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The table below looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the Peterborough 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
Rank21-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.556 %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 %
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Peterborough
Matching contract IT job ads1823
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£263£145
Average daily rate£275£158
% change on same period last year+73.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£288£171
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£15.29£18.80
Average hourly rate£19.00£19.85
% change on same period last year-4.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.71£20.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
OSPF CambridgeshireOSPF
Cambridgeshire

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

Peterborough OSPF Demand Trend

OSPF
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Peterborough 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 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)VPN
14 (100.00 %)SSL
14 (100.00 %)Cisco
14 (100.00 %)Juniper
14 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
14 (100.00 %)MPLS
14 (100.00 %)BGP
14 (100.00 %)Firewall
14 (100.00 %)Wireless
14 (100.00 %)VoIP
14 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
14 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX
14 (100.00 %)Wireless Security
22 (50.00 %)ITIL
22 (50.00 %)Network Security
22 (50.00 %)ISO27001
22 (50.00 %)ISO17799
22 (50.00 %)CCSP
22 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)VoIP
14 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)VPN
14 (100.00 %)SSL
14 (100.00 %)MPLS
14 (100.00 %)BGP
14 (100.00 %)Firewall
14 (100.00 %)Wireless
14 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX
14 (100.00 %)Wireless Security
22 (50.00 %)Network Security
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Security Engineer
22 (50.00 %)Communications Engineer
22 (50.00 %)Cisco Engineer
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
22 (50.00 %)ITIL
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)CCSP
12 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (50.00 %)ISO17799
12 (50.00 %)ISO27001
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Cisco
14 (100.00 %)Juniper
14 (100.00 %)CheckPoint