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The table below looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
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£368£353
% change on same period last year+4.12 %
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£33.32£34.16
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads7568
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted175
Average minimum daily rate£247£254
Average daily rate£258£267
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£269£279
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£343
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Hourly rates quoted2925
Average minimum hourly rate£18.14£18.82
Average hourly rate£19.51£19.83
% change on same period last year-1.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.88£20.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.69£26.91
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
OSPF South EastOSPF
South East

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire OSPF Hourly Rate Trend

OSPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

111 (100.00 %)Cisco
111 (100.00 %)CCNP
111 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
27 (63.64 %)Firewall
27 (63.64 %)CCNA
27 (63.64 %)EIGRP
27 (63.64 %)RIP
27 (63.64 %)LAN
27 (63.64 %)VoIP
27 (63.64 %)Cisco IOS
35 (45.45 %)WAN
35 (45.45 %)PPP
35 (45.45 %)IPv4
35 (45.45 %)H.323
35 (45.45 %)BGP
35 (45.45 %)Network Design
35 (45.45 %)VLAN
44 (36.36 %)Nokia
44 (36.36 %)CheckPoint
44 (36.36 %)CiscoWorks
44 (36.36 %)Security Cleared
53 (27.27 %)Cisco PIX
53 (27.27 %)TippingPoint
53 (27.27 %)CCSA
53 (27.27 %)Blue Coat
62 (18.18 %)Logistics
62 (18.18 %)SC Cleared
71 (9.091 %)Health
71 (9.091 %)Nortel
71 (9.091 %)Change Management

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (63.64 %)LAN
17 (63.64 %)VoIP
17 (63.64 %)RIP
17 (63.64 %)EIGRP
17 (63.64 %)Firewall
17 (63.64 %)Cisco IOS
25 (45.45 %)VLAN
25 (45.45 %)H.323
25 (45.45 %)IPv4
25 (45.45 %)BGP
25 (45.45 %)WAN
25 (45.45 %)PPP
33 (27.27 %)Cisco PIX
41 (9.091 %)VPN
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (9.091 %)Health
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)Network Engineer
15 (45.45 %)Network Specialist
24 (36.36 %)Cisco Network Engineer
24 (36.36 %)Cisco Engineer
33 (27.27 %)Infrastructure Specialist
42 (18.18 %)Cisco Specialist
42 (18.18 %)Network Infrastructure Specialist
51 (9.091 %)Network Design Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Design Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)Network Design
22 (18.18 %)Logistics
31 (9.091 %)Change Management
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (100.00 %)CCNP
111 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
27 (63.64 %)CCNA
34 (36.36 %)Security Cleared
43 (27.27 %)CCSA
52 (18.18 %)SC Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (36.36 %)CiscoWorks
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (100.00 %)Cisco
24 (36.36 %)Nokia
24 (36.36 %)CheckPoint
33 (27.27 %)Blue Coat
33 (27.27 %)TippingPoint
41 (9.091 %)Nortel