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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-W12 (17 Mar 2026)

Active jobs

598

New this week

+598

Filled/removed

-35

AI enriched

598

Avg auto. risk

47.0%

Avg AIOE

62.2%

Show:1 week of data

Active jobs

598

New this week

598

Avg auto. risk

47.0%

Avg AIOE

62.2%

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-W12 · ranked by job count

1
Attention to Detail418
2
Teamwork389
3
Time Management360
4
Stakeholder Management315
5
Report Writing305
6
Critical Thinking257
7
Administration and Management256
8
Regulatory Compliance229
9
Microsoft Office202
10
Active Listening177
11
Client Relationship Management172
12
Confidentiality159

Top Categories — latest snapshot

2026-W12 · active vacancies

1
Administration176
2
Finance143
3
Hospitality65
4
Healthcare57
5
Information Technology43
6
Legal35
7
Retail23
8
Engineering14
9
Transport12
10
Construction11
11
Education9
12
Property8

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
Customer Service Representatives12 vacancies · 70% usage
2
Financial and Investment Analysts3 vacancies · 57% usage
3
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers5 vacancies · 52% usage
4
Information Security Analysts6 vacancies · 49% usage
5
Computer User Support Specialists8 vacancies · 47% usage
6
Data Scientists1 vacancy · 46% usage
7
Public Relations Specialists4 vacancies · 45% usage
8
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive5 vacancies · 45% usage
9
Office Clerks, General16 vacancies · 45% usage
10
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping8 vacancies · 40% usage
11
Human Resources Specialists3 vacancies · 40% usage
12
Financial Managers8 vacancies · 39% usage

All Snapshots

Every weekly capture — newest first

WeekActiveNewRemovedEnrichedAvg RiskAvg AIOERisk LowRisk MedRisk High
2026-W12598+598-3559847.0%62.2%8547835

🧠 Weekly Advisor — 2026-W12

Baseline set: 619 active vacancies reveal an administration-heavy market with material automation exposure

**330 of 619 vacancies** sit in **Administration** and **Finance**, making process-heavy office work the defining feature of the Isle of Man's inaugural jobs baseline.

🔥 Hot Technologies

O*NET emerging tech in active roles

🔥 Microsoft Access200🔥 SAP software192🔥 Microsoft Excel164Microsoft Outlook164Microsoft PowerPoint131Microsoft Word130Oracle PeopleSoft114Yardi software110Google Docs99Intuit QuickBooks91Apache Maven80Apache Kafka77MEDITECH software76Spring Framework73Google Angular70Microsoft ASP.NET66Microsoft PowerShell66MySQL63Oracle Database60Salesforce software58

Employer Type

How active vacancies are sourced

agency286 · 48%
private241 · 40%
public71 · 12%

Vacancies by Area

Isle of Man geographic distribution

O*NET Growth Signals

Roles with strong employment outlook flags

387

✨ Bright Outlook roles

Rapid growth forecast

39

🔬 STEM roles

Science, tech, eng, maths

Automation Risk Distribution

Enriched roles split by risk band

Low — 85 (14%)Med — 478 (80%)High — 35 (6%)

Occupation Groups — latest snapshot

SOC2020 major group breakdown · active enriched roles

Chartered and Certified Accountants197
Administrative assistants115
Sales accounts and business development managers79
Housekeepers and cleaners60
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians48
Financial managers46
Youth and community workers32
Sales and retail assistants12
Van drivers9