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This section looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the South 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
Rank227251
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads314
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.578 %0.231 %
Salaries quoted303
Average minimum salary£32,400£29,000
Average salary£34,557£32,000
% change on same period last year+7.99 %
Average maximum salary£36,714£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,005£44,399
% change on same period last year-5.39 %
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads19651734
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.037 %0.710 %
Salaries quoted17271349
Average minimum salary£31,939£31,801
Average salary£35,101£34,839
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Average maximum salary£38,264£37,878
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

South 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 South West region.

South West OSPF Salary Trend

OSPF
Salary Histogram

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

South 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 South 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
BristolNew entry-13£23,333-
WiltshireDown-113£43,462+35.81 %
SomersetNew entry-10£36,450-
OSPF EnglandOSPF
England

OSPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

142 (87.50 %)Cisco
238 (79.17 %)Cisco Certification
331 (64.58 %)BGP
429 (60.42 %)CCNA
525 (52.08 %)EIGRP
621 (43.75 %)Firewall
621 (43.75 %)CCNP
720 (41.67 %)SNMP
720 (41.67 %)VLAN
819 (39.58 %)Ethernet
917 (35.42 %)LAN
917 (35.42 %)CCSP
1016 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
1016 (33.33 %)ISDN
1115 (31.25 %)WAN
1115 (31.25 %)CheckPoint
1115 (31.25 %)Cisco PIX
1213 (27.08 %)RIP
1213 (27.08 %)Microsoft
1310 (20.83 %)Windows NT
149 (18.75 %)MS Visio
149 (18.75 %)Telecoms
158 (16.67 %)VPN
167 (14.58 %)MPLS
167 (14.58 %)Degree
176 (12.50 %)Internet
176 (12.50 %)MS Excel
176 (12.50 %)HP
185 (10.42 %)VoIP
185 (10.42 %)VRRP

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.083 %)CSS
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.083 %)CMS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (18.75 %)MS Visio
26 (12.50 %)MS Excel
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
131 (64.58 %)BGP
225 (52.08 %)EIGRP
321 (43.75 %)Firewall
420 (41.67 %)VLAN
420 (41.67 %)SNMP
519 (39.58 %)Ethernet
617 (35.42 %)LAN
716 (33.33 %)ISDN
716 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
815 (31.25 %)WAN
815 (31.25 %)Cisco PIX
913 (27.08 %)RIP
108 (16.67 %)VPN
117 (14.58 %)MPLS
126 (12.50 %)Internet
135 (10.42 %)VoIP
135 (10.42 %)VRRP
144 (8.333 %)Network Security
153 (6.250 %)Intrusion Detection
153 (6.250 %)IPv4
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (18.75 %)Telecoms
22 (4.167 %)Education
31 (2.083 %)Health
31 (2.083 %)Pensions
31 (2.083 %)Finance
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (70.83 %)Network Engineer
220 (41.67 %)Support Engineer
318 (37.50 %)Network Support
417 (35.42 %)Network Support Engineer
510 (20.83 %)Senior Network Engineer
67 (14.58 %)Senior Support Engineer
67 (14.58 %)Senior Network Support
67 (14.58 %)Senior Network Support Engineer
74 (8.333 %)Cisco Engineer
74 (8.333 %)Field Engineer
83 (6.250 %)Field Service Engineer
92 (4.167 %)Security Analyst
92 (4.167 %)Cisco Network Engineer
92 (4.167 %)Network Analyst
92 (4.167 %)Analyst
92 (4.167 %)Network Security Analyst
92 (4.167 %)Cisco Support
101 (2.083 %)Network Design Engineer
101 (2.083 %)Field Support Engineer
101 (2.083 %)Architect
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.250 %)Clustering
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (20.83 %)Windows NT
24 (8.333 %)UNIX
31 (2.083 %)Solaris
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (6.250 %)Network Design
22 (4.167 %)Change Management
31 (2.083 %)Load Balancing
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
138 (79.17 %)Cisco Certification
229 (60.42 %)CCNA
321 (43.75 %)CCNP
417 (35.42 %)CCSP
57 (14.58 %)Degree
63 (6.250 %)CCSA
63 (6.250 %)CCSE
72 (4.167 %)CCIE
72 (4.167 %)CCDP
72 (4.167 %)CISSP
72 (4.167 %)Check Point Certification
81 (2.083 %)CCIP
81 (2.083 %)CCDE
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.167 %)ISO17799
12 (4.167 %)SLA
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (6.250 %)Snort
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (6.250 %)CiscoWorks
13 (6.250 %)Nagios
13 (6.250 %)Nessus
22 (4.167 %)OpenView
31 (2.083 %)Netcool
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
142 (87.50 %)Cisco
215 (31.25 %)CheckPoint
313 (27.08 %)Microsoft
46 (12.50 %)HP
53 (6.250 %)Tripwire
53 (6.250 %)ProCurve
62 (4.167 %)Nokia
62 (4.167 %)Juniper
71 (2.083 %)Alcatel
71 (2.083 %)Remedy
71 (2.083 %)Avaya
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