VBA Job Trends in England

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring VBA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 500 474 553
Rank change year-on-year -26 +79 -9
Permanent jobs citing VBA 118 254 123
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.25% 0.43% 0.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.13% 1.30% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 73 82 96
10th Percentile £33,950 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £68,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £80,625
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +10.00%

All Programming Languages
England

VBA 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 10,435 19,518 18,771
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 22.20% 32.89% 41.03%
Number of salaries quoted 7,796 11,739 15,559
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £83,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 £108,750
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

VBA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

VBA job vacancy trend in England

VBA
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing VBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing VBA

VBA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing VBA in England over the 6 months to 29 November 2025.

Salary histogram for VBA in England

VBA
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VBA within the England region over the 6 months to 29 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +64 39 £52,500 -12.50% 25
London -6 35 £65,000 - 16
North of England +14 18 £45,000 +69.81% 6
North West +30 13 £34,500 -34.29% 2
Midlands +44 10 £50,000 +2.56% 5
South West +1 10 £42,750 +14.00% 3
West Midlands +54 8 £50,000 - 2
East of England +38 6 £26,000 - 11
East Midlands +20 5 £45,750 -3.68% 3
Yorkshire -3 5 £45,000 - 4
VBA
UK

VBA
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 19 (16.10%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (4.24%) SAS
Applications
1 77 (65.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (8.47%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (6.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.54%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (2.54%) Stata
5 1 (0.85%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.85%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 17 (14.41%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.69%) Infor M3
2 2 (1.69%) Sage 1000
3 1 (0.85%) Cognos Controller
3 1 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.85%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 53 (44.92%) Power Platform
2 21 (17.80%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (12.71%) Azure
4 13 (11.02%) PowerApps
5 9 (7.63%) Power Automate
6 5 (4.24%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.85%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.85%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.24%) Firewall
2 1 (0.85%) DHCP
2 1 (0.85%) DNS
2 1 (0.85%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.85%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (44.92%) Power BI
2 21 (17.80%) SQL Server
3 14 (11.86%) Power Query
4 11 (9.32%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (6.78%) PowerPivot
6 6 (5.08%) MS Access
6 6 (5.08%) Tableau
7 5 (4.24%) BusinessObjects
7 5 (4.24%) Data Mining
8 4 (3.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (3.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (1.69%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.85%) GIS
10 1 (0.85%) KNIME
10 1 (0.85%) Looker
10 1 (0.85%) MySQL
10 1 (0.85%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 1 (0.85%) Git
1 1 (0.85%) JIRA
General
1 62 (52.54%) Social Skills
2 52 (44.07%) Finance
3 36 (30.51%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (19.49%) Retail
5 14 (11.86%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (8.47%) Legal
7 9 (7.63%) Manufacturing
8 8 (6.78%) Banking
9 6 (5.08%) Automotive
9 6 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (5.08%) Front Office
10 5 (4.24%) Financial Institution
11 4 (3.39%) Marketing
12 3 (2.54%) Back Office
13 2 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (1.69%) Social Housing
13 2 (1.69%) Swedish Language
14 1 (0.85%) Billing
14 1 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.85%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 46 (38.98%) Analyst
