enriched vacancies. Human and augmented tasks represent the automation-resilient portion of IOM's workforce profile.

O*NET Occupational Insights

424
Bright Outlook roles
of 710 enriched

🔥 Hot Technologies in Demand

Microsoft Access218Microsoft Excel215Microsoft PowerPoint197Microsoft Outlook192SAP software191Microsoft Word140Oracle PeopleSoft120Yardi software114Intuit QuickBooks107Microsoft Office software96Google Docs82MEDITECH software72Adobe Acrobat63Apache Kafka62Apache Maven62Structured query language SQL57Microsoft Windows57Oracle Database56Spring Framework56Salesforce software54

Technologies flagged as emerging / high-demand by O*NET across AI-enriched IOM vacancies.

AI Exposure by Occupational Group

Average AI exposure (AIOE) and automation risk across SOC2020 major occupational groups, derived from 710 AI-classified IOM vacancies.

Radar — AIOE & Risk by Occupation

Each axis = a SOC major group. Outer = higher exposure. Blue = AI exposure (AIOE), pink = automation risk.

Scatter — AIOE vs Automation Risk

Each dot = one enriched vacancy. Hover for job details. Dashed lines at 33 % and 66 % risk. Colour = employer type.

AI Capability vs Adoption

Top 8 occupational categories. Orange = observed adoption, blue = unexploited potential.

Bubble — All vacancies

SOC sub-major groups. X = AIOE, Y = risk, size = IOM vacancies.

High AIOE, Low Risk — AI augments, role is resilient
High AIOE, High Risk — highly exposed to AI disruption
Low AIOE, Low Risk — resilient, low AI exposure
Low AIOE, High Risk — mechanisation / physical risk

Bubble size = number of IOM vacancies in that occupational group. Based on 709 enriched jobs.

Bubble — Public sector

SOC sub-major groups, public sector employers only.

High AIOE, Low Risk — AI augments, role is resilient
High AIOE, High Risk — highly exposed to AI disruption
Low AIOE, Low Risk — resilient, low AI exposure
Low AIOE, High Risk — mechanisation / physical risk

Bubble size = number of IOM vacancies in that occupational group. Based on 93 enriched jobs.

Bubble — Direct hire & Agency

SOC sub-major groups, private employers and recruitment agencies.

High AIOE, Low Risk — AI augments, role is resilient
High AIOE, High Risk — highly exposed to AI disruption
Low AIOE, Low Risk — resilient, low AI exposure
Low AIOE, High Risk — mechanisation / physical risk

Bubble size = number of IOM vacancies in that occupational group. Based on 611 enriched jobs.

AI Capability & Deployment Research

Comparing theoretical AI capability with observed adoption rates across occupational categories, and the resulting deployment opportunity gaps.

AI Capability vs Observed AI Adoption — by Occupational Category

Top 8 categories. Stacked bars: orange = current observed AI adoption; blue = unexploited AI potential (capability − observed). Hover to see IOM vacancy count. Based on Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs, 2023).

AI Deployment Opportunity Gap — by SOC Major Group

Difference between theoretical AI capability and observed adoption (capability − observed). Larger = more untapped AI potential. Dashed line at 50%. Averaged across research categories per SOC group.

IOM Vacancies by Occupational Category

Top 8 categories by vacancy count, mapped from SOC2020 major groups. SOC groups spanning multiple categories have their count distributed evenly.

UK SOC2020 Occupational Breakdown

Job counts by Standard Occupational Classification, based on 710 AI-classified vacancies.

Major Groups (1-digit SOC)

2 — Professional Occupations213
4 — Administrative and Secretarial Occupations135
3 — Associate Professional and Technical Occupations93
9 — Elementary Occupations72
5 — Skilled Trades Occupations61
1 — Managers, Directors and Senior Officials54
6 — Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations43
8 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives20
7 — Sales and Customer Service Occupations19

Sub-Major Groups (2-digit SOC)

24 — Business, Media and Public Service Professionals139
41 — Administrative Occupations111
35 — Business and Public Service Associate Professionals64
92 — Elementary Administration and Service Occupations58
21 — Science, Research, Engineering and Technology Professionals46
11 — Corporate Managers and Directors42
61 — Caring Personal Service Occupations37
54 — Textiles, Printing and Other Skilled Trades29
42 — Secretarial and Related Occupations24
22 — Health Professionals19
52 — Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades19
82 — Transport and Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives17
91 — Elementary Trades and Related Occupations14
12 — Other Managers and Proprietors12
53 — Skilled Construction and Building Trades12
31 — Science, Engineering and Technology Associate Professionals12
71 — Sales Occupations10
72 — Customer Service Occupations9
23 — Teaching and Educational Professionals9
32 — Health and Social Care Associate Professionals8
62 — Leisure, Travel and Related Personal Service Occupations6
33 — Protective Service Occupations5
34 — Culture, Media and Sports Occupations4
81 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives3
51 — Skilled Agricultural and Related Trades1

Unit Groups (4-digit SOC) — Top 30

4122
Trust and Company Administrators70
2423
Management Consultants and Business Analysts42
2421
Chartered and Certified Accountants38
5434
Chefs24
2136
Programmers and software development professionals24
9233
Cleaners and domestics16
1131
Financial managers14
4112
National and Local Government Officers13
6145
Care workers and home carers12
2413
Solicitors11
4216
Legal secretaries10
8211
Heavy goods vehicle drivers9
9232
Cleaners and domestics9
4159
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.9
3545
Sales accounts and business development managers8
6125
Activities workers8
3538
Financial and investment advisers8
9120
Delivery drivers8
9272
Kitchen assistants8
1136
Property, housing and land managers7
4217
Administrative assistants7
2424
Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.7
2426
Business and Related Associate Professionals n.e.c.6
9274
Bar staff6
2211
Medical practitioners6
7111
Sales and retail assistants6
1132
Functional Managers and Directors6
5223
Mechanical engineers6
3544
Finance and investment analysts and advisers6
7219
Other customer service occupations n.e.c.6
O*NET in-it

This site incorporates information from O*NET Web Services by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Occupational data (tasks, skills, knowledge, abilities, interests, career clusters, Bright Outlook designations, and hot technologies) is sourced from O*NET Online and used to enrich IOM job listings with AI-powered career intelligence.