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This section looks at the demand for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) skills within the Yorkshire 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank212209
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads3953
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.022 %
As % of the category below2.176 %3.099 %
Salaries quoted3637
Average minimum salary£36,077£38,459
Average salary£39,385£41,027
% change on same period last year-4.00 %
Average maximum salary£42,692£43,595
UK excluding London average salary£41,901£44,408
% change on same period last year-5.64 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17921710
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.944 %0.701 %
Salaries quoted15071398
Average minimum salary£31,503£32,261
Average salary£33,413£33,906
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Average maximum salary£35,324£35,550
UK excluding London average salary£37,394£39,723
% change on same period last year-5.86 %
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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire OSPF Salary Trend

OSPF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OSPF across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
West YorkshireUp+127£40,036-3.48 %
South YorkshireDown-158£37,000-10.54 %
North YorkshireDown-42£38,000+46.15 %
East YorkshireNew entry-1£35,000-
OSPF EnglandOSPF
England

OSPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

161 (78.21 %)Cisco
246 (58.97 %)BGP
339 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
339 (50.00 %)WAN
435 (44.87 %)TCP/IP
532 (41.03 %)MPLS
630 (38.46 %)VoIP
729 (37.18 %)LAN
828 (35.90 %)VPN
828 (35.90 %)Firewall
925 (32.05 %)CCNA
1024 (30.77 %)SNMP
1122 (28.21 %)GPRS
1221 (26.92 %)EIGRP
1221 (26.92 %)IPsec
1320 (25.64 %)X.25
1320 (25.64 %)Network Design
1320 (25.64 %)CCNP
1320 (25.64 %)PPP
1419 (24.36 %)ISDN
1518 (23.08 %)RIP
1518 (23.08 %)Ethernet
1518 (23.08 %)ATM
1617 (21.79 %)Wi-Fi
1715 (19.23 %)CheckPoint
1814 (17.95 %)CCVP
1913 (16.67 %)IPCC
2012 (15.38 %)SDH
2111 (14.10 %)L2TP
2111 (14.10 %)H.323

OSPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.846 %)Middleware
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
146 (58.97 %)BGP
239 (50.00 %)WAN
335 (44.87 %)TCP/IP
432 (41.03 %)MPLS
530 (38.46 %)VoIP
629 (37.18 %)LAN
728 (35.90 %)VPN
728 (35.90 %)Firewall
824 (30.77 %)SNMP
922 (28.21 %)GPRS
1021 (26.92 %)EIGRP
1021 (26.92 %)IPsec
1120 (25.64 %)X.25
1120 (25.64 %)PPP
1219 (24.36 %)ISDN
1318 (23.08 %)ATM
1318 (23.08 %)RIP
1318 (23.08 %)Ethernet
1417 (21.79 %)Wi-Fi
1513 (16.67 %)IPCC
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (10.26 %)Legal
24 (5.128 %)Marketing
24 (5.128 %)Electronics
24 (5.128 %)Electric
24 (5.128 %)Health
33 (3.846 %)Telecoms
42 (2.564 %)Finance
51 (1.282 %)Law
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (43.59 %)Network Engineer
213 (16.67 %)Cisco Engineer
310 (12.82 %)Senior Network Engineer
49 (11.54 %)Support Engineer
58 (10.26 %)Design Engineer
58 (10.26 %)Network Specialist
67 (8.974 %)IP Network Engineer
67 (8.974 %)Network Design Engineer
76 (7.692 %)Network Planner
76 (7.692 %)Cisco Network Engineer
76 (7.692 %)Software Development Engineer
76 (7.692 %)Network Support
76 (7.692 %)Senior Consultant
76 (7.692 %)Consultant
76 (7.692 %)Software Engineer
85 (6.410 %)Technical Support
85 (6.410 %)Technical Engineer
85 (6.410 %)Technical Support Engineer
94 (5.128 %)Network Support Engineer
94 (5.128 %)Software Development Manager
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (12.82 %)Video Conferencing
26 (7.692 %)Device Driver
35 (6.410 %)Firmware
44 (5.128 %)Thin Client
44 (5.128 %)Fat Client
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (11.54 %)Windows
26 (7.692 %)Solaris
34 (5.128 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (5.128 %)UNIX
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (25.64 %)Network Design
26 (7.692 %)Network Planning
33 (3.846 %)Load Balancing
33 (3.846 %)Time Management
42 (2.564 %)Information Security
51 (1.282 %)Penetration Testing
51 (1.282 %)ITIL
51 (1.282 %)BCP
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (12.82 %)C
110 (12.82 %)Assembly Language
26 (7.692 %)Embedded C
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
139 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
225 (32.05 %)CCNA
320 (25.64 %)CCNP
414 (17.95 %)CCVP
58 (10.26 %)CCIE
64 (5.128 %)CCSA
64 (5.128 %)CCSE
73 (3.846 %)CCDP
82 (2.564 %)CCIP
91 (1.282 %)CCSP
91 (1.282 %)CCDA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.282 %)SLA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (5.128 %)Active Directory
14 (5.128 %)Terminal Services
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (10.26 %)CiscoWorks
27 (8.974 %)Netcool
27 (8.974 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
36 (7.692 %)Nagios
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
161 (78.21 %)Cisco
215 (19.23 %)CheckPoint
310 (12.82 %)Nortel
46 (7.692 %)BT
54 (5.128 %)Citrix
54 (5.128 %)EMC
54 (5.128 %)Nokia
54 (5.128 %)Sun
61 (1.282 %)HP
61 (1.282 %)Microsoft
61 (1.282 %)Juniper
61 (1.282 %)3Com
61 (1.282 %)VMware
61 (1.282 %)Fortinet
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