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 10 April 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
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 439 428 456
Rank change year-on-year -11 +28 +19
Contract jobs citing Aruba 143 54 94
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.36% 0.22% 0.25%
As % of the Vendors category 0.84% 0.47% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 37 62
10th Percentile £400 £365 £321
25th Percentile £435 £405 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% -3.23%
75th Percentile £525 £525 £519
90th Percentile £633 £603 £585
UK median daily rate £500 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36.25 £66.25 -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £67.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -44.44% - -
75th Percentile £38.75 £68.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £67.50 -
% change year-on-year -44.44% - -

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 16,929 11,516 15,822
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 43.16% 47.30% 42.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,058 7,485 10,120
10th Percentile £313 £296 £255
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £515
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.94% -4.19%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £630
90th Percentile £705 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £515
% change year-on-year -2.53% -0.39% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 877 426 971
10th Percentile £15.36 £14.99 £12.13
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.50 £14.27
Median hourly rate £27.50 £28.88 £23.22
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +24.38% -38.91%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.63 £55.68
90th Percentile £77.80 £80.67 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £27.94 £28.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -0.21% +24.44% -46.17%

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 10 April 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
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 10 April 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 -1 62 £500 +17.65% 13
London -37 42 £523 +8.85% 7
North of England -64 19 £480 +6.67% 16
Midlands -55 13 £396 -9.43% 3
North West -22 11 £480 +9.71% 12
West Midlands -57 10 £396 -9.43% 2
Yorkshire -51 7 £363 -35.56% 3
East of England -32 4 £550 +120.00% 4
South West -37 1 £513 +24.24% 5
North East - 1 £525 - 1
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 3 (2.10%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 31 (21.68%) Azure
2 13 (9.09%) AWS
3 4 (2.80%) Azure ExpressRoute
3 4 (2.80%) GCP
4 3 (2.10%) Entra ID
4 3 (2.10%) IaaS
4 3 (2.10%) PaaS
5 2 (1.40%) Google Ads
5 2 (1.40%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 1 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.70%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (0.70%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (0.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 77 (53.85%) WAN
2 74 (51.75%) Firewall
3 61 (42.66%) LAN
4 42 (29.37%) Wireless
5 41 (28.67%) Wi-Fi
6 40 (27.97%) BGP
7 39 (27.27%) OSPF
8 34 (23.78%) SD-WAN
9 27 (18.88%) VPN
10 22 (15.38%) IPsec
11 20 (13.99%) VLAN
12 19 (13.29%) Structured Cabling
13 17 (11.89%) Cisco ISE
14 16 (11.19%) Internet
14 16 (11.19%) Network Security
15 15 (10.49%) MPLS
16 14 (9.79%) WLAN
17 10 (6.99%) Ethernet
17 10 (6.99%) TCP/IP
18 9 (6.29%) 5G
Development Applications
1 4 (2.80%) JIRA
2 1 (0.70%) Git
2 1 (0.70%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 35 (24.48%) Public Sector
2 21 (14.69%) Social Skills
3 20 (13.99%) Documentation Skills
4 12 (8.39%) Manufacturing
5 9 (6.29%) Finance
6 8 (5.59%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (4.90%) Law
7 7 (4.90%) Legal
8 4 (2.80%) Retail
9 2 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.70%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.70%) French Language
10 1 (0.70%) Local Government