2 19 (16.10%) Data Analyst
3 16 (13.56%) Senior
4 15 (12.71%) IT Support
5 14 (11.86%) Consultant
6 12 (10.17%) Accountant
7 11 (9.32%) Senior Analyst
7 11 (9.32%) Systems Accountant
8 10 (8.47%) Developer
9 9 (7.63%) Financial Analyst
10 8 (6.78%) Operations Analyst
10 8 (6.78%) Support Analyst
11 6 (5.08%) Senior Operations Analyst
12 5 (4.24%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 5 (4.24%) IT Assistant
12 5 (4.24%) IT Support Assistant
12 5 (4.24%) Principal Consultant
12 5 (4.24%) Support Assistant
12 5 (4.24%) Technical Consultant
13 4 (3.39%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.24%) FreeMarker
2 3 (2.54%) .NET
2 3 (2.54%) Altair
3 2 (1.69%) ASP.NET
3 2 (1.69%) CSS
3 2 (1.69%) HTML
3 2 (1.69%) XML
4 1 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.85%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.47%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (6.78%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (5.08%) Mobile App
4 5 (4.24%) Data Structures
4 5 (4.24%) FMCG
4 5 (4.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 4 (3.39%) Credit Risk
5 4 (3.39%) Equities
5 4 (3.39%) SCADA
6 3 (2.54%) Derivative
6 3 (2.54%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.54%) Reinsurance
7 2 (1.69%) CCTV
7 2 (1.69%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.69%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (1.69%) IoT
7 2 (1.69%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.85%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.85%) Hedge funds
8 1 (0.85%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 13 (11.02%) Windows
2 8 (6.78%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.54%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (38.14%) Data Analysis
2 43 (36.44%) Business Intelligence
3 38 (32.20%) Problem-Solving
4 36 (30.51%) Decision-Making
5 22 (18.64%) Agile
6 20 (16.95%) Visualisation
7 18 (15.25%) ERP
8 17 (14.41%) Planning and Forecasting
9 16 (13.56%) Collaborative Working
9 16 (13.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (13.56%) Process Improvement
10 15 (12.71%) Analytics
11 14 (11.86%) Data Science
11 14 (11.86%) Project Management
12 13 (11.02%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 13 (11.02%) Data Analytics
13 12 (10.17%) Budgeting
13 12 (10.17%) Data Visualisation
13 12 (10.17%) Financial Analysis
14 10 (8.47%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 63 (53.39%) SQL
2 33 (27.97%) Python
3 9 (7.63%) JavaScript
4 8 (6.78%) C#
4 8 (6.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 5 (4.24%) PHP
5 5 (4.24%) PL/SQL
5 5 (4.24%) R
5 5 (4.24%) VB
6 4 (3.39%) C++
7 3 (2.54%) Java
7 3 (2.54%) MATLAB
7 3 (2.54%) PowerShell
7 3 (2.54%) T-SQL
8 2 (1.69%) C
8 2 (1.69%) Ladder Logic
8 2 (1.69%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.85%) Perl
9 1 (0.85%) VC++
Qualifications
1 39 (33.05%) Degree
2 20 (16.95%) ACCA
2 20 (16.95%) CIMA
3 16 (13.56%) Master's Degree
4 11 (9.32%) SC Cleared
4 11 (9.32%) Security Cleared
5 5 (4.24%) APMP
5 5 (4.24%) MBA
6 4 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.54%) CFA
8 2 (1.69%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.69%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.69%) HND
8 2 (1.69%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.69%) PMP
9 1 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.85%) HNC
9 1 (0.85%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.78%) Data Quality
2 5 (4.24%) Accessibility
2 5 (4.24%) QA
3 1 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.85%) EMIR
3 1 (0.85%) GAAP
3 1 (0.85%) IFRS
3 1 (0.85%) IFRS 17
3 1 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.85%) Solvency II
System Software
1 5 (4.24%) Active Directory
1 5 (4.24%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.85%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 4 (3.39%) Control-M
2 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.85%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 36 (30.51%) Microsoft
2 22 (18.64%) SAP
3 19 (16.10%) Oracle
4 10 (8.47%) Adaptive Insights
4 10 (8.47%) Workday
5 6 (5.08%) Blue Prism
5 6 (5.08%) Pega
6 5 (4.24%) Bloomberg
6 5 (4.24%) Citrix
6 5 (4.24%) VMware
7 4 (3.39%) Facebook
8 3 (2.54%) Calypso
9 2 (1.69%) Logitech
9 2 (1.69%) Sage
9 2 (1.69%) Salesforce
10 1 (0.85%) Alteryx
10 1 (0.85%) Cognos
10 1 (0.85%) Murex
10 1 (0.85%) Reuters
10 1 (0.85%) Symantec