Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring OSPF skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 349 | 352 | 326 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -26 | +304 |
| Permanent jobs citing OSPF | 31 | 111 | 172 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.20% | 0.57% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 2.19% | 4.63% | 5.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 22 | 57 | 149 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,318 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,563 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +13.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £84,375 | £68,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £101,500 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | - | +4.76% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home
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 with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 1,417 | 2,400 | 3,016 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 9.28% | 12.25% | 14.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 978 | 1,377 | 2,528 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,425 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £41,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £71,250 | £72,922 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,750 | £84,964 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £37,750 | £53,050 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.84% | +6.10% | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OSPF and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing OSPF.
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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing OSPF over the 6 months to 19 November 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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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