Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring OSPF skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited OSPF over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 155 | 177 | 238 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | +61 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs citing OSPF | 5 | 45 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.23% | 0.85% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 1.85% | 7.87% | 0.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 42 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £37,500 | £53,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,250 | £40,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.63% | -42.86% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,938 | £45,000 | £77,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,875 | £54,750 | £78,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,500 | £40,000 | £71,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.75% | -43.66% | +35.24% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Manchester
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 | 271 | 572 | 923 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 12.37% | 10.86% | 19.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 134 | 442 | 397 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £26,250 | £29,285 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,500 | £35,271 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £51,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -2.91% | +8.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £76,250 | £75,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £32,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.78% | -5.26% | +2.15% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing OSPF as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing OSPF in Manchester.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing OSPF in Manchester over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: