IR
I would have to disagree Helinutt. There have been plenty of recent examples of people getting north sea jobs with 200 hours and IR. It's not the experience they want for co-pilot it's the IR.
Of course getting a break like this will also depend on your age other possible variables but the fact remains that in having an IR you put yourself in a far far better off position than not having one and in my experience I do not know of anybody who has an IR out of work for long.