Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
England > Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring OSPF skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 130 | 82 | 110 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -48 | +28 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing OSPF | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire | 0.16% | 0.68% | 0.055% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 1.51% | 4.00% | 0.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £461 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £493 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £275 | £630 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +98.18% | -56.35% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £598 | £313 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £629 | £335 | - |
| England median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -4.55% | +7.32% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 199 | 200 | 215 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 10.72% | 16.93% | 11.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 123 | 115 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | £203 | £202 | £216 |
| 25th Percentile | £295 | £226 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £415 | £428 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.43% | -2.92% | +0.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £561 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £715 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £487 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.55% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.97 | £15.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | £12.30 | £17.14 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £16.19 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.26% | -26.41% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.13 | £41.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £45.15 | - | £23.43 |
| England median hourly rate | £35.00 | £41.00 | £56.45 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.63% | -27.36% | +25.43% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OSPF relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing OSPF.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OSPF in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing OSPF.
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Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OSPF within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 17 December 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Yorkshire | +2 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Yorkshire | -22 | 1 | £440 | +25.71% | 1 |
| South Yorkshire | - | 1 | £650 | - | |
| OSPF England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:
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