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This section looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OSPF over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank212185
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching permanent IT job ads55111
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.049 %
As % of the category below2.012 %3.387 %
Salaries quoted4288
Average minimum salary£47,860£43,975
Average salary£50,035£46,887
% change on same period last year+6.71 %
Average maximum salary£52,209£49,800
UK excluding London average salary£43,073£44,114
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Communications & Networking BerkshireCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27333277
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.340 %1.451 %
Salaries quoted22812548
Average minimum salary£40,305£40,428
Average salary£43,234£43,622
% change on same period last year-0.89 %
Average maximum salary£46,163£46,817
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
OSPF South EastOSPF
South East

OSPF
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing OSPF across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Berkshire OSPF Demand Trend

OSPF
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing OSPF across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire OSPF Salary Trend

OSPF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OSPF across the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

Berkshire OSPF Salary Histogram

OSPF
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OSPF within the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1ReadingDown-2816£50,071-2.77 %
2BracknellUp+104£45,000-13.23 %
3NewburyUp+82£43,750-12.50 %
4SloughDown-241£50,000+36.98 %
OSPF South EastOSPF
South East

OSPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing OSPF also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing OSPF.

188 (75.21 %)Cisco
280 (68.38 %)MPLS
378 (66.67 %)Cisco Certification
474 (63.25 %)BGP
573 (62.39 %)CCNP
661 (52.14 %)RIP
753 (45.30 %)WAN
852 (44.44 %)Firewall
950 (42.74 %)LAN
1045 (38.46 %)VPN
1138 (32.48 %)ATM
1138 (32.48 %)TCP/IP
1237 (31.62 %)CCNA
1237 (31.62 %)DNS
1334 (29.06 %)CCIP
1334 (29.06 %)Juniper
1432 (27.35 %)EIGRP
1530 (25.64 %)CCIE
1628 (23.93 %)CCDP
1726 (22.22 %)Frame Relay
1821 (17.95 %)Network Design
1821 (17.95 %)Migration
1821 (17.95 %)3G
1821 (17.95 %)RANAP
1920 (17.09 %)VoIP
2019 (16.24 %)CheckPoint
2019 (16.24 %)Validation
2118 (15.38 %)GGSN
2118 (15.38 %)SGSN
2217 (14.53 %)Telecoms

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing OSPF also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing OSPF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
110 (8.547 %)CSS
Application Platforms
13 (2.564 %)MTS
21 (0.855 %)MS Exchange
Applications
12 (1.709 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
180 (68.38 %)MPLS
274 (63.25 %)BGP
361 (52.14 %)RIP
453 (45.30 %)WAN
552 (44.44 %)Firewall
650 (42.74 %)LAN
745 (38.46 %)VPN
838 (32.48 %)TCP/IP
838 (32.48 %)ATM
937 (31.62 %)DNS
1032 (27.35 %)EIGRP
1126 (22.22 %)Frame Relay
1221 (17.95 %)RANAP
1221 (17.95 %)3G
1320 (17.09 %)VoIP
1418 (15.38 %)GGSN
1418 (15.38 %)SGSN
1515 (12.82 %)DHCP
1515 (12.82 %)Ethernet
1613 (11.11 %)VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (0.855 %)MySQL
General
117 (14.53 %)Telecoms
216 (13.68 %)Government
39 (7.692 %)Health
39 (7.692 %)Pensions
47 (5.983 %)Finance
55 (4.274 %)Back Office
61 (0.855 %)Financial Institution
Job Titles
153 (45.30 %)Network Engineer
227 (23.08 %)Architect
227 (23.08 %)Network Support
322 (18.80 %)Network Architect
418 (15.38 %)Support Engineer
516 (13.68 %)Network Support Engineer
516 (13.68 %)Solutions Architect
612 (10.26 %)Cisco Network Engineer
612 (10.26 %)Cisco Engineer
711 (9.402 %)Network Operator
810 (8.547 %)Network Specialist
99 (7.692 %)2nd Line Support
107 (5.983 %)Senior Network Engineer
107 (5.983 %)Design Engineer
107 (5.983 %)Consultant
116 (5.128 %)Network Design Engineer
125 (4.274 %)Network Consultant
133 (2.564 %)Cisco Support
133 (2.564 %)Cisco Specialist
133 (2.564 %)Senior Network Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
11 (0.855 %)Speech Recognition
11 (0.855 %)IPTV
11 (0.855 %)French Language
11 (0.855 %)Italian Language
11 (0.855 %)Spanish Language
Operating Systems
113 (11.11 %)Linux
211 (9.402 %)Unix
39 (7.692 %)Solaris
42 (1.709 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
121 (17.95 %)Migration
121 (17.95 %)Network Design
219 (16.24 %)Validation
311 (9.402 %)Project Management
45 (4.274 %)ITIL
45 (4.274 %)Load Balancing
52 (1.709 %)Fault Management
52 (1.709 %)Communications Security
61 (0.855 %)Time Management
61 (0.855 %)Performance Management
61 (0.855 %)PDM
Programming Languages
13 (2.564 %)C
21 (0.855 %)Perl
Qualifications
178 (66.67 %)Cisco Certification
273 (62.39 %)CCNP
337 (31.62 %)CCNA
434 (29.06 %)CCIP
530 (25.64 %)CCIE
628 (23.93 %)CCDP
715 (12.82 %)JNCIA
87 (5.983 %)CCDA
95 (4.274 %)JNCIS
95 (4.274 %)JNCIE
104 (3.419 %)JNCIP
104 (3.419 %)CCVP
104 (3.419 %)CCSP
111 (0.855 %)MCP
111 (0.855 %)CCSE
111 (0.855 %)Microsoft Certification
111 (0.855 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (3.419 %)SLA
System Software
11 (0.855 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
16 (5.128 %)CiscoWorks
21 (0.855 %)BMC PATROL
21 (0.855 %)OpenView
Vendors
188 (75.21 %)Cisco
234 (29.06 %)Juniper
319 (16.24 %)CheckPoint
413 (11.11 %)Microsoft
58 (6.838 %)Nokia
67 (5.983 %)VMware
76 (5.128 %)Lucent
76 (5.128 %)Alcatel
85 (4.274 %)HP
94 (3.419 %)Nortel
101 (0.855 %)Sun
101 (0.855 %)BMC
101 (0.855 %)NetApp
101 (0.855 %)NetScout
101 (0.855 %)SonicWALL
101 (0.855 %)Draytek
101 (0.855 %)Red Hat
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