OSPF Job Trends
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring OSPF skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 622 | 542 | 439 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -80 | -103 | -41 |
| Permanent jobs citing OSPF | 200 | 135 | 352 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.17% | 0.28% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 2.47% | 1.99% | 4.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 146 | 81 | 193 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,250 | £42,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £51,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £65,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | +18.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | £77,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,875 | £87,500 | £82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.74% | +9.52% | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 8,106 | 6,772 | 7,871 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.77% | 13.86% | 11.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,931 | 3,954 | 4,165 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £25,087 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,500 | £28,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £38,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.58% | -27.62% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £78,750 | £84,964 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £34,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.35% | -32.00% | +11.11% |
OSPF Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OSPF relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
OSPF Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OSPF.
OSPF Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing OSPF over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
OSPF Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OSPF within the UK over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -77 | 191 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 137 |
| UK excluding London | -81 | 118 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 77 |
| London | -69 | 77 | £83,750 | +24.07% | 63 |
| Work from Home | -47 | 55 | £78,000 | +11.43% | 55 |
| Midlands | -12 | 54 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 19 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 48 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 13 |
| South East | -52 | 22 | £52,500 | -1.41% | 22 |
| North of England | -60 | 20 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 11 |
| North West | -30 | 14 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 4 |
| South West | -69 | 10 | £55,000 | +3.77% | 10 |
| East of England | -25 | 7 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 8 |
| Scotland | +7 | 6 | £50,500 | - | 7 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 6 | £55,000 | -3.92% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | -40 | 5 | £80,000 | - | 6 |
| North East | -65 | 1 | £65,576 | - | 1 |
OSPF Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BGP | 90.5% | 181 |
| 2 | Firewall | 67.0% | 134 |
| 3 | VPN | 63.5% | 127 |
| 4 | WAN | 59.0% | 118 |
| 5 | LAN | 50.5% | 101 |
| 6 | Network Security | 43.5% | 87 |
| 7 | VLAN | 38.5% | 77 |
| 8 | TCP/IP | 30.0% | 60 |
| 9 | EIGRP | 24.5% | 49 |
| 10 | SD-WAN | 24.0% | 48 |
| 11 | DNS | 23.5% | 47 |
| 12 | Wireless | 22.5% | 45 |
| 13 | VXLAN | 21.5% | 43 |
| 14 | Wi-Fi | 19.0% | 38 |
| 15 | MPLS | 15.5% | 31 |
| 16 | Cisco ASA | 14.0% | 28 |
| 17 | Cisco Nexus | 13.5% | 27 |
| 17 | Ethernet VPN | 13.5% | 27 |
| 19 | DHCP | 11.5% | 23 |
| 20 | Cisco ISE | 11.0% | 22 |