International markets · Technology work

Job Market Observatory

The technology job market: Ireland

Market signals in the selected country’s latest published sample.

Source data through · Europe/Rome

Statistics published · Europe/Rome

What work is being advertised?

Role families are interpretations of titles and duties. Mixed or unclear roles may remain unclassified.

  • Software engineering360 35.7%
  • Cloud & infrastructure147 14.6%
  • Data & AI134 13.3%
  • IT leadership & projects85 8.4%
  • Cybersecurity74 7.3%
  • Business applications66 6.6%
  • IT support65 6.5%
  • Other roles46 4.6%
  • Industrial & embedded17 1.7%
  • Product & design11 1.1%
  • Unclassified2 0.2%

Experience levels

A stated level comes from the advert. An inferred level reflects the duties and qualifications. The years shown are those requested in the adverts for each group.

  • Senior · stated360 35.7%

    Years requested At least 7 years (48 adverts) At least 5 years (39 adverts) At least 8 years (20 adverts)

    More experience ranges

    At least 6 years (16 adverts) At least 10 years (16 adverts) At least 3 years (6 adverts) At least 4 years (5 adverts) 5–10 years (3 adverts) 3–5 years (3 adverts) At least 2 years (2 adverts) At least 12 years (2 adverts) 6–7 years (2 adverts) 12–15 years (1 advert) 4–5 years (1 advert) 4–6 years (1 advert) 6–8 years (1 advert) 8–12 years (1 advert) At least 9 years (1 advert) 8–10 years (1 advert) At least 20 years (1 advert) 10–15 years (1 advert) 4–7 years (1 advert) 5–7 years (1 advert)

  • Intermediate · inferred153 15.2%

    Years requested At least 3 years (32 adverts) At least 5 years (24 adverts) At least 2 years (17 adverts)

    More experience ranges

    3–5 years (12 adverts) At least 4 years (5 adverts) 2–5 years (2 adverts) 5–8 years (1 advert) 4–8 years (1 advert) 2–3 years (1 advert) 4–7 years (1 advert) 2–7 years (1 advert) 2–4 years (1 advert)

  • Insufficient evidence113 11.2%

    Years requested 1–3 years (1 advert) At least 2 years (1 advert)

  • Senior · inferred105 10.4%

    Years requested At least 5 years (33 adverts) At least 7 years (5 adverts) At least 4 years (3 adverts)

    More experience ranges

    At least 10 years (2 adverts) At least 2 years (2 adverts) At least 8 years (2 adverts) 5–10 years (1 advert) 7–10 years (1 advert) At least 3 years (1 advert)

  • Lead · stated104 10.3%

    Years requested At least 7 years (9 adverts) At least 5 years (8 adverts) At least 10 years (8 adverts)

    More experience ranges

    At least 12 years (4 adverts) At least 8 years (3 adverts) At least 4 years (2 adverts) At least 9 years (1 advert) 4–7 years (1 advert) At least 15 years (1 advert)

  • Manager · stated60 6.0%

    Years requested At least 8 years (4 adverts) At least 5 years (3 adverts) At least 3 years (3 adverts)

    More experience ranges

    At least 10 years (3 adverts) At least 7 years (2 adverts) At least 12 years (2 adverts) 4–6 years (1 advert) 6–10 years (1 advert)

  • Lead · inferred36 3.6%

    Years requested At least 5 years (4 adverts) At least 12 years (3 adverts) At least 8 years (2 adverts)

    More experience ranges

    At least 10 years (2 adverts) At least 7 years (2 adverts) At least 4 years (2 adverts) 3–5 years (2 adverts) At least 3 years (1 advert) At least 2 years (1 advert)

  • Multiple levels27 2.7%

    Years requested At least 5 years (4 adverts) At least 7 years (2 adverts) At least 3 years (2 adverts)

    More experience ranges

    At least 6 years (1 advert) At least 8 years (1 advert) At least 10 years (1 advert)

  • Junior · inferred16 1.6%

    Years requested At least 2 years (2 adverts) At least 1 year (1 advert)

  • Executive · stated10 1.0%

    Years requested At least 10 years (1 advert) At least 20 years (1 advert)

  • Intermediate · stated8 0.8%

    Years requested At least 3 years (1 advert) 2–4 years (1 advert) At least 2 years (1 advert)

    More experience ranges

    At least 5 years (1 advert)

  • Junior · stated8 0.8%

    Years requested 0–2 years (2 adverts) At least 1 year (1 advert) 3–5 years (1 advert)

  • Manager · inferred7 0.7%

    Years requested At least 5 years (1 advert) At least 8 years (1 advert) At least 3 years (1 advert)

Work policy

  • Hybrid409 40.6%
  • On-site250 24.8%
  • Not specified207 20.6%
  • Remote141 14.0%

Conflicting work-policy evidence accounts for 89 of the unspecified postings.

Where remote work is allowed

Remote within the country · 11 (2.0%)

These postings name a single eligible country. The breakdown below shows the places stated in the adverts.

Shares are among remote and hybrid postings. A posting can name several places. Hybrid roles can also require office attendance.

  • Eligibility unstated533 96.9%
  • Ireland12 2.2%
  • Other stated geographic limits2 0.4%
  • Europe2 0.4%
  • Portugal1 0.2%
  • Germany1 0.2%
  • Spain1 0.2%
  • Poland1 0.2%
  • Netherlands1 0.2%
  • Worldwide1 0.2%

How to read roles

Role families describe the work advertised. Experience levels describe the responsibility and scope of a role. A country sample can include workplaces elsewhere. Remote eligibility is shown separately.