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This section looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the North West 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
Rank240259
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads3332
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.560 %1.643 %
Salaries quoted3032
Average minimum salary£33,400£40,438
Average salary£35,167£41,922
% change on same period last year-16.11 %
Average maximum salary£36,933£43,406
UK excluding London average salary£42,005£44,399
% change on same period last year-5.39 %
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads21151948
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.117 %0.798 %
Salaries quoted18741684
Average minimum salary£30,201£35,922
Average salary£32,628£38,546
% change on same period last year-15.35 %
Average maximum salary£35,056£41,171
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
OSPF EnglandOSPF
England

OSPF
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West OSPF Salary Trend

OSPF
Salary Histogram

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

North West 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 North West 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
ManchesterUp+3526£34,652-20.81 %
CheshireDown-74£41,375+11.82 %
CumbriaNew entry-2£29,500-
MerseysideDown-11£33,500-11.84 %
OSPF EnglandOSPF
England

OSPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

159 (88.06 %)Cisco
256 (83.58 %)BGP
355 (82.09 %)Cisco Certification
449 (73.13 %)CCNP
547 (70.15 %)EIGRP
646 (68.66 %)MPLS
740 (59.70 %)Linux
839 (58.21 %)UNIX
931 (46.27 %)Internet
1030 (44.78 %)LAN
1129 (43.28 %)Ethernet
1129 (43.28 %)Juniper
1228 (41.79 %)WAN
1327 (40.30 %)CCDA
1425 (37.31 %)Nortel
1425 (37.31 %)Telecoms
1425 (37.31 %)Redback
1518 (26.87 %)QA
1518 (26.87 %)RSVP
1617 (25.37 %)VPN
1713 (19.40 %)L2TP
1811 (16.42 %)Citrix
1910 (14.93 %)TCP/IP
1910 (14.93 %)CCIP
1910 (14.93 %)Microsoft
1910 (14.93 %)Firewall
209 (13.43 %)Debian
209 (13.43 %)RIP
209 (13.43 %)SQL Server
209 (13.43 %)SQL

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.493 %)FIX Protocol
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (13.43 %)MS Exchange
27 (10.45 %)Apache
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (11.94 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.493 %)Summit
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
156 (83.58 %)BGP
247 (70.15 %)EIGRP
346 (68.66 %)MPLS
431 (46.27 %)Internet
530 (44.78 %)LAN
629 (43.28 %)Ethernet
728 (41.79 %)WAN
818 (26.87 %)RSVP
917 (25.37 %)VPN
1013 (19.40 %)L2TP
1110 (14.93 %)Firewall
1110 (14.93 %)TCP/IP
129 (13.43 %)RIP
137 (10.45 %)VoIP
137 (10.45 %)DNS
137 (10.45 %)PPP
146 (8.955 %)IGRP
155 (7.463 %)IPsec
155 (7.463 %)IP Telephony
155 (7.463 %)DHCP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (13.43 %)SQL Server
27 (10.45 %)MySQL
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (37.31 %)Telecoms
25 (7.463 %)Pensions
31 (1.493 %)Health
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
137 (55.22 %)Network Engineer
220 (29.85 %)IP Network Engineer
37 (10.45 %)Cisco Network Engineer
37 (10.45 %)Network Manager
37 (10.45 %)Technical Engineer
37 (10.45 %)Cisco Engineer
45 (7.463 %)Technical Manager
53 (4.478 %)NOC Manager
53 (4.478 %)Support Engineer
62 (2.985 %)Senior Support Engineer
71 (1.493 %)Engineering Manager
71 (1.493 %)Network Analyst
71 (1.493 %)Technical Analyst
71 (1.493 %)Network Support Engineer
71 (1.493 %)Sales Consultant
71 (1.493 %)Network Designer
71 (1.493 %)Architect
71 (1.493 %)Analyst
71 (1.493 %)Consultant
71 (1.493 %)Network Architect
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.493 %)Blackberry
11 (1.493 %)AS400
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (59.70 %)Linux
239 (58.21 %)UNIX
39 (13.43 %)Debian
42 (2.985 %)Windows NT
42 (2.985 %)Windows
51 (1.493 %)Solaris
51 (1.493 %)Windows 2000
51 (1.493 %)FreeBSD
51 (1.493 %)NetBSD
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (4.478 %)Network Design
22 (2.985 %)Operations Management
22 (2.985 %)ITIL
31 (1.493 %)Content Management
31 (1.493 %)Load Balancing
31 (1.493 %)Resource Management
31 (1.493 %)Risk Analysis
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (13.43 %)SQL
27 (10.45 %)PHP
31 (1.493 %)Perl
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
155 (82.09 %)Cisco Certification
249 (73.13 %)CCNP
327 (40.30 %)CCDA
410 (14.93 %)CCIP
57 (10.45 %)CCSP
66 (8.955 %)CCNA
75 (7.463 %)CCDP
83 (4.478 %)CCVP
92 (2.985 %)CCIE
101 (1.493 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (26.87 %)QA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (10.45 %)Terminal Server
22 (2.985 %)Terminal Services
31 (1.493 %)ISA Server
31 (1.493 %)Active Directory
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.493 %)OpenView
11 (1.493 %)Netcool
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
159 (88.06 %)Cisco
229 (43.28 %)Juniper
325 (37.31 %)Nortel
325 (37.31 %)Redback
411 (16.42 %)Citrix
510 (14.93 %)Microsoft
64 (5.970 %)CheckPoint
71 (1.493 %)3Com
71 (1.493 %)Nokia
71 (1.493 %)EMC
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