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This section looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the Merseyside 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7782
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads15
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.714 %3.165 %
Salaries quoted13
Average minimum salary£28,000£41,667
Average salary£33,500£46,167
% change on same period last year-27.43 %
Average maximum salary£39,000£50,667
UK excluding London average salary£42,364£44,947
% change on same period last year-5.74 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads140158
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.075 %0.066 %
Salaries quoted137133
Average minimum salary£29,910£33,300
Average salary£32,035£36,076
% change on same period last year-11.20 %
Average maximum salary£34,159£38,852
UK excluding London average salary£37,579£39,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside OSPF Salary Trend

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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
LiverpoolUp+71£33,500-18.29 %
OSPF North WestOSPF
North West

OSPF
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)CCNP
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
11 (100.00 %)BGP
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Health
11 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)BGP
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Health
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)CCNP
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)CheckPoint