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One in three Irish workers are employed in careers unrelated to their studies as graduate job postings fall and competition intensifies.

IrishJobs have published the results of a report exploring how Irish professionals are enhancing their AI skills in an evolving landscape.

The data also shows that men are often more comfortable negotiating a pay rise than their female colleagues. Ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday (8 March), recruitment platform IrishJobs has released data highlighting issues of pay disparity and unequal expectations between men and women of similar skill in the workplace.  IrishJobs and parent company The Stepstone Group compiled the data using research related to salary and benefit trends from 1.3m job adverts, alongside survey insights from 470 recruiters and 670 candidates in Ireland, as well as using data from the UK and Germany. 

The research highlighted how workplace benefits are becoming as important to professionals as salaries are. Recruitment platform IrishJobs has issued a report exploring workplace benefits and salary trends. What was discovered is that beyond the standard expectation of a decent salary, compensation in the form of workplace perks has become an expectation.  Flexibility was shown to be a key motivator for professionals, as more than half of those surveyed for the report (56pc) explained that they would not apply for a role that didn’t offer hybrid or remote working arrangements. 

A new job, alongside the excitement, can come with stress, but there are a number of ways you can better prepare yourself for a new professional opportunity. An IrishJobs report from October indicated that nearly 30pc of participating professionals intend to look for a new job in 2026. People often feel compelled to reevaluate in the wake of a new year and a job opportunity can be exactly the kind of change needed.

A new job, alongside the excitement, can come with stress, but there are a number of ways you can better prepare yourself for a new professional opportunity. A recent IrishJobs report indicated that nearly 30pc of participating professionals intend to look into alternative employment in 2026. People often feel compelled to reevaluate in the wake of a new year and a job opportunity can be exactly the kind of change needed.

The report also indicated that, in line with the heightened availability of jobs, almost 30pc of contributing professionals will be looking for a new role in the new year. IrishJobs has published the Hiring Trends Update, a new biannual research report exploring the trends and patterns impacting Ireland’s recruitment market. In partnership with the Stepstone Group, which is the parent company of IrishJobs, data was collected from 500 employers and 1,000 professionals across the country. 

Project managers were the most sought-after professionals, data from IrishJobs reveals