Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the East Midlands 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 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank8687
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads17
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.546 %2.545 %
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£399£328
% change on same period last year+21.49 %
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£38.97£36.26
% change on same period last year+7.48 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads183275
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.288 %0.295 %
Daily rates quoted3246
Average minimum daily rate£287£326
Average daily rate£296£332
% change on same period last year-10.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£305£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted2836
Average minimum hourly rate£14.76£21.13
Average hourly rate£16.00£21.49
% change on same period last year-25.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.24£21.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
OSPF EnglandOSPF
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 East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands OSPF Hourly Rate Trend

OSPF
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OSPF within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
NorthamptonshireUp+21--
OSPF EnglandOSPF
England

OSPF
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

12 (100.00 %)BGP
21 (50.00 %)VRRP
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (50.00 %)Ethernet
21 (50.00 %)RIP
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)CCIP
21 (50.00 %)Nortel
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)MPLS

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)BGP
21 (50.00 %)VRRP
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (50.00 %)Ethernet
21 (50.00 %)RIP
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)MPLS
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Network Support Engineer
12 (100.00 %)Network Support
12 (100.00 %)Network Engineer
12 (100.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (50.00 %)3rd Line Support
21 (50.00 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
21 (50.00 %)3rd Line Network Engineer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)CCIP
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Nortel