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Isle of Man Job Market

Live market intelligence from 551 active vacancies

551
Active jobs
14
New today
129
New this week
92
Closing this week
229
Disappeared this week
Filled or withdrawn
100%
AI-enriched
551 of 551

Jobs by Occupation (SOC2020 major group)

2 — Professional Occupations160
4 — Administrative and Secretarial Occupations101
3 — Associate Professional and Technical Occupations77
9 — Elementary Occupations56
5 — Skilled Trades Occupations52
1 — Managers, Directors and Senior Officials44
6 — Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations29
7 — Sales and Customer Service Occupations22
8 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives10

Based on 551 AI-enriched vacancies.

Automation Risk

Avg automation risk46%
Avg AI exposure (AIOE)62%

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.

Regulatory Compliance277 (50%)
Client Service and Relationship Management252 (46%)
Administrative Procedures212 (38%)
Health and Safety Procedures185 (34%)
Reporting and Documentation183 (33%)
Data Analysis and Reporting171 (31%)
Business Administration159 (29%)
Office Administration140 (25%)
Customer Relationship Management122 (22%)
Team Leadership and Collaboration93 (17%)
Confidentiality and Data Protection91 (17%)
Compliance and Regulatory Frameworks86 (16%)
Accounting Principles84 (15%)
Financial Analysis and Reporting80 (15%)
Audit and Internal Controls76 (14%)

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 automatable1070 (23%)
⚡ Augmented — AI-assisted human work2251 (48%)
🧠 Human — automation-resistant1370 (29%)

Total tasks analysed: 4,691 across 551 enriched vacancies. Human and augmented tasks represent the automation-resilient portion of IOM's workforce profile.

O*NET Occupational Insights

320
Bright Outlook roles
of 551 enriched

🔥 Hot Technologies in Demand

Microsoft Access196Microsoft Outlook158SAP software152Microsoft Excel150Microsoft PowerPoint143Microsoft Word132Yardi software106Google Docs98Oracle PeopleSoft97Intuit QuickBooks77MEDITECH software77Adobe Acrobat58MySQL50Apache Kafka47Apache Maven47Microsoft Office software45Salesforce software44Microsoft ASP.NET44Transact-SQL43Microsoft PowerShell43

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 551 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 549 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 45 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 492 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 551 AI-classified vacancies.

Major Groups (1-digit SOC)

2 — Professional Occupations160
4 — Administrative and Secretarial Occupations101
3 — Associate Professional and Technical Occupations77
9 — Elementary Occupations56
5 — Skilled Trades Occupations52
1 — Managers, Directors and Senior Officials44
6 — Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations29
7 — Sales and Customer Service Occupations22
8 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives10

Sub-Major Groups (2-digit SOC)

24 — Business, Media and Public Service Professionals134
41 — Administrative Occupations76
35 — Business and Public Service Associate Professionals51
92 — Elementary Administration and Service Occupations48
11 — Corporate Managers and Directors31
61 — Caring Personal Service Occupations28
54 — Textiles, Printing and Other Skilled Trades26
42 — Secretarial and Related Occupations25
71 — Sales Occupations18
31 — Science, Engineering and Technology Associate Professionals18
22 — Health Professionals17
52 — Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades17
12 — Other Managers and Proprietors13
91 — Elementary Trades and Related Occupations8
82 — Transport and Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives7
53 — Skilled Construction and Building Trades7
21 — Science, Research, Engineering and Technology Professionals7
32 — Health and Social Care Associate Professionals4
72 — Customer Service Occupations4
34 — Culture, Media and Sports Occupations3
81 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives3
51 — Skilled Agricultural and Related Trades2
23 — Teaching and Educational Professionals2
33 — Protective Service Occupations1
62 — Leisure, Travel and Related Personal Service Occupations1

Unit Groups (4-digit SOC) — Top 30

4122
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks57
2421
Chartered and Certified Accountants54
2423
Management Consultants and Business Analysts42
5434
Chefs25
6145
Care workers and home carers15
4216
Receptionists14
7111
Sales and retail assistants14
1132
Marketing and Sales Directors14
2413
Solicitors13
9274
Bar staff13
3544
Finance and investment analysts and advisers11
4112
Customer Service Occupations11
9272
Event Stewards10
3538
Financial, insurance and investment analysts and advisers10
5223
Metal working production and maintenance fitters9
3132
IT user support technicians9
3545
Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.8
4217
Administrative assistants8
9233
Cleaners and domestics7
1131
Managers and directors in business and other services7
2231
Nurses7
3534
Finance and investment analysts and advisers6
6121
Nursery nurses and assistants6
1223
Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors5
8211
Large goods vehicle drivers5
2211
Medical practitioners5
9120
Warehouse operatives5
2136
IT operations technicians4
9273
Waiters and waitresses4
5241
Electricians4
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.