VB Jobs in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for VB skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VB over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 487 559 563
Rank change year-on-year +72 +4 -116
Permanent jobs citing VB 291 193 302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.41% 0.32% 0.42%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.29% 0.80% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 239 151 182
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,000 £27,650
25th Percentile £35,375 £40,625 £32,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,250 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.50% +11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £59,000 £57,931 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £67,070 £60,000
UK median annual salary £48,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.82% +15.79% +11.11%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

VB is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 22,515 24,145 32,813
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 31.73% 40.07% 46.16%
Number of salaries quoted 16,386 13,576 21,262
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £53,325
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +3.14% +6.65%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £68,244
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%

VB
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for VB in the UK excluding London

VB
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VB in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for VB in the UK excluding London

VB
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing VB in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for VB in the UK excluding London

VB
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +56 78 £50,000 +17.65% 21
North of England +28 64 £52,500 -4.34% 8
South East +48 59 £54,000 +8.00% 15
East of England +51 47 £40,000 -15.79% 9
North West +31 45 £52,500 +50.00% 7
West Midlands +36 40 £55,000 +22.22% 16
East Midlands +15 38 £47,500 +18.75% 5
South West -26 33 £32,500 -35.00% 10
Yorkshire +39 16 £47,500 -22.36%
Scotland -56 6 £47,500 -13.45% 4
Wales -2 4 £32,500 -27.78% 1
North East - 3 £47,500 - 1
VB
UK

