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 26 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 479 518 572
Rank change year-on-year +39 +54 -45
Permanent jobs citing VBA 139 150 167
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.25% 0.32% 0.28%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.33% 0.94% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 100 50 123
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,313 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -2.63%
75th Percentile £65,640 £76,875 £63,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -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 10,474 15,989 22,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 18.99% 33.73% 37.50%
Number of salaries quoted 7,834 9,346 19,120
10th Percentile £32,887 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,500 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £111,250 £105,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +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 26 January 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 26 January 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 +51 44 £52,500 -8.70% 20
London -5 37 £52,500 -26.32% 10
North of England +34 30 £63,076 +31.41% 7
Midlands +30 22 £50,000 +42.86% 9
West Midlands +44 20 £50,000 +14.29% 5
Yorkshire - 14 £54,038 - 2
North West +32 13 £63,000 +31.25% 4
East Midlands -12 5 £45,750 +30.71% 4
South West -16 5 £50,000 +33.33% 5
North East - 3 £63,076 - 1
East of England +15 2 £52,500 - 5
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 22 (15.83%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.88%) SAS
Applications
1 84 (60.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (8.63%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (6.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (5.76%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (1.44%) Stata
5 2 (1.44%) Trello
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (0.72%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (3.60%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.72%) Cognos Controller
2 1 (0.72%) Loan IQ
2 1 (0.72%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.72%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 82 (58.99%) Power Platform
2 37 (26.62%) PowerApps
3 22 (15.83%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (10.79%) Power Automate
5 12 (8.63%) Azure
6 5 (3.60%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.44%) AWS
7 2 (1.44%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.72%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.72%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.60%) Firewall
2 1 (0.72%) DHCP
2 1 (0.72%) DNS
2 1 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.72%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (48.92%) Power BI
2 15 (10.79%) SQL Server
3 9 (6.47%) Power Query
3 9 (6.47%) PowerPivot
4 8 (5.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (4.32%) Data Mining
5 6 (4.32%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (4.32%) Tableau
6 5 (3.60%) BusinessObjects
6 5 (3.60%) Pentaho
7 3 (2.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.44%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.72%) Big Data
9 1 (0.72%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.72%) GIS
9 1 (0.72%) KNIME
9 1 (0.72%) MySQL
9 1 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.72%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Git
1 1 (0.72%) JIRA
General
1 71 (51.08%) Social Skills
2 43 (30.94%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (30.22%) Finance
4 24 (17.27%) Retail
5 14 (10.07%) Public Sector
6 13 (9.35%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (7.91%) Legal
8 10 (7.19%) Banking
9 8 (5.76%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (5.04%) Manufacturing
11 6 (4.32%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (3.60%) Financial Institution
12 5 (3.60%) Front Office
13 4 (2.88%) Automotive
14 3 (2.16%) Marketing
15 2 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 1 (0.72%) Billing
16 1 (0.72%) Corporate Banking
16 1 (0.72%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 60 (43.17%) Analyst
2 29 (20.86%) Senior
3 25 (17.99%) Data Analyst
4 16 (11.51%) Senior Manager
5 15 (10.79%) Consultant
5 15 (10.79%) Developer
5 15 (10.79%) Financial Analyst
6 14 (10.07%) Digital Project Manager
6 14 (10.07%) Project Manager
6 14 (10.07%) Senior Digital Project Manager
6 14 (10.07%) Senior Project Manager
7 12 (8.63%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 11 (7.91%) IT Support
8 11 (7.91%) Systems Analyst
9 10 (7.19%) Senior Analyst
10 9 (6.47%) Principal Consultant
11 8 (5.76%) Operations Analyst
11 8 (5.76%) Power BI Analyst
12 6 (4.32%) Support Analyst
12 6 (4.32%) VBA Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.60%) FreeMarker
2 4 (2.88%) .NET
3 3 (2.16%) CSS
3 3 (2.16%) HTML
3 3 (2.16%) XML
4 2 (1.44%) Altair
4 2 (1.44%) XSLT
5 1 (0.72%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.72%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.07%) Hybrid Cloud
1 14 (10.07%) Legacy Applications
1 14 (10.07%) Legacy Systems
1 14 (10.07%) Low-Code
2 8 (5.76%) Analytical Mindset
2 8 (5.76%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (4.32%) Mobile App
4 5 (3.60%) FMCG
5 4 (2.88%) Data Structures
5 4 (2.88%) Reinsurance
5 4 (2.88%) SCADA
6 3 (2.16%) Credit Risk
6 3 (2.16%) Derivative
6 3 (2.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (1.44%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.44%) CCTV
7 2 (1.44%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.44%) Fixed Income
7 2 (1.44%) IoT
7 2 (1.44%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 8 (5.76%) Windows
2 7 (5.04%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.44%) Linux
4 1 (0.72%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (39.57%) Business Intelligence
2 44 (31.65%) Agile
3 40 (28.78%) Data Analysis
3 40 (28.78%) Decision-Making
4 31 (22.30%) Project Management
5 28 (20.14%) Visualisation
6 23 (16.55%) Problem-Solving
7 21 (15.11%) Coaching
7 21 (15.11%) Continuous Improvement
7 21 (15.11%) Mentoring
8 17 (12.23%) Analytics
8 17 (12.23%) Data Science
8 17 (12.23%) Project Delivery
9 15 (10.79%) ETL
10 14 (10.07%) Budget Management
10 14 (10.07%) Conflict Resolution
10 14 (10.07%) Digital Strategy
10 14 (10.07%) Supplier Management
11 13 (9.35%) Mathematics
12 11 (7.91%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 65 (46.76%) SQL
2 59 (42.45%) Python
3 11 (7.91%) JavaScript
4 8 (5.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 8 (5.76%) PHP
5 6 (4.32%) C++
5 6 (4.32%) Java
6 4 (2.88%) C#
6 4 (2.88%) PowerShell
6 4 (2.88%) VB
7 3 (2.16%) R
8 2 (1.44%) C
8 2 (1.44%) Ladder Logic
8 2 (1.44%) MATLAB
8 2 (1.44%) T-SQL
8 2 (1.44%) VC++
9 1 (0.72%) Perl
9 1 (0.72%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 47 (33.81%) Degree
2 19 (13.67%) Master's Degree
3 16 (11.51%) ACCA
3 16 (11.51%) CIMA
4 15 (10.79%) SC Cleared
4 15 (10.79%) Security Cleared
5 9 (6.47%) APMP
5 9 (6.47%) MBA
6 4 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (2.88%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.88%) PMP
7 2 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.44%) CFA
7 2 (1.44%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.44%) HNC
7 2 (1.44%) HND
7 2 (1.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.72%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.04%) Data Quality
2 5 (3.60%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.44%) EMIR
4 1 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (3.60%) Active Directory
1 5 (3.60%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.44%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.72%) Control-M
1 1 (0.72%) SCCM
1 1 (0.72%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 51 (36.69%) Microsoft
2 16 (11.51%) SAP
3 10 (7.19%) Oracle
4 6 (4.32%) Blue Prism
4 6 (4.32%) Citrix
4 6 (4.32%) Pega
4 6 (4.32%) VMware
5 5 (3.60%) Informatica
5 5 (3.60%) Talend
6 4 (2.88%) Facebook
7 2 (1.44%) Bloomberg
8 1 (0.72%) Adobe
8 1 (0.72%) Alteryx
8 1 (0.72%) Cognos
8 1 (0.72%) IBM
8 1 (0.72%) Murex
8 1 (0.72%) Reuters
8 1 (0.72%) Snow
8 1 (0.72%) Symantec