Aruba Contract Job Trends in England

Aruba
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of Aruba products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aruba over the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Aruba Networks.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 435 428 437
Rank change year-on-year -7 +9 +72
Contract jobs citing Aruba 127 55 111
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.37% 0.21% 0.29%
As % of the Vendors category 0.82% 0.46% 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 38 71
10th Percentile £400 £406 £320
25th Percentile £445 £410 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £506 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.23% +12.50% -3.23%
75th Percentile £545 £580 £501
90th Percentile £620 £608 £563
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £450
% change year-on-year -2.44% +13.89% -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £38.11 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
75th Percentile £72.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 - -

All Vendors
England

Aruba falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 15,424 12,083 16,377
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 45.19% 46.36% 43.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,086 7,365 10,555
10th Percentile £300 £278 £250
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £706 £720 £737
UK median daily rate £500 £521 £525
% change year-on-year -3.94% -0.86% -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 778 345 846
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.62 £12.93
25th Percentile £17.97 £20.00 £15.35
Median hourly rate £23.83 £30.45 £27.75
Median % change year-on-year -21.76% +9.73% -14.62%
75th Percentile £56.69 £65.00 £56.49
90th Percentile £72.88 £80.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £23.91 £29.00 £27.17
% change year-on-year -17.54% +6.76% -14.87%

Aruba
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Aruba relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Aruba job vacancy trend in England

Aruba
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Aruba.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Aruba

Aruba
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Aruba in England over the 6 months to 13 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Aruba in England

Aruba
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Aruba.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Aruba

Aruba
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aruba in England over the 6 months to 13 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Aruba in England

Aruba
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aruba within the England region over the 6 months to 13 February 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +22 64 £500 -16.67% 15
London +6 43 £550 +4.76% 12
Midlands -56 7 £390 -32.76% 5
North of England -64 6 £520 +6.67% 7
West Midlands -51 5 £390 -32.76% 3
East of England -18 4 £650 +160.00% 4
Yorkshire -63 3 £363 -35.56% 4
North West -39 2 £520 +6.67% 3
North East -13 1 £525 -
South West -25 1 £513 +24.24% 3
Aruba
UK

