The first table below looks at the demand for the Excel VBA Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Excel VBA Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Excel VBA Developer
Rank 331 373 311
Rank change year-on-year
+42 -62
Contract jobs requiring an Excel VBA Developer 50 29 125
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.230% 0.108% 0.407%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.250% 0.117% 0.440%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 26 97
Average daily rate £475 £475 £540
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -12.03%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £367 £450
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £600 £605
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £288 £300
% change year-on-year
+56.52% -4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
Average hourly rate - £21.50 £51.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -58.25%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £27.63 -
% change year-on-year
-36.66% -
All Job Titles
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
20013 24845 28392
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 92.25% 92.53% 92.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 13506 16024 18238
Average daily rate £450 £445 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.12% -6.31%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 449 607 669
Average hourly rate £20.00 £20.00 £20.00
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £41.25 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Excel VBA Developer
England

Excel VBA Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Excel VBA Developer across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London Excel VBA Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Excel VBA Developer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Excel VBA Developer across the London region.

London Excel VBA Developer Daily Rate Trend

Excel VBA Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Excel VBA Developer across the London region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

London Excel VBA Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Excel VBA Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Excel VBA Developer across the London region.

London Excel VBA Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Excel VBA Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Excel VBA Developer within the London region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London +22 14 £475 -
Docklands, London +2 1 £350 -26.31%
Excel VBA Developer
England

Excel VBA Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Excel VBA Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Excel VBA Developer in their job title.

1 111 (100.00%) VBA
2 57 (51.35%) C#
3 55 (49.55%) RAD
4 51 (45.95%) SQL
5 44 (39.64%) Banking
6 43 (38.74%) Front Office
7 36 (32.43%) Finance
8 35 (31.53%) SQL Server
9 33 (29.73%) Investment Banking
10 28 (25.23%) Derivative
11 24 (21.62%) Fixed Income
12 21 (18.92%) Oracle
13 19 (17.12%) MS Access
14 18 (16.22%) MS Excel
15 17 (15.32%) Market Risk
16 16 (14.41%) .NET
17 14 (12.61%) Python
17 14 (12.61%) Analytics
18 13 (11.71%) Spreadsheet
19 12 (10.81%) Degree
20 11 (9.910%) Credit Derivative
20 11 (9.910%) Oracle Reports
21 9 (8.108%) Sybase
21 9 (8.108%) VB
22 8 (7.207%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
23 7 (6.306%) Business Analysis
24 6 (5.405%) Interest Rate Derivative
24 6 (5.405%) SQL Server Reporting Services
24 6 (5.405%) HTML
24 6 (5.405%) OO

Excel VBA Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Excel VBA Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Excel VBA Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 16 (14.41%) .NET
2 6 (5.405%) HTML
3 3 (2.703%) Web Services
3 3 (2.703%) XML
4 2 (1.802%) XSLT
4 2 (1.802%) WinForms
5 1 (0.901%) WCF
5 1 (0.901%) WPF
5 1 (0.901%) ActiveX
5 1 (0.901%) XSL
5 1 (0.901%) ADO
5 1 (0.901%) ASP
5 1 (0.901%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.901%) COM
Application Platforms
1 4 (3.604%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (16.22%) MS Excel
2 13 (11.71%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (3.604%) MS Office
4 3 (2.703%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.901%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.901%) LatentZero
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.802%) HTTP
1 2 (1.802%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (31.53%) SQL Server
2 19 (17.12%) MS Access
3 11 (9.910%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (5.405%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.901%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 3 (2.703%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
General
1 44 (39.64%) Banking
2 43 (38.74%) Front Office
3 36 (32.43%) Finance
4 33 (29.73%) Investment Banking
5 5 (4.505%) Financial Institution
6 3 (2.703%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 28 (25.23%) Derivative
2 24 (21.62%) Fixed Income
3 17 (15.32%) Market Risk
4 11 (9.910%) Credit Derivative
5 8 (7.207%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (5.405%) Interest Rate Derivative
7 4 (3.604%) Data Extraction
8 2 (1.802%) Hedge funds
8 2 (1.802%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.901%) Equities
9 1 (0.901%) Equity Derivative
9 1 (0.901%) Physics
9 1 (0.901%) Computer Science
9 1 (0.901%) Credit Risk
9 1 (0.901%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.901%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (49.55%) RAD
2 14 (12.61%) Analytics
3 7 (6.306%) Business Analysis
4 6 (5.405%) OO
5 4 (3.604%) Investment Management
5 4 (3.604%) Fund Management
5 4 (3.604%) Project Management
5 4 (3.604%) Asset Management
6 3 (2.703%) Risk Management
6 3 (2.703%) DNA
6 3 (2.703%) Rapid Prototyping
7 2 (1.802%) Problem Management
7 2 (1.802%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (1.802%) Workflow
7 2 (1.802%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.901%) BPR
8 1 (0.901%) Information Management
8 1 (0.901%) Data Analysis
8 1 (0.901%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (0.901%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 111 (100.00%) VBA
2 57 (51.35%) C#
3 51 (45.95%) SQL
4 14 (12.61%) Python
5 9 (8.108%) VB
6 5 (4.505%) VB6
6 5 (4.505%) VBScript
6 5 (4.505%) C++
7 4 (3.604%) T-SQL
8 3 (2.703%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.901%) Java
Qualifications
1 12 (10.81%) Degree
2 1 (0.901%) MCP
2 1 (0.901%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 21 (18.92%) Oracle
2 9 (8.108%) Sybase
3 5 (4.505%) Microsoft
3 5 (4.505%) Bloomberg
4 4 (3.604%) Cognos
5 3 (2.703%) Reuters
6 2 (1.802%) Business Objects
7 1 (0.901%) thinkFolio
London
Our Client require an Excel VBA Developer to create manual reports for the business. The role involves creation of ad-hoc analysis tools, development of data gathering tools...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Rate: £250 - £270 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
North West London
A leading hands-on performance improvement consultancy are currently seeking a VBA Developer. Essential skills: - Strong knowledge of VBA - Up to date understanding of the capabilities of Excel...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 14 May 2013
London
A global Investment Bank is currently seeking to hire a RAD Developer to join a team that's currently working on front office related projects around operational risk.....
iKas International
Rate: £475 - £530 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
A leading investment bank requires a RAD Access VBA/ Excel VBA developer to work in the front office risk area. The successful candidate will be required to; 1]...
iKas International
Rate: £450 - £530 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013