The first table below looks at the demand for VBA skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VBA over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Programming Languages category for the Cheshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Rank 103 120 100
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -20
Permanent jobs citing VBA 20 8 19
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 1.112% 0.398% 1.151%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.955% 0.625% 1.891%
Number of salaries quoted 20 8 19
Average salary £30,250 £27,500 £22,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.00% +22.22%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,900 £24,950 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £38,300 £34,200
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All Programming Languages
Cheshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1023 1279 1005
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 56.86% 63.70% 60.87%
Number of salaries quoted 846 1147 884
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £47,500 £46,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VBA
North West

VBA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing VBA across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Cheshire VBA Jobs Demand Trend

VBA
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VBA across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire VBA Salary Trend

VBA
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VBA across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cheshire VBA Salary Histogram

VBA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VBA within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Wilmslow -6 4 £28,500 +3.63%
Macclesfield -6 3 £21,500 +13.15%
Chester -11 3 £27,500 -35.29%
Warrington +21 1 £32,000 -1.53%
VBA
North West

VBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing VBA also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited VBA.

1 25 (89.29%) SQL
2 20 (71.43%) SQL Server
3 17 (60.71%) .NET
4 15 (53.57%) PHP
5 14 (50.00%) VB
5 14 (50.00%) Microsoft
6 13 (46.43%) XML
7 12 (42.86%) Windows
7 12 (42.86%) HTML
7 12 (42.86%) JavaScript
8 11 (39.29%) MS Access
8 11 (39.29%) SQL Server 2005
9 10 (35.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 10 (35.71%) T-SQL
10 9 (32.14%) C#
10 9 (32.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (32.14%) SQL Server 2008
11 8 (28.57%) Java
11 8 (28.57%) Data Warehouse
12 7 (25.00%) Web Services
12 7 (25.00%) IBM
12 7 (25.00%) Internet
12 7 (25.00%) Crystal Reports
12 7 (25.00%) ASP.NET
13 6 (21.43%) CSS
13 6 (21.43%) JSP
13 6 (21.43%) Ant
13 6 (21.43%) Perl
13 6 (21.43%) RPG
13 6 (21.43%) Synon

VBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing VBA also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited VBA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 17 (60.71%) .NET
2 13 (46.43%) XML
3 12 (42.86%) HTML
4 7 (25.00%) Web Services
4 7 (25.00%) ASP.NET
5 6 (21.43%) CSS
5 6 (21.43%) JSP
5 6 (21.43%) WSDL
5 6 (21.43%) Apache Flex
6 5 (17.86%) WCF
7 3 (10.71%) Ajax
7 3 (10.71%) ASP
8 2 (7.143%) SOAP
8 2 (7.143%) REST
9 1 (3.571%) ISPF
9 1 (3.571%) WebSphere
9 1 (3.571%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 4 (14.29%) SharePoint
2 2 (7.143%) MSMQ
2 2 (7.143%) SharePoint 2010
3 1 (3.571%) IBM HTTP Server
3 1 (3.571%) SAS
3 1 (3.571%) Oracle HTTP Server
3 1 (3.571%) WebSphere Application Server
3 1 (3.571%) WebLogic
3 1 (3.571%) IIS
3 1 (3.571%) Apache
3 1 (3.571%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (21.43%) MS Excel
2 1 (3.571%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (3.571%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (3.571%) MFGPRO
Communications & Networking
1 7 (25.00%) Internet
2 1 (3.571%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (71.43%) SQL Server
2 11 (39.29%) MS Access
2 11 (39.29%) SQL Server 2005
3 10 (35.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 9 (32.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 9 (32.14%) SQL Server 2008
5 8 (28.57%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (25.00%) Crystal Reports
7 3 (10.71%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (10.71%) SQL Server 2000
8 2 (7.143%) MySQL
9 1 (3.571%) SAP Data Services
9 1 (3.571%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (3.571%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 6 (21.43%) Ant
1 6 (21.43%) Synon
2 5 (17.86%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (14.29%) Finance
2 2 (7.143%) Billing
3 1 (3.571%) French Language
3 1 (3.571%) German Language
3 1 (3.571%) Spanish Language
3 1 (3.571%) Legal
3 1 (3.571%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 22 (78.57%) Developer
2 8 (28.57%) Graduate Developer
2 8 (28.57%) Analyst
2 8 (28.57%) DBA
2 8 (28.57%) Graduate
3 6 (21.43%) Senior Developer
3 6 (21.43%) Analyst Programmer
3 6 (21.43%) Programmer
3 6 (21.43%) Senior Analyst
3 6 (21.43%) Java Developer
3 6 (21.43%) Analyst Developer
3 6 (21.43%) Senior Analyst Programmer
3 6 (21.43%) SQL Developer
3 6 (21.43%) Java Analyst Programmer
3 6 (21.43%) Java Programmer
3 6 (21.43%) Senior Analyst Developer
3 6 (21.43%) Senior Java Developer
3 6 (21.43%) Developer Analyst
3 6 (21.43%) Senior Programmer
3 6 (21.43%) Senior Java Analyst Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (21.43%) Derivative
1 6 (21.43%) iSeries
2 1 (3.571%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.571%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 12 (42.86%) Windows
2 4 (14.29%) Windows XP
2 4 (14.29%) Windows 7
3 2 (7.143%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (3.571%) UNIX
4 1 (3.571%) AIX
4 1 (3.571%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (21.43%) Unit Testing
1 6 (21.43%) Integration Testing
2 5 (17.86%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (14.29%) ITIL
3 4 (14.29%) Web Development
4 3 (10.71%) MVC
4 3 (10.71%) Agile Software Development
4 3 (10.71%) ETL
5 1 (3.571%) Requirements Management
5 1 (3.571%) Performance Management
5 1 (3.571%) Content Management
5 1 (3.571%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 25 (89.29%) SQL
2 15 (53.57%) PHP
3 14 (50.00%) VB
4 12 (42.86%) JavaScript
5 10 (35.71%) T-SQL
6 9 (32.14%) C#
7 8 (28.57%) Java
8 6 (21.43%) Perl
8 6 (21.43%) RPG
8 6 (21.43%) Python
8 6 (21.43%) RPG/400
8 6 (21.43%) RPG IV
9 5 (17.86%) VB.NET
10 4 (14.29%) PowerShell
11 3 (10.71%) VB6
12 2 (7.143%) PHP5
13 1 (3.571%) Progress 4GL
13 1 (3.571%) Shell Script
13 1 (3.571%) JCL
Qualifications
1 2 (7.143%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (10.71%) Terminal Services
Vendors
1 14 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (25.00%) IBM
3 6 (21.43%) JD Edwards
4 2 (7.143%) Oracle
4 2 (7.143%) Red Hat
4 2 (7.143%) Cognos
5 1 (3.571%) Netezza
5 1 (3.571%) QAD
5 1 (3.571%) Progress
5 1 (3.571%) Sun
5 1 (3.571%) Business Objects
5 1 (3.571%) SAP
5 1 (3.571%) JBoss
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Our client based in Macclesfield is currently looking for a SQL Reporting Analyst ... The primary requirement is familiarity with SSRS, ideally able to design, build and test reports...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Warrington, Cheshire
Essential Skills: SQL Server advanced experience (2005 +) Programming languages including T-SQL, VBA, SSIS, SSRS and SSAS]] Excellent reporting skills including experience of working with large data sets.
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Salary: From £35,000 to £38,000 per annum PLUS BONUS & BENEFITS
Posted: 24 May 2013
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Web Service Developer, C# .NET SQL - Macclesfield £30K. A steadily growing and successful financial organisation requires a Web Service Developer to join a passionate team and assist in...
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Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Macclesfield, North West
Our client, a steadily growing and successful financial organisation based in Macclesfield, Cheshire currently requires a Graduate .NET Developer. You will join a passionate team and assist in...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Macclesfield, Cheshire
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Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013