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 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 529 529 605
Rank change year-on-year 0 +76 -12
Permanent jobs citing VBA 152 73 222
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.20% 0.20% 0.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.11% 0.58% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 114 55 162
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £26,850
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,640 £82,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £79,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% -7.50%

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 13,633 12,590 27,064
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.84% 33.90% 32.84%
Number of salaries quoted 9,580 9,329 22,622
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,475
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,683 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £64,482 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.80% +8.33% -7.69%

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 17 April 2026.

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 17 April 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
South East +5 50 £57,500 - 12
London -12 34 £73,000 -2.67% 26
North of England -31 30 £47,500 -1.04% 4
Midlands -32 25 £42,500 +6.25% 5
West Midlands -6 20 £50,000 +2.56% 3
Yorkshire - 14 £54,038 - 3
North West -12 13 £45,000 -6.25% 1
East of England -16 9 £52,500 - 1
South West -45 5 £55,000 - 6
East Midlands -45 5 £28,750 -20.69% 2
North East - 3 £63,076 -
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 21 (13.82%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.63%) IIS
3 2 (1.32%) ArcGIS
3 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.66%) Appian
4 1 (0.66%) SAS
Applications
1 105 (69.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (15.79%) Spreadsheet
3 12 (7.89%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (4.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.32%) Photoshop
5 2 (1.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.97%) SAP SD
2 1 (0.66%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.66%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 91 (59.87%) Power Platform
2 43 (28.29%) PowerApps
3 29 (19.08%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (12.50%) Power Automate
5 2 (1.32%) AWS
5 2 (1.32%) Azure
5 2 (1.32%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.66%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.66%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.97%) Firewall
2 1 (0.66%) DHCP
2 1 (0.66%) DNS
2 1 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.66%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (50.66%) Power BI
2 20 (13.16%) Power Query
3 13 (8.55%) SQL Server
4 9 (5.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (5.26%) PowerPivot
6 6 (3.95%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (3.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (3.95%) Tableau
7 5 (3.29%) Pentaho
8 4 (2.63%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (1.32%) Data Mining
9 2 (1.32%) MySQL
10 1 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.66%) Big Data
10 1 (0.66%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.66%) Relational Database
General
1 70 (46.05%) Social Skills
2 47 (30.92%) Finance
3 41 (26.97%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (14.47%) Retail
5 16 (10.53%) Legal
6 14 (9.21%) Public Sector
7 12 (7.89%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (6.58%) Banking
8 10 (6.58%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (5.92%) Front Office
10 7 (4.61%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (3.95%) Manufacturing
12 5 (3.29%) Marketing
13 3 (1.97%) Financial Institution
14 2 (1.32%) Automotive
14 2 (1.32%) Law
15 1 (0.66%) Corporate Banking
15 1 (0.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 1 (0.66%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 64 (42.11%) Analyst
2 36 (23.68%) Senior
3 29 (19.08%) Data Analyst
4 21 (13.82%) Developer
5 20 (13.16%) Consultant
6 18 (11.84%) Financial Analyst
7 14 (9.21%) Digital Project Manager
7 14 (9.21%) Project Manager
7 14 (9.21%) Senior Digital Project Manager
7 14 (9.21%) Senior Manager
7 14 (9.21%) Senior Project Manager
8 12 (7.89%) Senior Analyst
9 11 (7.24%) Principal Consultant
10 8 (5.26%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 8 (5.26%) Power BI Analyst
10 8 (5.26%) Senior Consultant
10 8 (5.26%) Systems Analyst
11 7 (4.61%) Operations Analyst
11 7 (4.61%) Senior Operations Analyst
11 7 (4.61%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.89%) .NET
2 7 (4.61%) CSS
2 7 (4.61%) HTML
3 6 (3.95%) .NET Framework
3 6 (3.95%) ASP.NET
4 4 (2.63%) XML
5 3 (1.97%) JSON
5 3 (1.97%) XSLT
6 2 (1.32%) Entity Framework
6 2 (1.32%) Matplotlib
6 2 (1.32%) NumPy
6 2 (1.32%) Pandas
6 2 (1.32%) Seaborn
7 1 (0.66%) REST
7 1 (0.66%) RESTful
7 1 (0.66%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.87%) Low-Code
2 14 (9.21%) Hybrid Cloud
2 14 (9.21%) Legacy Applications
2 14 (9.21%) Legacy Systems
3 7 (4.61%) Analytical Mindset
3 7 (4.61%) Mobile App
3 7 (4.61%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (3.95%) Fixed Income
4 6 (3.95%) Pricing Data
5 5 (3.29%) Hedge funds
6 4 (2.63%) Management Information System
6 4 (2.63%) SCADA
7 3 (1.97%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.97%) Data Structures
7 3 (1.97%) Distributed Computing
7 3 (1.97%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 2 (1.32%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.32%) Industry 4.0
8 2 (1.32%) IoT
8 2 (1.32%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 10 (6.58%) Windows
2 9 (5.92%) Windows Server
3 6 (3.95%) Linux
4 5 (3.29%) Unix
5 2 (1.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (40.79%) Business Intelligence
2 46 (30.26%) Agile
3 45 (29.61%) Decision-Making
4 42 (27.63%) Data Analysis
5 34 (22.37%) Project Management
6 33 (21.71%) Visualisation
7 26 (17.11%) Continuous Improvement
8 24 (15.79%) ETL
9 23 (15.13%) Mentoring
10 22 (14.47%) ERP
11 19 (12.50%) Data Science
11 19 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
12 18 (11.84%) Coaching
13 16 (10.53%) Data Visualisation
13 16 (10.53%) Project Delivery
14 14 (9.21%) Budget Management
14 14 (9.21%) Conflict Resolution
14 14 (9.21%) Digital Strategy
14 14 (9.21%) Financial Analysis
14 14 (9.21%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 78 (51.32%) SQL
2 68 (44.74%) Python
3 18 (11.84%) C#
4 11 (7.24%) Java
4 11 (7.24%) VBScript
5 10 (6.58%) JavaScript
6 9 (5.92%) VB
7 8 (5.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (4.61%) PHP
9 6 (3.95%) C++
9 6 (3.95%) PowerShell
10 4 (2.63%) T-SQL
11 3 (1.97%) VC++
12 2 (1.32%) C
12 2 (1.32%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (1.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 37 (24.34%) Degree
2 19 (12.50%) ACCA
2 19 (12.50%) CIMA
3 18 (11.84%) Master's Degree
4 17 (11.18%) SC Cleared
4 17 (11.18%) Security Cleared
5 11 (7.24%) APMP
5 11 (7.24%) MBA
6 4 (2.63%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.63%) PMP
7 2 (1.32%) HND
7 2 (1.32%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.66%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.92%) Data Quality
2 3 (1.97%) Actionable Recommendations
2 3 (1.97%) EMIR
2 3 (1.97%) GDPR
3 2 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.66%) QA
System Software
1 5 (3.29%) Active Directory
1 5 (3.29%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.32%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 5 (3.29%) SCCM
2 1 (0.66%) Control-M
2 1 (0.66%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 51 (33.55%) Microsoft
2 24 (15.79%) SAP
3 9 (5.92%) Oracle
4 7 (4.61%) Adobe
4 7 (4.61%) Blue Prism
4 7 (4.61%) Pega
5 5 (3.29%) IBM
5 5 (3.29%) Informatica
5 5 (3.29%) Snow
5 5 (3.29%) Talend
5 5 (3.29%) VMware
6 4 (2.63%) Citrix
6 4 (2.63%) SYSPRO
7 2 (1.32%) iManage
8 1 (0.66%) Murex
8 1 (0.66%) Symantec