The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring OSPF skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 Wales.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
36
61
78
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales
8.85%
14.06%
16.46%
Number of daily rates quoted
28
33
60
10th Percentile
-
£145
£188
25th Percentile
£190
£210
£296
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£290
£245
£383
Median % change year-on-year
+18.37%
-35.95%
-19.47%
75th Percentile
£306
£400
£588
90th Percentile
£424
£541
£626
UK median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
9
0
Median hourly rate
£12.82
£47.50
-
Median % change year-on-year
-73.01%
-
-
UK median hourly rate
£34.00
£48.56
£56.40
% change year-on-year
-29.98%
-13.90%
+41.00%
OSPF Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OSPF relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.
OSPF Daily Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing OSPF.
OSPF Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing OSPF also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region with a requirement for OSPF.
OSPF Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
