VB Jobs in England

Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 503 632 702
Rank change year-on-year +129 +70 -144
Permanent jobs citing VB 362 336 480
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.43% 0.36% 0.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.32% 0.83% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 233 265 307
10th Percentile £27,000 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £47,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £57,078 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.03% +20.16% +11.76%
75th Percentile £59,000 £115,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £138,750 £132,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.82% +15.79% +11.76%

All Programming Languages
England

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 England with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 27,494 40,577 69,641
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 32.42% 43.53% 53.28%
Number of salaries quoted 22,411 25,963 39,542
10th Percentile £35,000 £39,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £100,000
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 England

Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for VB in England

VB
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VB in England.

Salary trend for VB in England

VB
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing VB in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for VB in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +76 95 £49,214 +15.80% 30
London +52 66 £62,500 -45.65% 18
North of England +32 64 £52,500 -4.34% 4
East Midlands +37 60 £47,500 +18.75% 7
South East +62 58 £54,000 +12.79% 15
East of England +53 48 £40,000 -15.79% 11
North West +36 45 £52,500 +50.00% 2
West Midlands +44 35 £51,250 +13.89% 23
South West -6 31 £32,500 -35.00% 9
Yorkshire +47 16 £47,500 -18.23% 1
North East - 3 £47,500 - 1
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UK

VB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 60 (16.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (8.29%) IIS
3 18 (4.97%) Apache
4 9 (2.49%) SharePoint
5 8 (2.21%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.55%) CMS
6 2 (0.55%) Liferay
6 2 (0.55%) Magnolia
6 2 (0.55%) Sitecore CMS
6 2 (0.55%) WinCC
7 1 (0.28%) Alfresco
7 1 (0.28%) Confluence
7 1 (0.28%) Documentum
Applications
1 26 (7.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (6.63%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.55%) Fusion 360
4 2 (0.55%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 46 (12.71%) Endur
2 9 (2.49%) OpenLink RightAngle
2 9 (2.49%) Shopify
3 2 (0.55%) DELMIA
3 2 (0.55%) SAP MII
3 2 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 69 (19.06%) Azure
2 31 (8.56%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (7.73%) Azure DevOps
4 22 (6.08%) Entra ID
5 21 (5.80%) Power Platform
6 20 (5.52%) Azure Monitor
7 14 (3.87%) Azure Storage
8 10 (2.76%) AWS
9 7 (1.93%) Power Automate
10 6 (1.66%) GitHub
11 5 (1.38%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.55%) npm
12 2 (0.55%) PaaS
13 1 (0.28%) Azure Functions
13 1 (0.28%) Firebase
13 1 (0.28%) GCP
13 1 (0.28%) PowerApps
13 1 (0.28%) SaaS
13 1 (0.28%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 31 (8.56%) WAN
2 24 (6.63%) LAN
3 21 (5.80%) DNS
4 20 (5.52%) DHCP
5 14 (3.87%) Firewall
6 10 (2.76%) Internet
7 7 (1.93%) 5G
7 7 (1.93%) SD-WAN
8 5 (1.38%) HTTP
8 5 (1.38%) Wireless
9 4 (1.10%) FTP
10 2 (0.55%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.28%) HTTPS
11 1 (0.28%) Intranet
11 1 (0.28%) Network Security
11 1 (0.28%) Profibus
11 1 (0.28%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 178 (49.17%) SQL Server
2 53 (14.64%) Relational Database
3 46 (12.71%) RDBMS
4 22 (6.08%) PostgreSQL
5 20 (5.52%) Power BI
6 19 (5.25%) MS Access
7 18 (4.97%) MongoDB
7 18 (4.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 13 (3.59%) MySQL
9 12 (3.31%) NoSQL
9 12 (3.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 8 (2.21%) Big Data
10 8 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (1.38%) Oracle Database
12 4 (1.10%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (1.10%) Tableau
13 2 (0.55%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.55%) DB2
13 2 (0.55%) DTS
13 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 39 (10.77%) Visual Studio
2 27 (7.46%) Jasmine
2 27 (7.46%) Karma Test Runner
3 18 (4.97%) JIRA
4 9 (2.49%) InstallShield
5 6 (1.66%) Dreamweaver
6 5 (1.38%) Bitbucket
6 5 (1.38%) Git
6 5 (1.38%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.10%) AdminStudio
7 4 (1.10%) MSI
8 2 (0.55%) Android Studio
8 2 (0.55%) Bower
8 2 (0.55%) gulp
8 2 (0.55%) Moq
8 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.28%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.28%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.28%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.28%) TestNG
General
1 76 (20.99%) Social Skills
2 50 (13.81%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (13.54%) Games
4 42 (11.60%) Marketing
5 36 (9.94%) Finance
6 22 (6.08%) Retail
7 21 (5.80%) Manufacturing
8 11 (3.04%) Legal
9 9 (2.49%) Aerospace
9 9 (2.49%) Law
10 8 (2.21%) Electronics
10 8 (2.21%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (1.93%) Advertising
11 7 (1.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.66%) Back Office
13 5 (1.38%) Automotive
14 4 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.10%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (1.10%) Police
Job Titles
1 134 (37.02%) Developer
2 64 (17.68%) Senior
3 45 (12.43%) Software Developer
4 32 (8.84%) Support Engineer
5 31 (8.56%) C# Developer
6 25 (6.91%) Development Manager
7 24 (6.63%) Endur Manager
7 24 (6.63%) OpenLink Manager
8 23 (6.35%) Software Development Manager
8 23 (6.35%) Software Manager
9 21 (5.80%) Software Engineer
10 20 (5.52%) Active Directory Specialist
10 20 (5.52%) Azure Specialist
11 18 (4.97%) Analyst
11 18 (4.97%) Software Support Engineer
12 17 (4.70%) .NET Developer
12 17 (4.70%) Senior Development Manager
12 17 (4.70%) Senior Manager
13 15 (4.14%) Endur Architect
13 15 (4.14%) OpenLink Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 159 (43.92%) .NET
2 89 (24.59%) XML
3 72 (19.89%) HTML
4 71 (19.61%) ASP.NET
