OSPF Jobs in the Thames Valley

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South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 13 December 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 180 155 221
Rank change year-on-year -25 +66 +7
Permanent jobs citing OSPF 14 34 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.37% 0.97% 0.75%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.81% 6.34% 4.80%
Number of salaries quoted 8 32 31
10th Percentile - £36,250 £43,750
25th Percentile £40,013 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,925 £49,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.40% -3.92% -27.14%
75th Percentile £48,441 £82,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £55,875 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £51,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +1.94% -14.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 498 536 979
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 13.22% 15.30% 15.70%
Number of salaries quoted 237 393 643
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,300 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £35,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £48,125
Median % change year-on-year - +3.90% -3.75%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,500 £77,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% +4.17% +1.05%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing OSPF as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for OSPF in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing OSPF in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for OSPF in the Thames Valley

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing OSPF in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 December 2024.

Salary histogram for OSPF in the Thames Valley

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OSPF within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 December 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire -2 14 £42,925 -28.46% 1
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South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Communications & Networking
1 8 (57.14%) Firewall
2 6 (42.86%) BGP
2 6 (42.86%) TCP/IP
3 4 (28.57%) 4G
3 4 (28.57%) 5G
3 4 (28.57%) DNS
3 4 (28.57%) HTTP
3 4 (28.57%) IPv6
3 4 (28.57%) Radio Access Network
3 4 (28.57%) WAN
4 2 (14.29%) Cisco ASA
4 2 (14.29%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (14.29%) Cisco Nexus
4 2 (14.29%) EIGRP
4 2 (14.29%) Ethernet
4 2 (14.29%) Ethernet VPN
4 2 (14.29%) RIP
4 2 (14.29%) SSL
4 2 (14.29%) VPN
4 2 (14.29%) VXLAN
General
1 4 (28.57%) Telecoms
2 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Network Engineer
2 4 (28.57%) Architect
2 4 (28.57%) Firewall Specialist
2 4 (28.57%) Network Specialist
2 4 (28.57%) Presales Solution Architect
2 4 (28.57%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (14.29%) Network Support
4 1 (7.14%) Cisco Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Cisco Network Support Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Cisco Support
4 1 (7.14%) Cisco Support Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Mobile Solutions Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Network Support Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (71.43%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 9 (64.29%) Data Centre
2 8 (57.14%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
1 8 (57.14%) Creative Thinking
1 8 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (57.14%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 8 (57.14%) Decision-Making
1 8 (57.14%) Mentoring
1 8 (57.14%) Network Management
1 8 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (28.57%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (28.57%) Load Balancing
2 4 (28.57%) Network Design
2 4 (28.57%) Presales
2 4 (28.57%) Use Case
3 2 (14.29%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 10 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 2 (14.29%) CCNA
2 2 (14.29%) CCNP
2 2 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (14.29%) DV Cleared
2 2 (14.29%) JNCIA
3 1 (7.14%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (57.14%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (57.14%) Firmware
Vendors
1 6 (42.86%) Juniper
2 4 (28.57%) Extreme Networks
3 2 (14.29%) Cisco