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Isle of Man Job Market

Live market intelligence from 573 active vacancies

573
Active jobs
25
New today
164
New this week
128
Closing this week
173
Disappeared this week
Filled or withdrawn
100%
AI-enriched
573 of 573

Jobs by Occupation (SOC2020 major group)

2 — Professional Occupations188
4 — Administrative and Secretarial Occupations101
3 — Associate Professional and Technical Occupations64
6 — Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations54
1 — Managers, Directors and Senior Officials52
9 — Elementary Occupations42
5 — Skilled Trades Occupations41
7 — Sales and Customer Service Occupations21
8 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives10

Based on 573 AI-enriched vacancies.

Automation Risk

Avg automation risk45%
Avg AI exposure (AIOE)61%

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 Procedures372 (65%)
Client Service and Relationship Management288 (50%)
Office Administration169 (29%)
Compliance and Regulatory Frameworks164 (29%)
Reporting and Documentation156 (27%)
Confidentiality and Data Protection156 (27%)
Regulatory Compliance151 (26%)
Health and Safety Procedures149 (26%)
Data Analysis and Reporting145 (25%)
Business Administration117 (20%)
Customer Relationship Management115 (20%)
Business Management101 (18%)
Financial Regulations and Compliance87 (15%)
Accounting Principles81 (14%)
Financial Analysis and Reporting76 (13%)

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 automatable1135 (23%)
⚡ Augmented — AI-assisted human work2278 (47%)
🧠 Human — automation-resistant1472 (30%)

Total tasks analysed: 4,885 across 573 enriched vacancies. Human and augmented tasks represent the automation-resilient portion of IOM's workforce profile.

O*NET Occupational Insights

348
Bright Outlook roles
of 573 enriched

🔥 Hot Technologies in Demand

Microsoft Access200Microsoft Excel178Microsoft Outlook177SAP software166Microsoft PowerPoint152Microsoft Word126Oracle PeopleSoft105Yardi software105Google Docs90MEDITECH software83Intuit QuickBooks73Salesforce software57Microsoft Office software54Oracle Database52Apache Kafka52Adobe Acrobat51Apache Maven51Microsoft Windows50Spring Framework45Microsoft PowerShell45

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 573 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 573 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 99 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 468 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 573 AI-classified vacancies.

Major Groups (1-digit SOC)

2 — Professional Occupations188
4 — Administrative and Secretarial Occupations101
3 — Associate Professional and Technical Occupations64
6 — Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations54
1 — Managers, Directors and Senior Officials52
9 — Elementary Occupations42
5 — Skilled Trades Occupations41
7 — Sales and Customer Service Occupations21
8 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives10

Sub-Major Groups (2-digit SOC)

24 — Business, Media and Public Service Professionals135
41 — Administrative Occupations88
61 — Caring Personal Service Occupations50
35 — Business and Public Service Associate Professionals47
11 — Corporate Managers and Directors39
92 — Elementary Administration and Service Occupations34
22 — Health Professionals30
54 — Textiles, Printing and Other Skilled Trades22
71 — Sales Occupations17
12 — Other Managers and Proprietors13
21 — Science, Research, Engineering and Technology Professionals13
42 — Secretarial and Related Occupations13
52 — Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades12
23 — Teaching and Educational Professionals10
82 — Transport and Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives8
31 — Science, Engineering and Technology Associate Professionals8
91 — Elementary Trades and Related Occupations8
53 — Skilled Construction and Building Trades5
32 — Health and Social Care Associate Professionals5
34 — Culture, Media and Sports Occupations4
72 — Customer Service Occupations4
62 — Leisure, Travel and Related Personal Service Occupations4
51 — Skilled Agricultural and Related Trades2
81 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives2

Unit Groups (4-digit SOC) — Top 30

4122
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks65
2423
Management Consultants and Business Analysts49
2421
Chartered and Certified Accountants39
5434
Chefs20
2413
Solicitors17
7111
Sales and retail assistants15
3545
Sales accounts and business development managers14
6145
Care workers and home carers13
9233
Cleaners and domestics13
6141
Care assistants and home carers13
4112
Company Secretaries13
2231
Nurses12
6125
Activities workers12
1132
Marketing and Sales Directors11
1131
Financial managers and directors11
2426
Business and Related Associate Professionals n.e.c.8
1223
Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors8
2136
Programmers and software development professionals8
3544
Finance and investment analysts and advisers7
3565
Inspectors of standards and regulations6
6121
Nursery nurses and assistants6
4150
Office administrators6
4217
Administrative assistants6
3541
Administrative Occupations: Office Managers and Supervisors6
9263
Kitchen and catering assistants6
9120
Delivery drivers6
1136
Administrative managers and directors5
9274
Bar staff5
8211
Heavy goods vehicle drivers5
2211
Medical practitioners5
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.