Aruba
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.72%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 28 (22.05%) Azure
2 16 (12.60%) AWS
3 9 (7.09%) GCP
4 5 (3.94%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (3.94%) GitHub
5 3 (2.36%) Entra ID
5 3 (2.36%) IaaS
5 3 (2.36%) PaaS
6 2 (1.57%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 1 (0.79%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 1 (0.79%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.79%) Google Ads
7 1 (0.79%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.79%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 67 (52.76%) Firewall
2 64 (50.39%) WAN
3 41 (32.28%) LAN
4 35 (27.56%) BGP
5 34 (26.77%) OSPF
6 25 (19.69%) SD-WAN
7 23 (18.11%) VPN
7 23 (18.11%) Wi-Fi
8 21 (16.54%) IPsec
9 19 (14.96%) Structured Cabling
9 19 (14.96%) Wireless
10 13 (10.24%) VLAN
11 11 (8.66%) Cisco ISE
11 11 (8.66%) MPLS
11 11 (8.66%) Network Security
12 10 (7.87%) Internet
13 9 (7.09%) Cisco Nexus
14 8 (6.30%) Ethernet
14 8 (6.30%) VXLAN
15 7 (5.51%) InfiniBand
Development Applications
1 7 (5.51%) JIRA
2 5 (3.94%) GitLab
2 5 (3.94%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.79%) Git
3 1 (0.79%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 40 (31.50%) Public Sector
2 20 (15.75%) Documentation Skills
3 14 (11.02%) Social Skills
4 12 (9.45%) Manufacturing
5 8 (6.30%) Finance
6 7 (5.51%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (4.72%) Legal
8 5 (3.94%) Law
9 4 (3.15%) Retail
10 2 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.79%) Billing
11 1 (0.79%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.79%) French Language
11 1 (0.79%) Local Government
11 1 (0.79%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 53 (41.73%) Network Engineer
2 35 (27.56%) Consultant
3 34 (26.77%) Network Consultant
4 13 (10.24%) Architect
5 12 (9.45%) Cisco Engineer
5 12 (9.45%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 11 (8.66%) Network Architect
7 10 (7.87%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 9 (7.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (5.51%) Senior
10 6 (4.72%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (4.72%) Senior Network Engineer
11 5 (3.94%) Automation Engineer
12 4 (3.15%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
12 4 (3.15%) Network Manager
13 3 (2.36%) Cisco Consultant
13 3 (2.36%) Cisco Network Consultant
13 3 (2.36%) DevOps Engineer
13 3 (2.36%) Network Security Architect
13 3 (2.36%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.72%) 802.1X
2 4 (3.15%) VML
3 2 (1.57%) CSS
3 2 (1.57%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (29.13%) Data Centre
2 8 (6.30%) Hybrid Cloud
3 5 (3.94%) PKI
3 5 (3.94%) Public Cloud
4 3 (2.36%) Security Posture
5 2 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.57%) NHS
5 2 (1.57%) Wiki
6 1 (0.79%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (0.79%) Distributed Architecture
6 1 (0.79%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.79%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.79%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.79%) SCADA
6 1 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (6.30%) Linux
2 7 (5.51%) Unix
3 3 (2.36%) Windows
4 1 (0.79%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (33.86%) Migration
2 36 (28.35%) Roadmaps
3 34 (26.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 31 (24.41%) Collaborative Working
5 14 (11.02%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (11.02%) Project Delivery
6 12 (9.45%) Customer Requirements
7 10 (7.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 9 (7.09%) Incident Response
8 9 (7.09%) Network Architecture
8 9 (7.09%) Network Segmentation
9 8 (6.30%) Agile
10 7 (5.51%) DevOps
10 7 (5.51%) Infrastructure Automation
10 7 (5.51%) Load Balancing
10 7 (5.51%) Network Design
10 7 (5.51%) Site Reliability Engineering
10 7 (5.51%) Technical Leadership
10 7 (5.51%) Zero Trust
11 6 (4.72%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.87%) Python
2 2 (1.57%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.79%) Perl
Qualifications
1 70 (55.12%) Security Cleared
2 63 (49.61%) SC Cleared
3 40 (31.50%) CCNP
3 40 (31.50%) Cisco Certification
4 18 (14.17%) Degree
5 14 (11.02%) CCNA
6 10 (7.87%) CCIE
7 6 (4.72%) DV Cleared
8 5 (3.94%) CCSE
9 3 (2.36%) CISSP
10 2 (1.57%) PMI Certification
10 2 (1.57%) PMP
11 1 (0.79%) CCIP
11 1 (0.79%) CWNA
11 1 (0.79%) CWSP
11 1 (0.79%) GIAC
11 1 (0.79%) GSEC
11 1 (0.79%) JNCIP
11 1 (0.79%) JNCIS
11 1 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (1.57%) SLA
2 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.79%) GDPR
2 1 (0.79%) NCSC
2 1 (0.79%) NIST
2 1 (0.79%) PMO
2 1 (0.79%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.36%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.57%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.79%) Firmware
3 1 (0.79%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.79%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (11.81%) Ansible
2 9 (7.09%) Grafana
2 9 (7.09%) Prometheus
2 9 (7.09%) Terraform
3 7 (5.51%) FortiGate
4 5 (3.94%) Salt
5 3 (2.36%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (1.57%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (1.57%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.79%) CASB
7 1 (0.79%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 112 (88.19%) Cisco
2 50 (39.37%) Palo Alto
3 42 (33.07%) CheckPoint
4 23 (18.11%) Fortinet
5 16 (12.60%) F5
6 14 (11.02%) Juniper
6 14 (11.02%) Meraki
7 11 (8.66%) Arista
8 9 (7.09%) Microsoft
9 7 (5.51%) ServiceNow
9 7 (5.51%) SolarWinds
10 5 (3.94%) BigPanda
10 5 (3.94%) Ekahau
10 5 (3.94%) Splunk
10 5 (3.94%) Zscaler
11 4 (3.15%) VMware
12 3 (2.36%) Broadcom
12 3 (2.36%) ForeScout
12 3 (2.36%) Netskope
12 3 (2.36%) Symantec