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This section looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OSPF over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank59-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.935 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£352
% change on same period last year+7.22 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.90£32.40
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads155272
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.205 %0.271 %
Daily rates quoted1925
Average minimum daily rate£237£264
Average daily rate£270£280
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£303£297
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted3561
Average minimum hourly rate£23.92£31.32
Average hourly rate£26.14£33.80
% change on same period last year-22.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.35£36.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
OSPF East of EnglandOSPF
East of England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

OSPF
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing OSPF across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Cambridgeshire OSPF Demand Trend

OSPF
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing OSPF across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire OSPF Daily Rate Trend

OSPF
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing OSPF across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire OSPF Hourly Rate Trend

OSPF
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OSPF within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PeterboroughNew entry-3--
OSPF East of EnglandOSPF
East of England

OSPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing OSPF also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited OSPF.

16 (100.00 %)VoIP
16 (100.00 %)Juniper
16 (100.00 %)Cisco
16 (100.00 %)Firewall
23 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
23 (50.00 %)Network Security
23 (50.00 %)Wireless Security
23 (50.00 %)ProCurve
23 (50.00 %)Wireless
23 (50.00 %)HP
23 (50.00 %)Novell
23 (50.00 %)CheckPoint
23 (50.00 %)MPLS
23 (50.00 %)BGP
23 (50.00 %)EIGRP
23 (50.00 %)WAN
23 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (50.00 %)VPN
23 (50.00 %)SSL
23 (50.00 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
23 (50.00 %)LAN
23 (50.00 %)IP Telephony
23 (50.00 %)Penetration Testing
32 (33.33 %)ISO27001
32 (33.33 %)ISO17799
32 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
32 (33.33 %)CCSP
41 (16.67 %)Change Management
41 (16.67 %)ITIL

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing OSPF also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited OSPF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (100.00 %)VoIP
16 (100.00 %)Firewall
23 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
23 (50.00 %)Network Security
23 (50.00 %)Wireless Security
23 (50.00 %)Wireless
23 (50.00 %)MPLS
23 (50.00 %)BGP
23 (50.00 %)EIGRP
23 (50.00 %)WAN
23 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (50.00 %)VPN
23 (50.00 %)SSL
23 (50.00 %)LAN
23 (50.00 %)IP Telephony
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Security Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Communications Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Network Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Network Security Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Network Manager
31 (16.67 %)Cisco Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Network Consultant
31 (16.67 %)Consultant
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Windows
13 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Penetration Testing
21 (16.67 %)Change Management
21 (16.67 %)ITIL
21 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
12 (33.33 %)CCSP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (33.33 %)ISO27001
12 (33.33 %)ISO17799
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Juniper
16 (100.00 %)Cisco
23 (50.00 %)ProCurve
23 (50.00 %)HP
23 (50.00 %)Novell
23 (50.00 %)CheckPoint