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This section looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the Manchester 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank161196
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching permanent IT job ads2623
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.626 %2.275 %
Salaries quoted2323
Average minimum salary£33,217£42,957
Average salary£34,652£43,761
% change on same period last year-20.81 %
Average maximum salary£36,087£44,565
UK excluding London average salary£42,005£44,399
% change on same period last year-5.39 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads9901011
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.523 %0.414 %
Salaries quoted864889
Average minimum salary£30,061£38,631
Average salary£32,429£41,692
% change on same period last year-22.21 %
Average maximum salary£34,797£44,753
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
OSPF North WestOSPF
North West

OSPF
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester OSPF Salary Trend

OSPF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OSPF across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SalfordNew entry-1£25,000-
OSPF North WestOSPF
North West

OSPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

146 (97.87 %)Cisco Certification
146 (97.87 %)BGP
245 (95.74 %)Cisco
341 (87.23 %)MPLS
440 (85.11 %)CCNP
539 (82.98 %)EIGRP
634 (72.34 %)Linux
731 (65.96 %)UNIX
731 (65.96 %)Internet
829 (61.70 %)Juniper
928 (59.57 %)Ethernet
1026 (55.32 %)CCDA
1125 (53.19 %)Telecoms
1125 (53.19 %)Redback
1224 (51.06 %)Nortel
1318 (38.30 %)QA
1318 (38.30 %)RSVP
1417 (36.17 %)VPN
1512 (25.53 %)WAN
1512 (25.53 %)LAN
1610 (21.28 %)CCIP
178 (17.02 %)L2TP
178 (17.02 %)Firewall
187 (14.89 %)VoIP
187 (14.89 %)PPP
187 (14.89 %)CCSP
196 (12.77 %)RIP
205 (10.64 %)ATM
205 (10.64 %)CCNA
205 (10.64 %)Pensions

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.128 %)FIX Protocol
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.128 %)Apache
11 (2.128 %)MS Exchange
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.128 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.128 %)Summit
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
146 (97.87 %)BGP
241 (87.23 %)MPLS
339 (82.98 %)EIGRP
431 (65.96 %)Internet
528 (59.57 %)Ethernet
618 (38.30 %)RSVP
717 (36.17 %)VPN
812 (25.53 %)WAN
812 (25.53 %)LAN
98 (17.02 %)L2TP
98 (17.02 %)Firewall
107 (14.89 %)PPP
107 (14.89 %)VoIP
116 (12.77 %)RIP
125 (10.64 %)ATM
134 (8.511 %)TCP/IP
143 (6.383 %)IP Telephony
143 (6.383 %)Cisco IOS
143 (6.383 %)Cisco PIX
143 (6.383 %)Network Security
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.128 %)MySQL
11 (2.128 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (53.19 %)Telecoms
25 (10.64 %)Pensions
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (72.34 %)Network Engineer
220 (42.55 %)IP Network Engineer
37 (14.89 %)Network Manager
44 (8.511 %)Cisco Engineer
44 (8.511 %)Cisco Network Engineer
53 (6.383 %)Technical Manager
61 (2.128 %)Network Architect
61 (2.128 %)Technical Engineer
61 (2.128 %)Architect
61 (2.128 %)Analyst
61 (2.128 %)Network Designer
61 (2.128 %)Engineering Manager
61 (2.128 %)Network Analyst
61 (2.128 %)Technical Analyst
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (72.34 %)Linux
231 (65.96 %)UNIX
32 (4.255 %)Windows NT
41 (2.128 %)Debian
41 (2.128 %)NetBSD
41 (2.128 %)Windows
41 (2.128 %)Solaris
41 (2.128 %)Windows 2000
41 (2.128 %)FreeBSD
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (4.255 %)Network Design
12 (4.255 %)Operations Management
21 (2.128 %)Load Balancing
21 (2.128 %)Content Management
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.128 %)Perl
11 (2.128 %)PHP
11 (2.128 %)SQL
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
146 (97.87 %)Cisco Certification
240 (85.11 %)CCNP
326 (55.32 %)CCDA
410 (21.28 %)CCIP
57 (14.89 %)CCSP
65 (10.64 %)CCNA
74 (8.511 %)CCDP
83 (6.383 %)CCVP
91 (2.128 %)CCIE
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (38.30 %)QA
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.128 %)Active Directory
11 (2.128 %)Terminal Server
11 (2.128 %)ISA Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.128 %)OpenView
11 (2.128 %)Netcool
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
145 (95.74 %)Cisco
229 (61.70 %)Juniper
325 (53.19 %)Redback
424 (51.06 %)Nortel
53 (6.383 %)CheckPoint
62 (4.255 %)Citrix
71 (2.128 %)Microsoft
71 (2.128 %)3Com
71 (2.128 %)Nokia
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