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 7 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 489 483 559
Rank change year-on-year -6 +76 -27
Permanent jobs citing VBA 123 238 121
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.25% 0.43% 0.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.20% 1.27% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 74 76 95
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,563 £37,188 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £53,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.65% -2.27% +10.00%
75th Percentile £67,188 £68,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £82,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,659
% change year-on-year - -5.68% +11.32%

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 10,267 18,752 18,491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 20.86% 33.68% 41.05%
Number of salaries quoted 7,712 11,339 15,351
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £111,250 £110,000
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 7 December 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 7 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +61 41 £52,500 -12.50% 33
London +9 39 £65,000 - 22
North of England -7 15 £45,000 +69.81% 4
Midlands +26 11 £50,000 +11.11% 6
North West +13 10 £46,990 -10.50% 3
South West +3 10 £42,750 +14.00% 3
West Midlands +33 9 £50,000 +14.29% 3
East of England +30 7 £26,000 - 9
East Midlands +9 5 £45,750 +1.67% 3
Yorkshire -6 5 £45,000 - 1
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 (15.45%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (4.07%) SAS
Applications
1 77 (62.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (6.50%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (6.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (3.25%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (2.44%) Stata
5 1 (0.81%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.81%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 17 (13.82%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.63%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.81%) Cognos Controller
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.81%) Sage 1000
Cloud Services
1 55 (44.72%) Power Platform
2 19 (15.45%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (10.57%) PowerApps
4 12 (9.76%) Azure
5 8 (6.50%) Power Automate
6 5 (4.07%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.81%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.81%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.07%) Firewall
2 1 (0.81%) DHCP
2 1 (0.81%) DNS
2 1 (0.81%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.81%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (44.72%) Power BI
2 21 (17.07%) SQL Server
3 14 (11.38%) Power Query
4 11 (8.94%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (7.32%) PowerPivot
6 7 (5.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (4.88%) Data Mining
7 6 (4.88%) MS Access
7 6 (4.88%) Tableau
8 5 (4.07%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (3.25%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (3.25%) Pentaho
9 4 (3.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (1.63%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.81%) Big Data
11 1 (0.81%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.81%) GIS
11 1 (0.81%) KNIME
11 1 (0.81%) MySQL
11 1 (0.81%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 1 (0.81%) Git
1 1 (0.81%) JIRA
General
1 61 (49.59%) Social Skills
2 54 (43.90%) Finance
3 37 (30.08%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (18.70%) Retail
5 13 (10.57%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (8.13%) Legal
7 9 (7.32%) Banking
7 9 (7.32%) Manufacturing
8 6 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (4.88%) Front Office
9 5 (4.07%) Financial Institution
10 4 (3.25%) Automotive
10 4 (3.25%) Marketing
11 3 (2.44%) Back Office
11 3 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.81%) Billing
12 1 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.81%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.81%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.81%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 46 (37.40%) Analyst
2 21 (17.07%) Data Analyst
3 17 (13.82%) Senior
4 15 (12.20%) Consultant
5 14 (11.38%) Developer
6 12 (9.76%) Accountant
6 12 (9.76%) IT Support
6 12 (9.76%) Senior Analyst
7 11 (8.94%) Systems Accountant
8 10 (8.13%) Financial Analyst
9 8 (6.50%) Operations Analyst
10 7 (5.69%) Support Analyst
11 6 (4.88%) Principal Consultant
11 6 (4.88%) Senior Operations Analyst
12 5 (4.07%) IT Assistant
12 5 (4.07%) IT Support Assistant
12 5 (4.07%) Support Assistant
12 5 (4.07%) Technical Consultant
12 5 (4.07%) VBA Developer
13 4 (3.25%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.07%) FreeMarker
2 3 (2.44%) Altair
3 2 (1.63%) .NET
3 2 (1.63%) XML
4 1 (0.81%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.81%) CSS
4 1 (0.81%) HTML
4 1 (0.81%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.81%) RESTful
4 1 (0.81%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.13%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (6.50%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (4.88%) Mobile App
4 5 (4.07%) Data Structures
4 5 (4.07%) FMCG
4 5 (4.07%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 4 (3.25%) Credit Risk
5 4 (3.25%) Equities
5 4 (3.25%) Reinsurance
5 4 (3.25%) SCADA
6 3 (2.44%) Derivative
6 3 (2.44%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.63%) CCTV
7 2 (1.63%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.63%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (1.63%) IoT
8 1 (0.81%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.81%) Distributed Computing
8 1 (0.81%) Hedge funds
8 1 (0.81%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 10 (8.13%) Windows
2 7 (5.69%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (38.21%) Data Analysis
2 43 (34.96%) Business Intelligence
3 37 (30.08%) Decision-Making
4 36 (29.27%) Problem-Solving
5 24 (19.51%) Agile
6 22 (17.89%) Visualisation
7 18 (14.63%) ERP
8 17 (13.82%) Planning and Forecasting
9 16 (13.01%) Collaborative Working
10 15 (12.20%) Analytics
10 15 (12.20%) Data Science
10 15 (12.20%) Process Improvement
10 15 (12.20%) Project Management
11 14 (11.38%) Budgeting and Forecasting
11 14 (11.38%) Continuous Improvement
12 13 (10.57%) Budgeting
12 13 (10.57%) Data Analytics
12 13 (10.57%) Financial Analysis
13 12 (9.76%) Data Visualisation
14 10 (8.13%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 67 (54.47%) SQL
2 41 (33.33%) Python
3 9 (7.32%) JavaScript
4 8 (6.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (5.69%) C#
5 7 (5.69%) Java
6 6 (4.88%) PHP
7 5 (4.07%) PL/SQL
7 5 (4.07%) R
8 4 (3.25%) C++
9 3 (2.44%) MATLAB
9 3 (2.44%) PowerShell
9 3 (2.44%) VB
10 2 (1.63%) C
10 2 (1.63%) Ladder Logic
10 2 (1.63%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.81%) Perl
11 1 (0.81%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.81%) VC++
Qualifications
1 42 (34.15%) Degree
2 21 (17.07%) ACCA
2 21 (17.07%) CIMA
3 17 (13.82%) Master's Degree
4 12 (9.76%) SC Cleared
4 12 (9.76%) Security Cleared
5 6 (4.88%) APMP
5 6 (4.88%) MBA
6 4 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.44%) CFA
8 2 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.63%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.63%) HNC
8 2 (1.63%) HND
8 2 (1.63%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.63%) PMP
9 1 (0.81%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.32%) Data Quality
2 5 (4.07%) Accessibility
2 5 (4.07%) QA
3 1 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.81%) EMIR
3 1 (0.81%) GAAP
3 1 (0.81%) IFRS
3 1 (0.81%) IFRS 17
3 1 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.81%) Solvency II
System Software
1 5 (4.07%) Active Directory
1 5 (4.07%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.81%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 4 (3.25%) Control-M
2 1 (0.81%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 33 (26.83%) Microsoft
2 23 (18.70%) SAP
3 19 (15.45%) Oracle
4 10 (8.13%) Adaptive Insights
4 10 (8.13%) Workday
5 6 (4.88%) Blue Prism
5 6 (4.88%) Pega
6 5 (4.07%) Bloomberg
6 5 (4.07%) Citrix
6 5 (4.07%) VMware
7 4 (3.25%) Facebook
7 4 (3.25%) Informatica
7 4 (3.25%) Talend
8 3 (2.44%) Calypso
9 1 (0.81%) Cognos
9 1 (0.81%) Murex
9 1 (0.81%) Reuters
9 1 (0.81%) Sage
9 1 (0.81%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.81%) Symantec