VB Job Trends in England

Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring VB skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 696 568 525
Rank change year-on-year -128 -43 -101
Permanent jobs citing VB 48 68 230
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.049% 0.16% 0.34%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.29% 0.58% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 39 61 132
10th Percentile £28,228 £25,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £44,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -9.28% -25.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £56,252
90th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £44,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -9.28% -25.38%

All Programming Languages
England

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 16,791 11,761 20,660
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.01% 27.33% 30.10%
Number of salaries quoted 12,302 7,749 13,918
10th Percentile £38,750 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £64,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +2.40% -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% +1.63% -5.38%

VB
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VB relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

VB job vacancy trend in England

VB
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing VB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing VB

VB
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing VB in England over the 6 months to 8 September 2026.

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 8 September 2026. 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
North of England -50 19 £40,000 +63.27% 6
North West -12 15 £40,000 +63.27% 4
East of England -22 11 £65,000 +50.87%
South West -92 8 £50,000 +3.09% 6
London -61 7 £62,500 -47.92% 30
Midlands -48 3 £30,393 -24.02% 4
North East - 3 - -
West Midlands -35 2 £32,500 -45.83% 2
Yorkshire -40 1 £29,330 +17.32% 2
East Midlands -43 1 £28,286 -29.29% 2
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UK

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (10.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (8.33%) Skype for Business
3 1 (2.08%) IIS
3 1 (2.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (18.75%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.08%) AutoCAD
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (8.33%) Visualfiles
2 3 (6.25%) SAP Business One
3 1 (2.08%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 7 (14.58%) Power Platform
2 6 (12.50%) Azure
3 5 (10.42%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (6.25%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (6.25%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (6.25%) Google Workspace
4 3 (6.25%) Power Automate
4 3 (6.25%) PowerApps
5 1 (2.08%) Azure Functions
5 1 (2.08%) Azure Pipelines
5 1 (2.08%) GitHub
5 1 (2.08%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (2.08%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.33%) Skype
2 3 (6.25%) Wireless
3 1 (2.08%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (12.50%) Power BI
1 6 (12.50%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (2.08%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (10.42%) LabVIEW
2 4 (8.33%) Git
3 1 (2.08%) Balsamiq
3 1 (2.08%) Visual Studio
General
1 12 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (12.50%) Electronics
2 6 (12.50%) Finance
2 6 (12.50%) Legal
3 5 (10.42%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (8.33%) Law
5 3 (6.25%) Retail
6 2 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (4.17%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.08%) Aerospace
7 1 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (41.67%) Developer
2 15 (31.25%) .NET Developer
3 14 (29.17%) Senior
4 8 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
4 8 (16.67%) Software Engineer
5 5 (10.42%) Test Engineer
6 4 (8.33%) Analyst
6 4 (8.33%) Applications Support
6 4 (8.33%) Applications Support Analyst
6 4 (8.33%) Desktop Engineer
6 4 (8.33%) Development Analyst
6 4 (8.33%) Development Support Analyst
6 4 (8.33%) Support Analyst
7 3 (6.25%) Backend Developer
7 3 (6.25%) Electronics Engineer
7 3 (6.25%) Electronics Test Engineer
7 3 (6.25%) IT Engineer
7 3 (6.25%) IT Support
7 3 (6.25%) IT Support Engineer
7 3 (6.25%) Senior Backend Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (39.58%) .NET
2 6 (12.50%) HTML
3 3 (6.25%) RESTful
3 3 (6.25%) Swagger
3 3 (6.25%) WinForms
4 2 (4.17%) CSS
4 2 (4.17%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (2.08%) .NET Framework
5 1 (2.08%) ASP.NET
5 1 (2.08%) jQuery
5 1 (2.08%) JSON
5 1 (2.08%) Middleware
5 1 (2.08%) REST
5 1 (2.08%) Web Services
5 1 (2.08%) WPF
5 1 (2.08%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.25%) Driving Licence
2 2 (4.17%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.08%) CCTV
3 1 (2.08%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (2.08%) Legacy Applications
3 1 (2.08%) Low-Code
3 1 (2.08%) Mainframe
3 1 (2.08%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 12 (25.00%) Windows
2 7 (14.58%) Windows 10
3 4 (8.33%) Windows 7
3 4 (8.33%) Windows Server
4 3 (6.25%) Apple iOS
4 3 (6.25%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (4.17%) Linux
6 1 (2.08%) Unix
6 1 (2.08%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (18.75%) Software Engineering
3 8 (16.67%) Workflow
4 7 (14.58%) Collaborative Working
4 7 (14.58%) User Experience
5 6 (12.50%) Agile
5 6 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (10.42%) Case Management
7 4 (8.33%) CI/CD
7 4 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (8.33%) Database Optimisation
7 4 (8.33%) DevOps
7 4 (8.33%) Disk Encryption
7 4 (8.33%) Performance Optimisation
7 4 (8.33%) Performance Tuning
8 3 (6.25%) API Development
8 3 (6.25%) Database Tuning
8 3 (6.25%) Front End Development
8 3 (6.25%) Test Automation
8 3 (6.25%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (33.33%) SQL
2 11 (22.92%) C#
3 10 (20.83%) PowerShell
4 8 (16.67%) Python
5 6 (12.50%) VBScript
6 5 (10.42%) C++
6 5 (10.42%) VB.NET
7 3 (6.25%) JavaScript
8 2 (4.17%) Bash
8 2 (4.17%) C
8 2 (4.17%) T-SQL
8 2 (4.17%) VB6
8 2 (4.17%) VBA
9 1 (2.08%) Go
9 1 (2.08%) Java
9 1 (2.08%) Ladder Logic
9 1 (2.08%) PHP
Qualifications
1 5 (10.42%) HNC
2 4 (8.33%) DBS Check
2 4 (8.33%) Degree
3 3 (6.25%) HND
4 2 (4.17%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.08%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (8.33%) Active Directory
1 4 (8.33%) BitLocker
2 2 (4.17%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 1 (2.08%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (10.42%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (20.83%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.25%) Apple
2 3 (6.25%) Google
2 3 (6.25%) SAP
3 2 (4.17%) Keysight
3 2 (4.17%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.08%) Adobe
4 1 (2.08%) Automation Anywhere
4 1 (2.08%) Blue Prism
4 1 (2.08%) Cognizant
4 1 (2.08%) IBM
4 1 (2.08%) iManage
4 1 (2.08%) Oracle
4 1 (2.08%) Sage
4 1 (2.08%) Snow
4 1 (2.08%) UiPath
4 1 (2.08%) VMware