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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-W24 (14 Jun 2026)

Active jobs

581

New this week

+183

Filled/removed

-181

AI enriched

581

Avg auto. risk

44.6%

Avg AIOE

60.7%

Show:10 weeks of data

Active jobs

581

6 vs prev week

New this week

183

Avg auto. risk

44.6%

0.1 vs prev week

Avg AIOE

60.7%

0.4 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-W24 · ranked by job count

1
Attention to Detail428
2
Teamwork and Collaboration407
3
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication379
4
Outcome Measurement and Progress Evaluation355
5
Process Improvement Implementation324
6
Adaptability to Changing Work Environments283
7
Task Prioritisation and Multitasking241
8
Data Analysis and Interpretation202
9
Administrative Procedure Adherence202
10
Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency174
11
Compliance Policy Development168
12
Confidential Information Handling118

Top Categories — latest snapshot

2026-W24 · active vacancies

1
Administration170
2
Finance135
3
Healthcare86
4
Hospitality50
5
Education30
6
Legal25
7
Retail25
8
Information Technology17
9
Construction15
10
Engineering11
11
Transport11
12
Manufacturing5

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
1
Computer Programmers1 vacancy · 75% usage
2
Customer Service Representatives13 vacancies · 70% usage
3
Financial and Investment Analysts4 vacancies · 57% usage
4
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers3 vacancies · 52% usage
5
Information Security Analysts2 vacancies · 49% usage
6
Computer User Support Specialists4 vacancies · 47% usage
7
Data Scientists2 vacancies · 46% usage
8
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive5 vacancies · 45% usage
9
Office Clerks, General22 vacancies · 45% usage
10
Financial Managers18 vacancies · 39% usage
11
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants2 vacancies · 36% usage
12
Personal Financial Advisors9 vacancies · 35% usage

All Snapshots

Every weekly capture — newest first

WeekActiveNewRemovedEnrichedAvg RiskAvg AIOERisk LowRisk MedRisk High
2026-W24581+183-18158144.6%60.7%11643827
2026-W23575+127-15857544.5%61.1%11842433
2026-W22603+144-16660343.8%60.0%13344129
2026-W21623+205-20762345.0%60.8%11047934
2026-W17625+175-16862546.3%61.5%7851037
2026-W16612+160-11961246.3%61.7%8548938
2026-W15571+141-13257145.9%61.5%8246227
2026-W14560+97-18056046.6%62.0%7445729
2026-W13640+205-18864046.0%61.9%8752132
2026-W12617+617-14961746.4%61.6%9348638

🧠 Weekly Advisor — 2026-W24

Vacancies hold at 581, but the island is still hiring too many roles that software should absorb

**52.5% of all vacancies sit in Administration and Finance, where automation pressure is already above the market average.**

🔥 Hot Technologies

O*NET emerging tech in active roles

🔥 Microsoft Access208🔥 SAP software172🔥 Microsoft Excel171Microsoft Outlook171Microsoft PowerPoint151Microsoft Word133Yardi software113Oracle PeopleSoft110Google Docs97MEDITECH software91Intuit QuickBooks73Microsoft Windows60Salesforce software58Adobe Acrobat55Oracle Database54Microsoft Office software51Apache Kafka50Apache Maven49Henry Schein Dentrix49Microsoft SharePoint46

Employer Type

How active vacancies are sourced

agency251 · 43%
private220 · 38%
public110 · 19%

Vacancies by Area

Isle of Man geographic distribution

O*NET Growth Signals

Roles with strong employment outlook flags

355

✨ Bright Outlook roles

Rapid growth forecast

29

🔬 STEM roles

Science, tech, eng, maths

Automation Risk Distribution

Enriched roles split by risk band

Low — 116 (20%)Med — 438 (75%)High — 27 (5%)

Occupation Groups — latest snapshot

SOC2020 major group breakdown · active enriched roles

Chartered and Certified Accountants186
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks105
Inspectors of standards and regulations69
Youth and community workers56
Financial managers55
Cleaners and domestics42
Chefs37
Beauticians and related occupations21
Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs10