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 1 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 529 544 593
Rank change year-on-year +15 +49 +3
Permanent jobs citing VBA 148 69 229
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.19% 0.18% 0.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.06% 0.55% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 117 52 166
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,125 £28,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £57,500 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -2.61% +17.95% -7.14%
75th Percentile £66,250 £78,125 £63,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +1.82% +15.79% -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 13,979 12,479 27,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.48% 32.99% 32.49%
Number of salaries quoted 9,797 9,200 22,513
10th Percentile £35,750 £37,000 £35,250
25th Percentile £48,000 £47,500 £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 £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +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 1 May 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 1 May 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 +9 45 £57,500 - 11
London -26 36 £73,000 -2.67% 27
North of England -38 29 £50,000 +4.17% 4
Midlands -20 23 £42,500 +6.25% 3
West Midlands -13 18 £50,000 +11.11% 1
North West -18 14 £45,000 -6.25% 3
Yorkshire - 12 £63,076 - 1
East of England -19 9 £52,500 +90.91% 3
South West -53 6 £55,000 - 1
East Midlands -43 5 £28,750 -23.33% 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 (14.19%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.41%) IIS
3 5 (3.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.35%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.68%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.68%) Appian
5 1 (0.68%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.68%) SAS
Applications
1 106 (71.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (16.22%) Spreadsheet
3 15 (10.14%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (4.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (2.03%) Photoshop
6 2 (1.35%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (2.03%) SAP SD
2 1 (0.68%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.68%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 90 (60.81%) Power Platform
2 43 (29.05%) PowerApps
3 27 (18.24%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (12.16%) Power Automate
5 3 (2.03%) AWS
5 3 (2.03%) Azure
6 2 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (1.35%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.68%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (51.35%) Power BI
2 19 (12.84%) Power Query
3 17 (11.49%) SQL Server
4 9 (6.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 9 (6.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (4.05%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (4.05%) PowerPivot
5 6 (4.05%) Tableau
6 5 (3.38%) Pentaho
7 4 (2.70%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (2.03%) MySQL
9 2 (1.35%) Big Data
9 2 (1.35%) Data Lake
9 2 (1.35%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.68%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Git
1 1 (0.68%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 65 (43.92%) Social Skills
2 47 (31.76%) Finance
3 41 (27.70%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (10.14%) Retail
5 14 (9.46%) Public Sector
6 12 (8.11%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (7.43%) Front Office
8 10 (6.76%) Legal
9 9 (6.08%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (3.38%) Marketing
11 4 (2.70%) Banking
11 4 (2.70%) Law
11 4 (2.70%) Manufacturing
12 3 (2.03%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.68%) Automotive
13 1 (0.68%) Corporate Banking
13 1 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.68%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 54 (36.49%) Analyst
2 30 (20.27%) Senior
3 27 (18.24%) Data Analyst
3 27 (18.24%) Developer
4 19 (12.84%) Consultant
