VBA Developer Contract Job Trends

VBA Developer
UK

The median VBA Developer daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 571 537 597
Rank change year-on-year -34 +60 +194
Contract jobs requiring a VBA Developer 11 6 11
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.017% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.018% 0.026%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 4
10th Percentile £350 - £419
25th Percentile £425 £211 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £380 £613
Median % change year-on-year +18.42% -37.96% +28.95%
75th Percentile £513 £400 £650
90th Percentile £685 £565 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 32,988 33,120 42,501
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.93% 92.74% 93.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,924 20,243 28,641
10th Percentile £285 £300 £294
25th Percentile £403 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £645
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,924 1,136 1,517
10th Percentile £14.22 £15.36 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.75 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.63% -21.02% +40.98%
75th Percentile £56.81 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.75 £73.66 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -26.97% +78.00%

VBA Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'VBA Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

VBA Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

VBA Developer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for VBA Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for VBA Developer job vacancies in the UK

VBA Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VBA Developer over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for VBA Developer in the UK

VBA Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for VBA Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for VBA Developer job vacancies in the UK

VBA Developer
Top 3 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VBA Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 December 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
London +1 10 £482 +59.83%
England -32 10 £482 +59.83% 1
Work from Home - 4 £368 -

VBA Developer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, VBA Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring VBA Developer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) VBA
2 10 (90.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (27.27%) SQL
6 2 (18.18%) Analytics
6 2 (18.18%) C++
6 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
6 2 (18.18%) Data Analysis
6 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
6 2 (18.18%) Degree
6 2 (18.18%) Economics
6 2 (18.18%) Master's Degree
6 2 (18.18%) Mathematics
6 2 (18.18%) Pricing Analytics
6 2 (18.18%) Python
6 2 (18.18%) Risk Analytics
6 2 (18.18%) Risk Management
6 2 (18.18%) Translating Business Requirements
7 1 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (9.09%) Migration
7 1 (9.09%) Power BI
7 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
7 1 (9.09%) Process Improvement
7 1 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
7 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement

VBA Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 10 (90.91%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Power BI
General
1 5 (45.45%) Finance
2 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Front Office
4 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Derivative
1 2 (18.18%) Equities
1 2 (18.18%) Fixed Income
1 2 (18.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (9.09%) Legacy Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (18.18%) Analytics
3 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
3 2 (18.18%) Data Analysis
3 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
3 2 (18.18%) Economics
3 2 (18.18%) Mathematics
3 2 (18.18%) Pricing Analytics
3 2 (18.18%) Risk Analytics
3 2 (18.18%) Risk Management
3 2 (18.18%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (9.09%) Migration
4 1 (9.09%) Process Improvement
4 1 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) VBA
2 3 (27.27%) SQL
3 2 (18.18%) C++
3 2 (18.18%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) Degree
1 2 (18.18%) Master's Degree
2 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared