AI roles are leading a recovery in employment in the Irish tech sector, after the so-called ‘tech wreck’ wave of job losses that struck the industry in 2022 and 2023. The tracker is based on research which analyses data from LinkedIn’s professional network, assessing the skills of existing professionals and skills required by organisations across the country. The latest research found a 142pc increase in demand for AI professionals followed by data analytics (36pc) and cloud computing (21pc). It contrasts with numbers from the IDA earlier this month that showed tech hiring still fairly strained. In the first six months of this year, IDA Ireland said it supported 131 investments, most outside Dublin, that will enable future delivery of 8,900 jobs.
