New research from hiring platform IrishJobs shows that workers in the construction industry were among the most in-demand professions in 2024.
It comes as the sector continues to face a growing skills shortage.
Site managers were the most sought-after profession by employers in 2024, with demand growing 39% year-on-year.
According to the research, the five most in-demand professionals were dominated by the construction sector, with site engineers and project managers also among the most popular roles.
Outside of construction, accountants hold the second most sought-after role in the rankings.
The insights are based on data from the IrishJobs TalentBank, the hiring platform’s CV database of over 1.4 million job candidates.
Quantity surveyors, engineers, nurses and electricians all feature in the top ten most in-demand professions.
In the IT sector, automation engineer is the most in-demand job for 2024, while data scientist is the most in-demand job in the science industry.
Risk managers were the most-in-demand jobs in the banking sector.
“Against a backdrop of near record low levels of unemployment, businesses in Ireland continue to navigate an exceptionally tight labour market that presents challenges in attracting and retaining high calibre talent,” said Sam Dooley who is the Country Director of The Stepstone Group Ireland with responsibility for IrishJobs.
“The significant growth in demand for professionals in construction and related sectors clearly reflects the size of the challenge facing these sectors in meeting their talent needs.”
“As pressures grow to further ramp up construction activity to meet Ireland’s ambitious housing targets, the need for more skilled talent in the sector is only likely to accelerate,” Mr Dooley said.
Article Source – Construction jobs most in-demand roles this year – IrishJobs – RTE