5 65 (17.96%) AngularJS
6 57 (15.75%) JSON
6 57 (15.75%) Web Services
7 47 (12.98%) REST
8 46 (12.71%) SOAP
9 38 (10.50%) CSS
10 36 (9.94%) HTML5
11 30 (8.29%) Node.js
11 30 (8.29%) React
12 27 (7.46%) RxJS
12 27 (7.46%) Sass
12 27 (7.46%) XML Schema
13 23 (6.35%) Express.js
14 16 (4.42%) .NET Core
15 15 (4.14%) RESTful
16 14 (3.87%) MFC
Miscellaneous
1 46 (12.71%) Swaptions
2 34 (9.39%) Enterprise Software
3 30 (8.29%) PKI
4 23 (6.35%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (3.59%) SCADA
5 13 (3.59%) Virtual Team
6 12 (3.31%) Clustering
7 9 (2.49%) EPoS
7 9 (2.49%) Legacy Applications
8 8 (2.21%) Driving Licence
8 8 (2.21%) Mobile App
8 8 (2.21%) Smart Meter
9 7 (1.93%) FPGA
9 7 (1.93%) GNSS
9 7 (1.93%) MicroBlaze
9 7 (1.93%) VHDL
10 6 (1.66%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.66%) Operational Technology
11 5 (1.38%) CCTV
11 5 (1.38%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 79 (21.82%) Windows
2 73 (20.17%) Linux
3 39 (10.77%) Windows Server
4 19 (5.25%) Windows Server 2016
4 19 (5.25%) Windows Server 2019
5 18 (4.97%) AIX
6 15 (4.14%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (3.04%) Windows 10
8 10 (2.76%) Windows 7
9 6 (1.66%) Windows 8
10 5 (1.38%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.55%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (19.61%) Problem-Solving
2 68 (18.78%) SDLC
3 61 (16.85%) Agile
4 59 (16.30%) Creative Thinking
5 51 (14.09%) DevOps
6 46 (12.71%) Business Transformation
7 42 (11.60%) Data Modelling
8 41 (11.33%) Software Engineering
9 38 (10.50%) Full Stack Development
10 36 (9.94%) Customer Service
10 36 (9.94%) Project Management
11 35 (9.67%) Data Science
11 35 (9.67%) Roadmaps
11 35 (9.67%) Strategic Roadmap
12 33 (9.12%) IT Strategy
12 33 (9.12%) Technology Strategy
12 33 (9.12%) Workshop Facilitation
13 31 (8.56%) User Acceptance Testing
14 29 (8.01%) Release Management
14 29 (8.01%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 197 (54.42%) SQL
2 182 (50.28%) C#
3 100 (27.62%) JavaScript
4 65 (17.96%) Java
5 64 (17.68%) VB.NET
6 59 (16.30%) Python
7 53 (14.64%) PowerShell
8 50 (13.81%) C
9 45 (12.43%) T-SQL
9 45 (12.43%) VB6
10 44 (12.15%) C++
11 38 (10.50%) PHP
11 38 (10.50%) VBScript
12 35 (9.67%) TypeScript
13 23 (6.35%) JSX
14 22 (6.08%) VBA
15 14 (3.87%) ActionScript
15 14 (3.87%) Assembly Language
15 14 (3.87%) Bicep
16 10 (2.76%) Perl
Qualifications
1 116 (32.04%) Degree
2 33 (9.12%) Security Cleared
3 25 (6.91%) DV Cleared
4 18 (4.97%) SC Cleared
5 15 (4.14%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (3.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 10 (2.76%) HNC
8 8 (2.21%) HND
9 5 (1.38%) DBS Check
10 4 (1.10%) Master's Degree
10 4 (1.10%) PhD
11 3 (0.83%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (12.15%) QA
2 9 (2.49%) SLA
3 5 (1.38%) Actionable Recommendations
4 4 (1.10%) GDPR
5 3 (0.83%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.83%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 3 (0.83%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.55%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 45 (12.43%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.14%) Virtual Machines
3 14 (3.87%) Docker
3 14 (3.87%) Virtual Desktop
3 14 (3.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (2.76%) OpenSSH
4 10 (2.76%) VMware ESXi
4 10 (2.76%) vSphere
4 10 (2.76%) XenApp
5 7 (1.93%) Embedded Firmware
5 7 (1.93%) Firmware
6 4 (1.10%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 20 (5.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 19 (5.25%) SCCM
3 18 (4.97%) Kubernetes
3 18 (4.97%) WSUS
4 14 (3.87%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (3.87%) SCOM
5 10 (2.76%) IBM BigFix
5 10 (2.76%) PowerCLI
5 10 (2.76%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.55%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.55%) Wonderware InTouch
7 1 (0.28%) WMI
Vendors
1 144 (39.78%) Microsoft
2 72 (19.89%) Oracle
3 46 (12.71%) OpenLink
3 46 (12.71%) Sybase
3 46 (12.71%) TIBCO
4 14 (3.87%) VMware
5 10 (2.76%) Citrix
5 10 (2.76%) IBM
6 8 (2.21%) Atlassian
6 8 (2.21%) SAP
7 7 (1.93%) Altera
7 7 (1.93%) Facebook
7 7 (1.93%) Green Hills
7 7 (1.93%) Motorola
7 7 (1.93%) Xilinx
7 7 (1.93%) YouTube
8 6 (1.66%) Google
9 5 (1.38%) Apple
9 5 (1.38%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.38%) Siemens