Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for OSPF skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited OSPF over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 604 | 621 | 730 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +109 | -199 |
| Permanent jobs citing OSPF | 322 | 361 | 577 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.37% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 2.38% | 2.33% | 2.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 250 | 295 | 386 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £41,250 | £35,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,375 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,250 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,188 | £85,000 | £93,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £48,500 | £46,750 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.74% | -10.95% | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
OSPF is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 13,526 | 15,491 | 22,250 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.18% | 15.91% | 13.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,416 | 7,761 | 11,859 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £27,900 | £28,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £35,750 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,715 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £44,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.22% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing OSPF as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
OSPF
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing OSPF.
OSPF
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing OSPF over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
OSPF
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OSPF within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +76 | 311 | £51,250 | -6.82% | 86 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 236 | £48,500 | +3.74% | 63 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 128 | £50,000 | -26.47% | 51 |
| South East | +7 | 86 | £52,500 | +12.90% | 21 |
| London | +102 | 79 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 37 |
| North of England | +65 | 76 | £42,500 | -7.61% | 17 |
| North West | +52 | 62 | £40,000 | -42.86% | 11 |
| Midlands | +15 | 52 | £48,500 | -22.40% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +38 | 51 | £48,500 | -20.82% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +65 | 17 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 6 |
| South West | -22 | 16 | £48,500 | -7.62% | 4 |
| East of England | -9 | 7 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 2 |
| Scotland | -55 | 7 | £65,000 | - | 11 |
| North East | -19 | 3 | £62,500 | +56.25% | 1 |
| Wales | +3 | 1 | £46,500 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 1 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 1 |
OSPF
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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