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 30 January 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
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 441 432 432
Rank change year-on-year -9 0 +75
Contract jobs citing Aruba 117 57 124
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.35% 0.21% 0.33%
As % of the Vendors category 0.77% 0.46% 0.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 39 85
10th Percentile £400 £406 £325
25th Percentile £445 £410 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +20.59% -10.53%
75th Percentile £543 £580 £501
90th Percentile £635 £605 £578
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £450
% change year-on-year -2.44% +13.89% -5.26%
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 15,199 12,308 16,430
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 46.02% 46.32% 43.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,972 7,412 10,628
10th Percentile £300 £285 £250
25th Percentile £410 £410 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £710 £720 £730
UK median daily rate £500 £523 £525
% change year-on-year -4.31% -0.48% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 726 356 814
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.62 £13.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £18.51 £15.75
Median hourly rate £23.25 £30.00 £30.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.50% -2.83% -4.26%
75th Percentile £50.00 £63.75 £58.65
90th Percentile £70.00 £80.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £27.75 £30.25
% change year-on-year -14.14% -8.26% +5.22%

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 30 January 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 30 January 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 30 January 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 +30 61 £500 -11.11% 12
London -5 37 £550 +6.02% 3
Midlands -52 7 £380 -34.48% 5
West Midlands -39 6 £380 -34.48% 3
North of England -69 5 £523 +1.95% 7
East of England -15 4 £650 +160.00% 2
North West -27 2 £520 +1.46% 4
Yorkshire -56 2 £506 -10.00% 2
North East -12 1 £525 - 1
South West -30 1 £513 +24.24% 5
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 5 (4.27%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 24 (20.51%) Azure
2 12 (10.26%) AWS
3 7 (5.98%) GCP
4 5 (4.27%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (4.27%) GitHub
5 2 (1.71%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.71%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 1 (0.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 1 (0.85%) Google Ads
6 1 (0.85%) IaaS
6 1 (0.85%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 62 (52.99%) Firewall
2 58 (49.57%) WAN
3 38 (32.48%) LAN
4 32 (27.35%) BGP
4 32 (27.35%) OSPF
5 23 (19.66%) SD-WAN
6 22 (18.80%) Wi-Fi
7 19 (16.24%) IPsec
7 19 (16.24%) VPN
8 18 (15.38%) Structured Cabling
9 14 (11.97%) Wireless
10 12 (10.26%) VLAN
11 10 (8.55%) Network Security
12 9 (7.69%) Cisco ISE
12 9 (7.69%) Internet
13 8 (6.84%) Cisco Nexus
14 6 (5.13%) MPLS
15 5 (4.27%) EIGRP
15 5 (4.27%) VXLAN
15 5 (4.27%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 6 (5.13%) JIRA
2 5 (4.27%) GitLab
2 5 (4.27%) Jenkins
General
1 40 (34.19%) Public Sector
2 19 (16.24%) Documentation Skills
3 13 (11.11%) Manufacturing
3 13 (11.11%) Social Skills
4 7 (5.98%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (5.98%) Finance
5 6 (5.13%) Legal
6 5 (4.27%) Law
7 4 (3.42%) Retail
8 2 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.85%) Automotive
9 1 (0.85%) Billing
9 1 (0.85%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.85%) French Language
9 1 (0.85%) Local Government
9 1 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 51 (43.59%) Network Engineer
2 35 (29.91%) Consultant
3 34 (29.06%) Network Consultant
4 11 (9.40%) Architect
4 11 (9.40%) Cisco Engineer
4 11 (9.40%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 9 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 9 (7.69%) Network Architect
5 9 (7.69%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
6 7 (5.98%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (4.27%) Automation Engineer
7 5 (4.27%) Senior
8 4 (3.42%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
8 4 (3.42%) Senior Network Engineer
9 3 (2.56%) Cisco Network Consultant
9 3 (2.56%) DevOps Engineer
9 3 (2.56%) Migration Consultant
9 3 (2.56%) Network Manager
9 3 (2.56%) Network Security Architect
9 3 (2.56%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.27%) 802.1X
2 4 (3.42%) VML
3 2 (1.71%) CSS
3 2 (1.71%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (28.21%) Data Centre
2 6 (5.13%) Hybrid Cloud
3 5 (4.27%) PKI
3 5 (4.27%) Public Cloud
4 3 (2.56%) Security Posture
5 2 (1.71%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.71%) NHS
6 1 (0.85%) Distributed Architecture
6 1 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.85%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.85%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.85%) SCADA
6 1 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.85%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.71%) Linux
1 2 (1.71%) Unix
1 2 (1.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (36.75%) Migration
2 36 (30.77%) Roadmaps
3 34 (29.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 31 (26.50%) Collaborative Working
5 14 (11.97%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (11.11%) Project Delivery
7 12 (10.26%) Customer Requirements
8 11 (9.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 8 (6.84%) Network Architecture
10 7 (5.98%) Agile
10 7 (5.98%) DevOps
10 7 (5.98%) Infrastructure Automation
10 7 (5.98%) Network Design
11 6 (5.13%) Network Segmentation
11 6 (5.13%) Scaled Agile Framework
11 6 (5.13%) Zero Trust
12 5 (4.27%) CI/CD
12 5 (4.27%) Infrastructure as Code
12 5 (4.27%) Load Balancing
12 5 (4.27%) Network Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.13%) Python
2 2 (1.71%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.85%) Perl
Qualifications
1 66 (56.41%) Security Cleared
2 60 (51.28%) SC Cleared
3 36 (30.77%) CCNP
3 36 (30.77%) Cisco Certification
4 16 (13.68%) Degree
5 11 (9.40%) CCNA
6 9 (7.69%) CCIE
7 5 (4.27%) DV Cleared
8 4 (3.42%) CCSE
9 3 (2.56%) CISSP
10 1 (0.85%) CCIE Routing and Switching
10 1 (0.85%) CCIE Wireless
10 1 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.85%) CWNA
10 1 (0.85%) CWSP
10 1 (0.85%) JNCIP
10 1 (0.85%) JNCIS
10 1 (0.85%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.85%) PMP
10 1 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.71%) SLA
2 1 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.85%) GDPR
2 1 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.85%) NIST
2 1 (0.85%) PMO
2 1 (0.85%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.71%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.85%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.85%) Firmware
2 1 (0.85%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 9 (7.69%) Ansible
2 8 (6.84%) FortiGate
3 7 (5.98%) Terraform
4 4 (3.42%) Grafana
4 4 (3.42%) Prometheus
5 3 (2.56%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (1.71%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (1.71%) Salt
6 2 (1.71%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 101 (86.32%) Cisco
2 43 (36.75%) Palo Alto
3 35 (29.91%) CheckPoint
4 22 (18.80%) Fortinet
5 11 (9.40%) F5
5 11 (9.40%) Meraki
6 10 (8.55%) Juniper
7 8 (6.84%) Microsoft
8 5 (4.27%) Arista
8 5 (4.27%) SolarWinds
8 5 (4.27%) Zscaler
9 4 (3.42%) Ekahau
10 3 (2.56%) Broadcom
10 3 (2.56%) ForeScout
10 3 (2.56%) Netskope
10 3 (2.56%) ServiceNow
10 3 (2.56%) Symantec
10 3 (2.56%) VMware
11 2 (1.71%) Dell
11 2 (1.71%) Mitel