Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring OSPF skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited OSPF over the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 77 | 64 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +12 | +2 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing OSPF | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow | 1.09% | 0.14% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 13.33% | 1.96% | 1.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £362 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £525 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £412 | £550 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.09% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £446 | £575 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £470 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £425 | £478 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.99% | -3.54% | -1.00% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Glasgow
OSPF falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Glasgow.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 60 | 51 | 118 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow | 8.21% | 7.34% | 14.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 52 | 34 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £351 | £200 | £332 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £308 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £452 | £453 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.11% | -9.50% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £531 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £580 | £619 | £645 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £448 | £400 | £493 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.88% | -18.78% | +12.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £18.50 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £19.00 | £18.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +189.47% | +3.68% | -51.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £19.50 | £50.49 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £59.29 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £17.30 | £18.27 | £38.87 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.31% | -52.99% | +6.30% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing OSPF as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
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Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing OSPF.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing OSPF.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: