Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for OSPF skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited OSPF over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 284 | 335 | 445 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | +110 | -38 |
| Contract jobs citing OSPF | 63 | 134 | 177 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.42% | 0.53% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 4.04% | 4.63% | 4.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 48 | 85 | 138 |
| 10th Percentile | £335 | £363 | £343 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £413 | £402 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £498 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.52% | +4.74% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £541 | £619 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £559 | - | £618 |
| UK median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +8.11% | +2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.93 | £27.60 | £23.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.06 | £65.06 | £25.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £78.50 | £26.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -69.43% | +193.46% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £24.75 | £80.44 | £29.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £81.00 | £42.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £24.50 | £78.00 | £26.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -68.59% | +191.59% | +25.88% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home
OSPF is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 1,561 | 2,895 | 4,322 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 10.34% | 11.52% | 9.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,015 | 1,922 | 2,924 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £350 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £425 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £495 | £518 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.44% | +3.60% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 77 | 95 | 104 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £23.30 | £18.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.27 | £42.50 | £26.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.50 | £60.00 | £49.29 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.17% | +21.73% | +13.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.63 | £63.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.46 | £80.25 | £66.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £18.88 | £28.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +111.92% | -33.19% | +6.60% |
OSPF
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing OSPF as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
OSPF
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing OSPF.
OSPF
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing OSPF over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
OSPF
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing OSPF.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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