Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) North West> Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring OSPF skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 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 permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Manchester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
197
254
312
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester
8.54%
6.89%
12.55%
Number of salaries quoted
122
127
252
10th Percentile
£27,000
£29,650
£28,550
25th Percentile
£29,500
£36,250
£37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£37,000
£45,000
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
-17.78%
-14.29%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£58,750
£60,625
£68,750
90th Percentile
£68,750
£74,144
£77,715
North West median annual salary
£30,500
£46,000
£50,000
% change year-on-year
-33.70%
-8.00%
+11.11%
OSPF Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OSPF relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
OSPF Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing OSPF.
OSPF Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 28 October 2025, 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 permanent job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for OSPF.
OSPF Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:
