Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
South East > Hampshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire 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 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | 73 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -3 | +38 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing OSPF | 9 | 23 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire | 0.90% | 1.58% | 1.97% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 4.57% | 6.44% | 8.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 18 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £405 | £363 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £416 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.44% | -14.29% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £475 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £483 | £600 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -10.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £60.30 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £60.75 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £62.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £63.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | - | £19.00 | £61.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -68.85% | +154.17% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Hampshire
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 Hampshire.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 197 | 357 | 301 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire | 19.80% | 24.52% | 23.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 155 | 160 | 151 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £411 | £239 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £462 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +22.22% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £638 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £613 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £460 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.81% | -0.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 66 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.10 | £35.00 | £15.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.42 | £53.40 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £57.35 | £58.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.10% | -2.64% | +30.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.73 | £63.14 | £66.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.18 | £70.00 | £73.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £54.94 | £57.35 | £58.91 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.21% | -2.64% | +30.90% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Job postings citing OSPF as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing OSPF.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OSPF in Hampshire over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing OSPF.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Hampshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OSPF within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | - | 3 | £700 | - | |
| Southampton | - | 2 | £575 | - | 1 |
| OSPF South East |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:
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