OSPF Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring OSPF skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | - | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +17 |
| Contract jobs citing OSPF | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes | 0.66% | - | 2.70% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 5.41% | - | 18.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £464 |
| 25th Percentile | £756 | - | £522 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £763 | - | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £779 | - | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £786 | - | £610 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £763 | - | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.31% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Milton Keynes
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 Milton Keynes.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 74 | 30 | 43 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes | 12.17% | 11.32% | 14.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 53 | 14 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £296 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £475 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £590 | £527 | £511 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.01% | +3.04% | -2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £571 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £579 | £656 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £590 | £525 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | +3.96% | -3.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.45 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £38.72 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £52.75 | - | - |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £38.72 | - | - |
OSPF Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OSPF relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
OSPF Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing OSPF.
OSPF Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing OSPF.
OSPF Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BGP | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | BIG-IP | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Cisco ASA | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Cisco Firepower | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Cisco Nexus | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | DNS | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | F5 BIG-IP LTM | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Firewall | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | IPsec | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | LAN | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | MPLS | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | SD-WAN | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | TCP/IP | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | VLAN | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | VPN | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | WAN | 100.0% | 4 |
| 17 | ICMP | 50.0% | 2 |
| 17 | NGFW | 50.0% | 2 |
| 19 | Network Security | 25.0% | 1 |
| 19 | Wi-Fi | 25.0% | 1 |