Market Trends

Weekly snapshots

Week-on-week view of the Isle of Man job market — vacancy volumes, automation risk trends, and in-demand skills. Snapshots are captured every Sunday at 23:00. Last snapshot: 2026-W17 (26 Apr 2026)

Active jobs

625

New this week

+175

Filled/removed

-168

AI enriched

625

Avg auto. risk

46.3%

Avg AIOE

61.5%

Show:6 weeks of data

Active jobs

625

▲ 13 vs prev week

New this week

175

Avg auto. risk

46.3%

▲ 0.0 vs prev week

Avg AIOE

61.5%

▼ 0.2 vs prev week

Vacancy Volume

Total active jobs and weekly arrivals / departures

AI & Automation Risk Trend

Average automation probability and AIOE score (0–100)

Risk Band Distribution

Count of enriched jobs by risk tier each week

Top Skills Over Time

Job count for the top 6 skills in the most recent snapshot — tracked week by week

Top Skills — latest snapshot

2026-W17 · ranked by job count

Reliability409

Attention to Detail358

Teamwork345

Stakeholder Management338

Process Improvement336

Time Management329

Problem Solving272

Regulatory Compliance269

Customer Communication244

Writing201

Client Relationship Management188

Health and Safety Compliance149

Top Categories — latest snapshot

2026-W17 · active vacancies

Administration190

Finance153

Hospitality73

Healthcare55

Retail36

Legal26

Construction19

Education19

Engineering18

Information Technology16

Transport14

Manufacturing3

Anthropic Economic Index — Active IOM Roles by AI Usage

Occupations currently advertised in Isle of Man, ranked by observed share of Claude conversations · Dataset ↗

CC-BY · Anthropic

Customer Service Representatives9 vacancies · 70% usage

Financial and Investment Analysts4 vacancies · 57% usage

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers2 vacancies · 52% usage

Information Security Analysts2 vacancies · 49% usage

Computer User Support Specialists7 vacancies · 47% usage

Data Scientists1 vacancy · 46% usage

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive7 vacancies · 45% usage

Office Clerks, General23 vacancies · 45% usage

Receptionists and Information Clerks2 vacancies · 43% usage

Tutors1 vacancy · 41% usage

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping1 vacancy · 40% usage

Financial Managers9 vacancies · 39% usage

All Snapshots

Every weekly capture — newest first

Week	Active	New	Removed	Enriched	Avg Risk	Avg AIOE	Risk Low	Risk Med	Risk High
2026-W17	625	+175	-168	625	46.3%	61.5%	78	510	37
2026-W16	612	+160	-119	612	46.3%	61.7%	85	489	38
2026-W15	571	+141	-132	571	45.9%	61.5%	82	462	27
2026-W14	560	+97	-180	560	46.6%	62.0%	74	457	29
2026-W13	640	+205	-188	640	46.0%	61.9%	87	521	32
2026-W12	617	+617	-149	617	46.4%	61.6%	93	486	38

🧠 Weekly Advisor — 2026-W17

625 live vacancies hold steady, but the island is still hiring too many roles that technology should absorb.

**343 of 625 vacancies** sit in Administration and Finance, making process-heavy office work the island's defining labour market signal.

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