OSPF jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, OSPF appears in 508 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Network Engineer has the most postings mentioning OSPF, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about OSPF
+Is OSPF in demand in 2026?
Yes. OSPF appears in 508 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks. Network Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning OSPF (18.9% of all postings mentioning OSPF).
+What jobs require OSPF?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning OSPF are Network Engineer (37.6% of that role’s postings mention OSPF), Consulting Engineer (29.0% of that role’s postings mention OSPF), Network Operations Engineer (28.6% of that role’s postings mention OSPF).
+What skills are commonly paired with OSPF?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), OSPF most often appears alongside BGP, Python, TCP/IP, MPLS, VXLAN.
+Where is OSPF most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring OSPF are Bengaluru, Pune, Costa Mesa, San Francisco, Dublin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring OSPF — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require OSPF
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Network Engineer | 96 | 37.6% |
| Consulting Engineer | 18 | 29.0% |
| Network Operations Engineer | 6 | 28.6% |
| Systems/Software Engineer | 6 | 26.1% |
| Network Architect | 23 | 19.0% |
| Network Systems Engineer | 4 | 16.7% |
| Network Security Engineer | 19 | 12.6% |
| Network Automation Engineer | 6 | 12.2% |
| Engineering Product Manager | 2 | 6.1% |
| Software Engineering Technical Leader | 2 | 4.2% |
Roles with the most OSPF postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Network Engineer | 96 | 18.9% |
| Software Engineer | 57 | 11.2% |
| Systems Engineer | 25 | 4.9% |
| Network Architect | 23 | 4.5% |
| Network Security Engineer | 19 | 3.7% |
| Consulting Engineer | 18 | 3.5% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 10 | 2.0% |
| Cloud Network Engineer | 9 | 1.8% |
| IP Network Engineer | 7 | 1.4% |
| Network Reliability Engineer | 7 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for OSPF
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 36 | 7.1% |
| Pune | 16 | 3.1% |
| Costa Mesa | 13 | 2.6% |
| San Francisco | 12 | 2.4% |
| Dublin | 11 | 2.2% |
| Milpitas | 9 | 1.8% |
| New York City | 9 | 1.8% |
| San Jose | 9 | 1.8% |
| Sunnyvale | 9 | 1.8% |
Skills commonly paired with OSPF
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning OSPF by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s OSPF postings by all OSPF postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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