ICT
IT Occupations
This occupational group had the strongest annual average employment growth rate over the five-year period (9.8%). The largest share of this growth occurred between 2019 and 2021, although overall levels have continued to grow annually since, despite a slowdown in hirings in the ICT sector. Although most are employed in the ICT sector, demand for these roles occurs across other sectors including finance and industry. At present, migration is a key source of skills for these roles, with non-Irish citizens accounting for almost two-fifths of persons employed, the highest share across all occupational groups.
Skills shortages:
Software developers/engineers
IT analysts/engineers