Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the Oxford 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
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£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 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads4722
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted120
Average minimum daily rate£336-
Average daily rate£349-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£361-
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted2213
Average minimum hourly rate£21.52£20.15
Average hourly rate£22.21£20.95
% change on same period last year+6.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.90£21.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
OSPF OxfordshireOSPF
Oxfordshire

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 Oxford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford OSPF Hourly Rate Trend

OSPF
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)Cisco
14 (100.00 %)CCNP
14 (100.00 %)CiscoWorks
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
14 (100.00 %)Nokia
14 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
23 (75.00 %)Blue Coat
23 (75.00 %)TippingPoint
23 (75.00 %)CCSA
31 (25.00 %)VPN
31 (25.00 %)Change Management
31 (25.00 %)Health
31 (25.00 %)Nortel

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)VPN
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Health
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Network Engineer
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Engineer
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Network Engineer
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Change Management
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)CCNP
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (75.00 %)CCSA
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (100.00 %)CiscoWorks
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Nokia
14 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
14 (100.00 %)Cisco
23 (75.00 %)Blue Coat
23 (75.00 %)TippingPoint
31 (25.00 %)Nortel