Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring OSPF skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 46 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing OSPF | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff | - | - | 0.29% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 2.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £37,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £38,500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £39,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median annual salary | - | - | £38,500 |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Cardiff
OSPF falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Cardiff.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 22 | 52 | 44 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 5.68% | 13.33% | 12.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 40 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,300 | - | £37,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £23,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £28,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -51.30% | +18.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £56,563 | £69,800 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,790 | £71,000 | £72,433 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £25,087 | £43,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.66% | -9.47% | +5.56% |
OSPF
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OSPF relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
OSPF
Salary Trend in Cardiff
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing OSPF.
