The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kent 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Kent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
28
28
29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent
26.67%
13.86%
13.24%
Number of daily rates quoted
25
23
24
10th Percentile
£160
£203
£265
25th Percentile
£200
£328
£337
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£263
£425
£419
Median % change year-on-year
-38.24%
+1.49%
+34.00%
75th Percentile
£450
£518
£758
90th Percentile
£615
£538
£831
South East median daily rate
£480
£490
£488
% change year-on-year
-2.04%
+0.51%
+8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£51.50
-
South East median hourly rate
£54.94
£57.35
£53.00
% change year-on-year
-4.21%
+8.21%
+146.51%
OSPF Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing OSPF as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
OSPF Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing OSPF in Kent.
OSPF Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing OSPF also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Kent region with a requirement for OSPF.
OSPF Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:
