VBA Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring VBA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 113 131
Rank change year-on-year -3 +18 +40
Contract jobs citing VBA 3 2 11
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.19% 0.11% 0.47%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.50% 0.37% 1.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 7
10th Percentile £272 £401 -
25th Percentile £480 £403 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 £413 £425
Median % change year-on-year +106.06% -2.94% -4.23%
75th Percentile £875 £428 £438
90th Percentile - £434 £443
UK median daily rate £425 £390 £425
% change year-on-year +8.97% -8.24% -19.05%

All Programming Languages
Scotland

VBA falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 596 534 678
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 37.30% 29.92% 28.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 314 440
10th Percentile £356 £350 £363
25th Percentile £415 £390 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £450 £495
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -9.09% +3.34%
75th Percentile £550 £519 £573
90th Percentile £625 £610 £688
UK median daily rate £505 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.81% -4.55% -3.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 5 10
10th Percentile £48.76 £17.99 £49.13
25th Percentile £52.81 - £54.65
Median hourly rate £60.61 £19.59 £59.52
Median % change year-on-year +209.41% -67.08% +32.26%
75th Percentile £65.00 £48.00 £70.94
90th Percentile £72.75 £64.20 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £60.61 £62.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year -3.02% - +3.31%

VBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VBA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

VBA job vacancy trend in Scotland

VBA
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing VBA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing VBA

VBA
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VBA in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for VBA in Scotland

VBA
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing VBA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing VBA

VBA
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VBA within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 November 2025. 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
Edinburgh +9 2 £850 +106.06%
Glasgow - 1 £134 - 1
VBA
UK

VBA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) MS Access
General
1 2 (66.67%) Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Consultant
1 2 (66.67%) Report Writer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Release Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft