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Isle of Man Job Market

Live market intelligence from 597 active vacancies

597
Active jobs
15
New today
597
New this week
111
Closing this week
51
Disappeared this week
Filled or withdrawn
100%
AI-enriched
597 of 597

Jobs by Occupation (SOC2020 major group)

2 — Professional Occupations194
4 — Administrative and Secretarial Occupations117
3 — Associate Professional and Technical Occupations78
9 — Elementary Occupations62
1 — Managers, Directors and Senior Officials46
5 — Skilled Trades Occupations45
6 — Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations32
7 — Sales and Customer Service Occupations13
8 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives10

Based on 597 AI-enriched vacancies.

Automation Risk

Avg automation risk47%
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.

Reporting and Documentation428 (72%)
Regulatory Compliance314 (53%)
Client Service and Relationship Management239 (40%)
Data Analysis and Reporting188 (31%)
Health and Safety Procedures187 (31%)
Business Administration156 (26%)
Customer Relationship Management155 (26%)
Office Administration152 (25%)
Administrative Procedures135 (23%)
Project Management99 (17%)
Team Leadership and Collaboration89 (15%)
Financial Services Industry79 (13%)
Confidentiality and Data Protection78 (13%)
Law and Government73 (12%)
Financial Analysis and Reporting73 (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 automatable1133 (22%)
⚡ Augmented — AI-assisted human work2451 (49%)
🧠 Human — automation-resistant1463 (29%)

Total tasks analysed: 5,047 across 597 enriched vacancies. Human and augmented tasks represent the automation-resilient portion of IOM's workforce profile.

O*NET Occupational Insights

389
Bright Outlook roles
of 597 enriched

🔥 Hot Technologies in Demand

Microsoft Access202SAP software195Microsoft Excel164Microsoft Outlook162Microsoft Word131Microsoft PowerPoint129Oracle PeopleSoft117Yardi software113Google Docs99Intuit QuickBooks94Apache Maven79MEDITECH software77Apache Kafka76Spring Framework72Google Angular69Microsoft ASP.NET65Microsoft PowerShell65Oracle Database63MySQL63Salesforce software59

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 597 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 597 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 63 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 527 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 597 AI-classified vacancies.

Major Groups (1-digit SOC)

2 — Professional Occupations194
4 — Administrative and Secretarial Occupations117
3 — Associate Professional and Technical Occupations78
9 — Elementary Occupations62
1 — Managers, Directors and Senior Officials46
5 — Skilled Trades Occupations45
6 — Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations32
7 — Sales and Customer Service Occupations13
8 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives10

Sub-Major Groups (2-digit SOC)

24 — Business, Media and Public Service Professionals156
41 — Administrative Occupations96
92 — Elementary Administration and Service Occupations53
35 — Business and Public Service Associate Professionals42
61 — Caring Personal Service Occupations30
31 — Science, Engineering and Technology Associate Professionals27
11 — Corporate Managers and Directors26
54 — Textiles, Printing and Other Skilled Trades25
42 — Secretarial and Related Occupations21
12 — Other Managers and Proprietors20
22 — Health Professionals18
21 — Science, Research, Engineering and Technology Professionals17
52 — Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades13
71 — Sales Occupations9
91 — Elementary Trades and Related Occupations9
82 — Transport and Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives8
72 — Customer Service Occupations4
53 — Skilled Construction and Building Trades4
32 — Health and Social Care Associate Professionals4
33 — Protective Service Occupations3
51 — Skilled Agricultural and Related Trades3
23 — Teaching and Educational Professionals3
34 — Culture, Media and Sports Occupations2
62 — Leisure, Travel and Related Personal Service Occupations2
81 — Process, Plant and Machine Operatives2

Unit Groups (4-digit SOC) — Top 30

4122
Administrative assistants68
2423
Management Consultants and Business Analysts47
2421
Chartered and Certified Accountants41
5434
Chefs24
2413
Solicitors17
3545
Sales accounts and business development managers14
6145
Care workers and home carers14
1223
Team Leaders and Supervisors in Office and Customer Service Roles13
2136
Programmers and software development professionals13
9274
Bar staff13
4216
Receptionists12
4112
Legal secretaries11
3132
IT support technicians11
9233
Housekeepers and cleaners11
2231
Nurses11
2472
Public relations professionals10
2411
Accountants9
9272
Kitchen assistants9
7111
Sales and retail assistants9
1132
Financial Managers and Directors8
4217
Legal secretaries7
6141
Care assistants and home carers7
3544
Finance and investment analysts and advisers6
9273
Waiters and waitresses6
2419
Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.6
3541
Sales and retail assistants6
9232
Domestic cleaners and housekeepers6
2424
Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.5
8211
Van drivers5
9120
Plant and machine operatives5
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.