5 16 (10.81%) Financial Analyst
6 14 (9.46%) Digital Project Manager
6 14 (9.46%) Project Manager
6 14 (9.46%) Senior Digital Project Manager
6 14 (9.46%) Senior Manager
6 14 (9.46%) Senior Project Manager
7 10 (6.76%) Principal Consultant
7 10 (6.76%) Software Developer
8 8 (5.41%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 8 (5.41%) Power BI Analyst
8 8 (5.41%) Senior Consultant
8 8 (5.41%) Systems Analyst
9 7 (4.73%) RAD Developer
10 6 (4.05%) Pricing Analyst
10 6 (4.05%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (8.78%) .NET
2 11 (7.43%) CSS
2 11 (7.43%) HTML
3 7 (4.73%) .NET Framework
3 7 (4.73%) ASP.NET
4 4 (2.70%) JSON
4 4 (2.70%) XML
5 3 (2.03%) Entity Framework
5 3 (2.03%) XSLT
6 2 (1.35%) Matplotlib
6 2 (1.35%) NumPy
6 2 (1.35%) Pandas
6 2 (1.35%) Seaborn
7 1 (0.68%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.68%) PySpark
7 1 (0.68%) REST
7 1 (0.68%) RESTful
7 1 (0.68%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 15 (10.14%) Legacy Systems
1 15 (10.14%) Low-Code
2 14 (9.46%) Hybrid Cloud
2 14 (9.46%) Legacy Applications
3 8 (5.41%) Fixed Income
4 7 (4.73%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (4.73%) Hedge funds
4 7 (4.73%) Management Information System
4 7 (4.73%) Pricing Data
5 6 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.70%) Algorithms
6 4 (2.70%) Distributed Computing
7 3 (2.03%) Data Structures
7 3 (2.03%) SCADA
7 3 (2.03%) Social Media
7 3 (2.03%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 2 (1.35%) CCTV
8 2 (1.35%) Derivative
8 2 (1.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (1.35%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 11 (7.43%) Windows
2 10 (6.76%) Windows Server
3 7 (4.73%) Linux
4 5 (3.38%) Unix
5 4 (2.70%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (41.89%) Business Intelligence
2 45 (30.41%) Agile
3 43 (29.05%) Decision-Making
4 39 (26.35%) Data Analysis
5 32 (21.62%) Project Management
5 32 (21.62%) Visualisation
6 24 (16.22%) ETL
7 23 (15.54%) Mentoring
8 22 (14.86%) ERP
9 20 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
10 19 (12.84%) Data Science
11 18 (12.16%) Coaching
12 17 (11.49%) Project Delivery
13 16 (10.81%) Data Visualisation
14 15 (10.14%) Analytics
15 14 (9.46%) Conflict Resolution
15 14 (9.46%) Financial Analysis
15 14 (9.46%) Problem-Solving
15 14 (9.46%) Process Improvement
15 14 (9.46%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 79 (53.38%) SQL
2 68 (45.95%) Python
3 22 (14.86%) C#
4 14 (9.46%) VBScript
5 12 (8.11%) Java
6 11 (7.43%) JavaScript
7 9 (6.08%) PowerShell
8 8 (5.41%) PHP
8 8 (5.41%) VB
9 7 (4.73%) T-SQL
10 6 (4.05%) C++
10 6 (4.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (2.03%) VB.NET
11 3 (2.03%) VC++
12 2 (1.35%) C
12 2 (1.35%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.68%) Bash
13 1 (0.68%) Rust
Qualifications
1 34 (22.97%) Degree
2 17 (11.49%) ACCA
2 17 (11.49%) CIMA
3 16 (10.81%) Master's Degree
3 16 (10.81%) SC Cleared
3 16 (10.81%) Security Cleared
4 10 (6.76%) APMP
4 10 (6.76%) MBA
5 3 (2.03%) PMI Certification
5 3 (2.03%) PMP
6 2 (1.35%) HND
6 2 (1.35%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.68%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.08%) Data Quality
2 4 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.03%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (2.03%) EMIR
3 3 (2.03%) GDPR
4 1 (0.68%) QA
System Software
1 5 (3.38%) Active Directory
1 5 (3.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.35%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.68%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (3.38%) SCCM
2 1 (0.68%) Ansible
2 1 (0.68%) Control-M
2 1 (0.68%) Grafana
2 1 (0.68%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.68%) Prometheus
2 1 (0.68%) Terraform
Vendors
1 53 (35.81%) Microsoft
2 22 (14.86%) SAP
3 9 (6.08%) Oracle
4 8 (5.41%) Adobe
5 5 (3.38%) IBM
5 5 (3.38%) Informatica
5 5 (3.38%) Snow
5 5 (3.38%) Talend
5 5 (3.38%) VMware
6 4 (2.70%) iManage
6 4 (2.70%) SYSPRO
7 2 (1.35%) Citrix
8 1 (0.68%) Blue Prism
8 1 (0.68%) Databricks
8 1 (0.68%) Murex
8 1 (0.68%) Pega
8 1 (0.68%) Splunk