VB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 30 (10.31%) IIS
2 21 (7.22%) Apache
3 14 (4.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (2.75%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.69%) CMS
5 2 (0.69%) Liferay
5 2 (0.69%) Magnolia
5 2 (0.69%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.34%) Confluence
Applications
1 21 (7.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 21 (7.22%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.69%) Fusion 360
2 2 (0.69%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 9 (3.09%) Shopify
2 2 (0.69%) DELMIA
2 2 (0.69%) SAP MII
2 2 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 73 (25.09%) Azure
2 32 (11.00%) Azure DevOps
3 29 (9.97%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (8.25%) Power Platform
5 21 (7.22%) Entra ID
6 20 (6.87%) Azure Monitor
7 14 (4.81%) Azure Storage
8 9 (3.09%) Power Automate
9 7 (2.41%) AWS
10 6 (2.06%) GitHub
11 5 (1.72%) Google Workspace
11 5 (1.72%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.69%) npm
12 2 (0.69%) PaaS
13 1 (0.34%) Azure Functions
13 1 (0.34%) Firebase
13 1 (0.34%) GCP
13 1 (0.34%) SaaS
13 1 (0.34%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.87%) DHCP
1 20 (6.87%) DNS
2 14 (4.81%) Firewall
3 10 (3.44%) Internet
4 8 (2.75%) 5G
4 8 (2.75%) SD-WAN
4 8 (2.75%) WAN
5 5 (1.72%) HTTP
5 5 (1.72%) Wireless
6 4 (1.37%) FTP
7 3 (1.03%) Bluetooth
7 3 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.69%) Ethernet
9 1 (0.34%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.34%) Profibus
9 1 (0.34%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (39.86%) SQL Server
2 24 (8.25%) PostgreSQL
3 22 (7.56%) Power BI
4 21 (7.22%) MongoDB
5 18 (6.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 16 (5.50%) MS Access
6 16 (5.50%) MySQL
7 12 (4.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 8 (2.75%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (2.41%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.72%) NoSQL
10 5 (1.72%) Oracle Database
11 4 (1.37%) BusinessObjects
11 4 (1.37%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (1.37%) Tableau
12 2 (0.69%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (0.69%) DB2
12 2 (0.69%) DTS
12 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 1 (0.34%) GIS
Development Applications
1 42 (14.43%) Visual Studio
2 28 (9.62%) Jasmine
2 28 (9.62%) Karma Test Runner
3 18 (6.19%) JIRA
4 9 (3.09%) InstallShield
5 6 (2.06%) Dreamweaver
6 5 (1.72%) Bitbucket
6 5 (1.72%) Git
6 5 (1.72%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.37%) AdminStudio
7 4 (1.37%) MSI
8 2 (0.69%) Android Studio
8 2 (0.69%) Bower
8 2 (0.69%) gulp
8 2 (0.69%) Moq
8 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.34%) Bitbucket Server
9 1 (0.34%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.34%) Serenity BDD
9 1 (0.34%) SoapUI
General
1 70 (24.05%) Social Skills
2 51 (17.53%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (7.56%) Retail
4 21 (7.22%) Finance
4 21 (7.22%) Manufacturing
5 10 (3.44%) Law
6 9 (3.09%) Electronics
6 9 (3.09%) Marketing
7 8 (2.75%) Legal
7 8 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (2.41%) Advertising
8 7 (2.41%) Aerospace
8 7 (2.41%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (2.41%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.72%) Automotive
9 5 (1.72%) Police
10 4 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.03%) Games
11 3 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.03%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 115 (39.52%) Developer
2 38 (13.06%) Support Engineer
3 31 (10.65%) C# Developer
4 26 (8.93%) Senior
5 24 (8.25%) Software Support Engineer
6 21 (7.22%) Software Engineer
7 20 (6.87%) Active Directory Specialist
7 20 (6.87%) Azure Specialist
8 19 (6.53%) Software Developer
9 18 (6.19%) .NET Developer
10 15 (5.15%) Analyst
11 14 (4.81%) Active Directory Support
11 14 (4.81%) Support Specialist
12 13 (4.47%) IT Technician
12 13 (4.47%) Lead
13 12 (4.12%) Senior IT Technician
13 12 (4.12%) Senior Technician
14 10 (3.44%) Applications Developer
14 10 (3.44%) Senior Developer
15 9 (3.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 161 (55.33%) .NET
2 72 (24.74%) ASP.NET
3 63 (21.65%) XML
4 62 (21.31%) Web Services
5 51 (17.53%) REST
6 50 (17.18%) HTML
6 50 (17.18%) JSON
6 50 (17.18%) SOAP
7 43 (14.78%) AngularJS
8 28 (9.62%) RxJS
8 28 (9.62%) Sass
8 28 (9.62%) XML Schema
9 17 (5.84%) CSS
10 16 (5.50%) .NET Core
11 15 (5.15%) MFC
11 15 (5.15%) RESTful
12 14 (4.81%) ARM Templates
13 13 (4.47%) .NET Framework
13 13 (4.47%) HTML5
14 11 (3.78%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 37 (12.71%) Enterprise Software
2 30 (10.31%) PKI
3 23 (7.90%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (4.12%) Clustering
4 12 (4.12%) SCADA
5 9 (3.09%) EPoS
5 9 (3.09%) Legacy Applications
6 8 (2.75%) Driving Licence
6 8 (2.75%) FPGA
6 8 (2.75%) GNSS
6 8 (2.75%) MicroBlaze
6 8 (2.75%) Mobile App
6 8 (2.75%) Smart Meter
6 8 (2.75%) VHDL
7 6 (2.06%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (2.06%) Operational Technology
8 5 (1.72%) CCTV
8 5 (1.72%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 5 (1.72%) Life Science
8 5 (1.72%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 82 (28.18%) Windows
2 71 (24.40%) Linux
3 38 (13.06%) Windows Server
4 21 (7.22%) AIX
5 19 (6.53%) Windows Server 2016
5 19 (6.53%) Windows Server 2019
6 15 (5.15%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (3.78%) Windows 10
8 10 (3.44%) Windows 7
9 6 (2.06%) Windows 8
10 5 (1.72%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.69%) Android
11 2 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (23.71%) Problem-Solving
2 59 (20.27%) Agile
3 56 (19.24%) DevOps
4 45 (15.46%) Software Engineering
5 37 (12.71%) Customer Service
5 37 (12.71%) Project Management
6 30 (10.31%) Continuous Improvement
6 30 (10.31%) ERP
7 29 (9.97%) OO
8 28 (9.62%) Analytics
8 28 (9.62%) Unit Testing
8 28 (9.62%) User Acceptance Testing
9 26 (8.93%) Release Management
10 23 (7.90%) B2B
10 23 (7.90%) Computer Science
11 22 (7.56%) Business Intelligence
12 21 (7.22%) MVC
13 20 (6.87%) Log Analytics
14 19 (6.53%) ITIL
15 18 (6.19%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 185 (63.57%) C#
2 169 (58.08%) SQL
3 78 (26.80%) JavaScript
4 66 (22.68%) VB.NET
5 55 (18.90%) C
6 54 (18.56%) PowerShell
7 52 (17.87%) C++
8 48 (16.49%) T-SQL
9 43 (14.78%) VB6
10 38 (13.06%) VBScript
11 37 (12.71%) TypeScript
12 28 (9.62%) Python
13 22 (7.56%) Java
14 17 (5.84%) VBA
15 16 (5.50%) PHP
16 15 (5.15%) Assembly Language
17 14 (4.81%) ActionScript
17 14 (4.81%) Bicep
18 12 (4.12%) Perl
19 9 (3.09%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 95 (32.65%) Degree
2 31 (10.65%) Security Cleared
3 25 (8.59%) DV Cleared
4 18 (6.19%) SC Cleared
5 14 (4.81%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (4.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 8 (2.75%) HNC
7 6 (2.06%) HND
8 5 (1.72%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.37%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.37%) PhD
10 3 (1.03%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (15.12%) QA
2 9 (3.09%) SLA
3 5 (1.72%) Actionable Recommendations
4 4 (1.37%) GDPR
5 3 (1.03%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.03%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 3 (1.03%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.69%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 44 (15.12%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.81%) Virtual Desktop
2 14 (4.81%) Virtual Machines
2 14 (4.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (3.44%) OpenSSH
3 10 (3.44%) VMware ESXi
3 10 (3.44%) vSphere
3 10 (3.44%) XenApp
4 8 (2.75%) Embedded Firmware
4 8 (2.75%) Firmware
5 7 (2.41%) Docker
6 4 (1.37%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 20 (6.87%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 19 (6.53%) SCCM
3 18 (6.19%) Kubernetes
3 18 (6.19%) WSUS
4 14 (4.81%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (4.81%) SCOM
5 10 (3.44%) IBM BigFix
5 10 (3.44%) PowerCLI
5 10 (3.44%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.34%) WMI
Vendors
1 119 (40.89%) Microsoft
2 31 (10.65%) Oracle
3 14 (4.81%) VMware
4 10 (3.44%) Citrix
4 10 (3.44%) IBM
5 8 (2.75%) Altera
5 8 (2.75%) Green Hills
5 8 (2.75%) Motorola
5 8 (2.75%) SAP
5 8 (2.75%) Xilinx
6 7 (2.41%) Facebook
6 7 (2.41%) YouTube
7 6 (2.06%) Google
8 5 (1.72%) Apple
8 5 (1.72%) ServiceNow
9 4 (1.37%) Autodesk
9 4 (1.37%) Computacenter
10 3 (1.03%) Siemens
11 2 (0.69%) Epicor
11 2 (0.69%) Red Hat