IT workers have higher rates of job turnover and spend 30 months less on average in roles relative to other workers. "Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities sector also tend to change jobs at a higher rate than average. "Workers in this sector accounted for 7pc of Dublin employees, compared with 4pc in the rest of the country. These factors contributed to a higher rate of job switching more generally in Dublin," the economists wrote. While many of the professions seeing demand for staff were in finance and law, there were significant shortages for registered disability nurses, senior staff nurses and registered nurses.

Source: Irish Independent June 14, 2019 05:48 UTC