10 1 (0.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 73 (51.05%) Network Engineer
2 29 (20.28%) Consultant
3 28 (19.58%) Network Consultant
4 15 (10.49%) Architect
5 14 (9.79%) Cisco Engineer
5 14 (9.79%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 12 (8.39%) Network Architect
7 11 (7.69%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 10 (6.99%) Senior
9 8 (5.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (5.59%) Senior Network Engineer
10 7 (4.90%) Wireless Engineer
11 5 (3.50%) WAN Engineer
11 5 (3.50%) Wireless Network Engineer
12 4 (2.80%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
12 4 (2.80%) Network Manager
13 3 (2.10%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
13 3 (2.10%) Network Security Architect
13 3 (2.10%) Security Architect
13 3 (2.10%) Site Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (15.38%) 802.1X
2 4 (2.80%) VML
3 2 (1.40%) CSS
3 2 (1.40%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (25.17%) Data Centre
2 10 (6.99%) Hybrid Cloud
3 8 (5.59%) Security Posture
4 5 (3.50%) PKI
5 4 (2.80%) BYOD
6 3 (2.10%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (2.10%) Wiki
7 2 (1.40%) Cloud Security Posture
7 2 (1.40%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (0.70%) Distributed Architecture
8 1 (0.70%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.70%) IoT
8 1 (0.70%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.70%) NHS
8 1 (0.70%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.70%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.70%) SCADA
8 1 (0.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (6.29%) Linux
2 8 (5.59%) Unix
3 5 (3.50%) Windows
4 1 (0.70%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (27.97%) Migration
2 32 (22.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 30 (20.98%) Roadmaps
4 29 (20.28%) Collaborative Working
5 18 (12.59%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (8.39%) Customer Requirements
6 12 (8.39%) Mentoring
6 12 (8.39%) Network Segmentation
6 12 (8.39%) Project Delivery
7 11 (7.69%) Technical Leadership
8 10 (6.99%) Network Design
9 9 (6.29%) Network Monitoring
9 9 (6.29%) Zero Trust
10 8 (5.59%) Incident Management
10 8 (5.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 8 (5.59%) Load Balancing
10 8 (5.59%) Site Reliability Engineering
11 7 (4.90%) AI
11 7 (4.90%) Change Management
11 7 (4.90%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.20%) Python
2 2 (1.40%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.70%) Perl
3 1 (0.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 71 (49.65%) Security Cleared
2 64 (44.76%) SC Cleared
3 55 (38.46%) Cisco Certification
4 54 (37.76%) CCNP
5 24 (16.78%) CCNA
6 21 (14.69%) Degree
7 15 (10.49%) CCIE
8 6 (4.20%) DV Cleared
9 5 (3.50%) CCSE
10 4 (2.80%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (2.80%) CWNA
11 3 (2.10%) CCIE Wireless
11 3 (2.10%) CISSP
11 3 (2.10%) CWDP
11 3 (2.10%) CWNE
11 3 (2.10%) CWSP
11 3 (2.10%) PMI Certification
11 3 (2.10%) PMP
12 2 (1.40%) JNCIS
13 1 (0.70%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.70%) GDPR
2 1 (0.70%) NCSC
2 1 (0.70%) NIST
2 1 (0.70%) PMO
2 1 (0.70%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.10%) Firmware
2 2 (1.40%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.70%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.70%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 12 (8.39%) Ansible
2 8 (5.59%) Grafana
2 8 (5.59%) Prometheus
3 6 (4.20%) FortiGate
4 5 (3.50%) Salt
4 5 (3.50%) Terraform
5 3 (2.10%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.70%) CASB
6 1 (0.70%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 123 (86.01%) Cisco
2 58 (40.56%) Palo Alto
3 49 (34.27%) CheckPoint
4 20 (13.99%) Meraki
5 19 (13.29%) Fortinet
6 18 (12.59%) Juniper
7 17 (11.89%) Ekahau
8 16 (11.19%) F5
9 12 (8.39%) Arista
10 10 (6.99%) Microsoft
11 9 (6.29%) ServiceNow
12 7 (4.90%) SolarWinds
13 6 (4.20%) BigPanda
13 6 (4.20%) Splunk
13 6 (4.20%) Zscaler
14 4 (2.80%) HP
15 3 (2.10%) Broadcom
15 3 (2.10%) ForeScout
15 3 (2.10%) Netskope
15 3 (2.10%) Symantec