What Employers in Ireland Really Ask For, Skill by Skill

If you are applying for jobs in Ireland, the wording in job ads is the clearest signal of what employers actually screen for. Here is what turned up most often across job ads on NewLuxJob in Ireland, skill by skill.

Finance and management: reporting and leadership top the list

On accountant and auditor listings in Ireland (149 postings), auditing appears in 68% of ads and reporting in 62%. Tax knowledge follows at 28%, Excel at 26%, US GAAP at 15% and IFRS at 11%.

Management ads in Ireland (845 postings) ask for leadership and stakeholder management at equal rates, 60% each, followed by strategy at 54%. Coaching appears in 33% of listings, budgeting in 27% and project management in 26%.

Tech and data: cloud, code and query languages

Software developer ads in Ireland (211 postings) put Java at the top at 54%, with AWS close behind at 42%. CI/CD and Agile/Scrum each appear in 32% of listings, Python in 30% and React in 27%.

Data analyst ads (154 postings) ask for SQL most often, at 39%, with Excel at 38% and Python at 36%. Statistics is requested in 25% of ads, machine learning in 21% and Power BI in 18%.

Sales, marketing and customer support: CRM and communication

Sales ads in Ireland (175 postings) list pipeline management in 48% of postings and CRM in 37%. Negotiation follows at 29%, Salesforce specifically at 25%, B2B experience at 18% and account management at 17%.

Marketing ads (56 postings) ask for content skills most often, at 88%, then social media at 54%. CRM appears in 27% of listings, email marketing in 21%, SEO in 12% and SEA/Google Ads in 7%.

Customer support ads (131 postings) put communication first at 87%, followed by English language skills at 33%. Troubleshooting appears in 25% of ads, CRM in 12%, and Salesforce and German each in 7%.

Food, motor and metal trades: hygiene, diagnostics and welding

Cook and chef ads in Ireland (171 postings) list kitchen skills in 90% of postings and hygiene in 53%. HACCP follows at 37%, food preparation at 21%, menu planning at 8% and grill skills at 7%.

Mechanic ads (98 postings) ask for repair skills in 97% of listings and diagnostics in 86%. Maintenance appears in 74% of ads, engine knowledge in 41%, brakes in 28% and hydraulics in 22%.

Welder and metalwork ads (87 postings) put welding at 92%, with steel work at 45%. MIG/MAG welding appears in 44% of listings, TIG/WIG in 31%, blueprint reading in 29% and metal fabrication in 21%.

Logistics and engineering: licences and project delivery

Driver and logistics ads in Ireland (141 postings) list delivery experience in 53% of postings and a driving licence in 40%. Logistics knowledge appears in 30% of ads, warehouse experience and tachograph knowledge each in 18%, and forklift skills in 6%.

Engineer ads (146 postings) ask for project management most often, at 63%. Lean and quality assurance each appear in 16% of listings, CAD in 13%, and AutoCAD and PLC each in 10%.

Across these roles, the pattern is consistent: employers list one or two dominant technical or process skills alongside specific tools and certifications. Matching your CV wording to these terms is a simple way to get past the initial screening.