Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank105109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads2232
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.014 %
As % of the category below7.666 %6.166 %
Salaries quoted2032
Average minimum salary£38,950£34,030
Average salary£53,425£34,955
% change on same period last year+52.84 %
Average maximum salary£67,900£35,879
UK excluding London average salary£43,193£43,944
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads287519
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.192 %0.232 %
Salaries quoted249482
Average minimum salary£34,277£32,743
Average salary£38,872£34,764
% change on same period last year+11.81 %
Average maximum salary£43,466£36,786
UK excluding London average salary£37,772£38,125
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
OSPF South EastOSPF
South East

OSPF
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire OSPF Salary Trend

OSPF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OSPF across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire OSPF Salary Histogram

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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
OxfordDown-118£54,917+55.97 %
Henley-on-ThamesNew entry-2£40,000-
OSPF South EastOSPF
South East

OSPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

122 (95.65 %)WAN
221 (91.30 %)Cisco
320 (86.96 %)Cisco Certification
419 (82.61 %)CCNP
419 (82.61 %)BGP
518 (78.26 %)MPLS
616 (69.57 %)Finance
616 (69.57 %)Education
616 (69.57 %)MBA
616 (69.57 %)CCIE
616 (69.57 %)CCDP
616 (69.57 %)CCVP
616 (69.57 %)IPCC
616 (69.57 %)VPLS
76 (26.09 %)Firewall
76 (26.09 %)VPN
76 (26.09 %)EIGRP
76 (26.09 %)LAN
83 (13.04 %)CheckPoint
83 (13.04 %)VRRP
83 (13.04 %)Handset
83 (13.04 %)Network Security
92 (8.696 %)Cisco IOS
92 (8.696 %)VLAN
92 (8.696 %)Cisco IPT
92 (8.696 %)Internet
101 (4.348 %)Change Management
101 (4.348 %)IGRP
101 (4.348 %)DNS
101 (4.348 %)SSL

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.348 %)CSS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (95.65 %)WAN
219 (82.61 %)BGP
318 (78.26 %)MPLS
416 (69.57 %)IPCC
416 (69.57 %)VPLS
56 (26.09 %)Firewall
56 (26.09 %)EIGRP
56 (26.09 %)LAN
56 (26.09 %)VPN
63 (13.04 %)VRRP
63 (13.04 %)Network Security
72 (8.696 %)Cisco IOS
72 (8.696 %)VLAN
72 (8.696 %)Cisco IPT
72 (8.696 %)Internet
81 (4.348 %)IGRP
81 (4.348 %)IP Telephony
81 (4.348 %)SSH
81 (4.348 %)IGMP
81 (4.348 %)DNS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (69.57 %)Finance
116 (69.57 %)Education
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (13.04 %)Network Engineer
22 (8.696 %)Senior Network Consultant
22 (8.696 %)Analyst
22 (8.696 %)Network Consultant
22 (8.696 %)Senior Consultant
22 (8.696 %)Consultant
22 (8.696 %)Network Analyst
22 (8.696 %)Senior Network Engineer
31 (4.348 %)Senior Network Analyst
31 (4.348 %)Security Engineer
31 (4.348 %)Cisco Network Analyst
31 (4.348 %)Cisco Analyst
31 (4.348 %)Senior Cisco Consultant
31 (4.348 %)Cisco Consultant
31 (4.348 %)Network Security Engineer
31 (4.348 %)Senior Analyst
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (13.04 %)Handset
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (4.348 %)Change Management
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (86.96 %)Cisco Certification
219 (82.61 %)CCNP
316 (69.57 %)CCIE
316 (69.57 %)MBA
316 (69.57 %)CCDP
316 (69.57 %)CCVP
41 (4.348 %)CCSA
41 (4.348 %)CCSP
41 (4.348 %)CCNA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (91.30 %)Cisco
23 (13.04 %)CheckPoint
31 (4.348 %)HP
31 (4.348 %)Nokia