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The table below looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank158170
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads413
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.421 %1.236 %
Salaries quoted212
Average minimum salary£30,000£52,500
Average salary£31,250£56,833
% change on same period last year-45.01 %
Average maximum salary£32,500£61,167
UK excluding London average salary£43,211£44,039
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads9491052
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.551 %0.453 %
Salaries quoted815890
Average minimum salary£36,433£36,966
Average salary£39,708£40,035
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
Average maximum salary£42,984£43,105
UK excluding London average salary£37,899£38,913
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
OSPF East of EnglandOSPF
East of England

OSPF
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire OSPF Demand Trend

OSPF
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire OSPF Salary Trend

OSPF
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OSPF within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
RickmansworthNew entry-1£37,500-
OSPF East of EnglandOSPF
East of England

OSPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited OSPF.

113 (92.86 %)BGP
212 (85.71 %)Cisco
310 (71.43 %)Cisco Certification
48 (57.14 %)CCNP
57 (50.00 %)CCNA
66 (42.86 %)RIP
66 (42.86 %)TCP/IP
66 (42.86 %)VPN
66 (42.86 %)Telecoms
75 (35.71 %)Firewall
75 (35.71 %)VLAN
75 (35.71 %)WAN
75 (35.71 %)MPLS
84 (28.57 %)EIGRP
84 (28.57 %)ATM
84 (28.57 %)Disaster Recovery
93 (21.43 %)Business Continuity
93 (21.43 %)CCSE
93 (21.43 %)LAN
93 (21.43 %)CCDP
93 (21.43 %)ICMP
93 (21.43 %)CheckPoint
93 (21.43 %)Juniper
102 (14.29 %)PPP
102 (14.29 %)NetScreen
102 (14.29 %)OpenView
102 (14.29 %)HP
102 (14.29 %)SSL
102 (14.29 %)VoIP
102 (14.29 %)ISDN

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited OSPF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (92.86 %)BGP
26 (42.86 %)RIP
26 (42.86 %)TCP/IP
26 (42.86 %)VPN
35 (35.71 %)WAN
35 (35.71 %)MPLS
35 (35.71 %)Firewall
35 (35.71 %)VLAN
44 (28.57 %)ATM
44 (28.57 %)EIGRP
53 (21.43 %)ICMP
53 (21.43 %)LAN
62 (14.29 %)VoIP
62 (14.29 %)ISDN
62 (14.29 %)PPP
62 (14.29 %)SSL
62 (14.29 %)Frame Relay
62 (14.29 %)NetScreen
71 (7.143 %)Cisco PIX
71 (7.143 %)Cisco ASA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (42.86 %)Telecoms
21 (7.143 %)Finance
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (35.71 %)Network Engineer
23 (21.43 %)Network Manager
23 (21.43 %)Infrastructure Manager
32 (14.29 %)Network Specialist
32 (14.29 %)Implementation Specialist
32 (14.29 %)Cisco Engineer
32 (14.29 %)Network Analyst
32 (14.29 %)Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Network Consultant
41 (7.143 %)Consultant
41 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Network Support Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Team Leader
41 (7.143 %)Implementation Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Network Support
41 (7.143 %)Cisco Network Engineer
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)Disaster Recovery
23 (21.43 %)Business Continuity
32 (14.29 %)Network Design
41 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
41 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.143 %)C
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (71.43 %)Cisco Certification
28 (57.14 %)CCNP
37 (50.00 %)CCNA
43 (21.43 %)CCDP
43 (21.43 %)CCSE
51 (7.143 %)CCSP
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.143 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (14.29 %)OpenView
21 (7.143 %)CiscoWorks
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (85.71 %)Cisco
23 (21.43 %)Juniper
23 (21.43 %)CheckPoint
32 (14.29 %)HP
41 (7.143 %)Alcatel
41 (7.143 %)Remedy
41 (7.143 %)Redback
41 (7.143 %)Huawei
41 (7.143 %)SonicWALL
41 (7.143 %)Draytek