Employers struggling to fill ‘specialised’ engineering and construction jobs – Indeed

Jobs which remained on the Indeed platform for over 60 days between January and the end of November last year were deemed “hard to fill”.

The data showed that 62.7pc of instrumentation engineer positions remained on the Indeed website for over two months.

These engineers are responsible for the planning, installation, monitoring and maintenance of control systems and machinery in manufacturing environments.

Roles for resident engineers and design engineers also featured in the top-10 list of jobs that remained open for over 60 days compiled by Indeed, while senior structural engineers ranked 11th.

Employers also struggled to fill positions in the construction industry, with 58.8pc of job postings for mechanical and electrical project managers live for longer than two months.

Civil supervisors, civil technicians, plumbing managers and ecologists also featured in the top 20.

Solicitors and tax consultants were also highlighted as “hard to fill” roles last year in Ireland.

Ad reviewers and online moderators were both also in high demand.

Both positions focus on overseeing online content.

Ad reviewers check that advertising content is accurate and appropriate, while moderators for companies such as tech giants, review content published on websites to make sure it adheres to the platform’s guidelines.

Python developers also ranked highly in the list of jobs that employers are now finding difficult to fill. Python developers design, code and deploy development projects in the Python programming language.

Over half of job adverts related to roles in this space were on the site for longer than two months, the data showed.

“The engineering and construction roles proving the hardest to fill are specialised and require either extensive education or training in addition to experience in many cases,” Indeed senior economist Jack Kennedy said.

“With a limited talent pool, those employers who can offer flexibility and other benefits in addition to competitive salaries are more likely to win over recruits,” he added.