VBScript Job Trends in England

Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring VBScript skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	746	618	693
Rank change year-on-year	-128	+75	-72
Permanent jobs citing VBScript	24	12	31
As % of all permanent jobs in England	0.023%	0.028%	0.050%
As % of the Programming Languages category	0.14%	0.11%	0.16%
Number of salaries quoted	20	12	18
10^th Percentile	£31,175	-	£34,000
25^th Percentile	£35,250	£26,250	£48,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£47,500	£32,500	£57,025
Median % change year-on-year	+46.15%	-43.01%	-0.83%
75^th Percentile	£68,125	£33,750	£89,375
90^th Percentile	£75,000	£55,125	£95,000
UK median annual salary	£47,500	£32,500	£56,525
% change year-on-year	+46.15%	-42.50%	-

All Programming Languages
England

VBScript 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.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills	16,741	10,919	19,888
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England	15.89%	25.66%	31.81%
Number of salaries quoted	12,192	7,416	12,002
10^th Percentile	£40,000	£32,500	£37,500
25^th Percentile	£50,000	£45,000	£48,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£65,000	£62,500	£65,000
Median % change year-on-year	+4.00%	-3.85%	-
75^th Percentile	£85,000	£83,750	£85,000
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£112,500	£112,500
UK median annual salary	£65,000	£62,500	£65,000
% change year-on-year	+4.00%	-3.85%	-

VBScript Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

VBScript Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing VBScript.

VBScript Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing VBScript in England over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.

Salary histogram for VBScript in England

VBScript Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VBScript within the England region over the 6 months to 17 October 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
North of England	-59	11	£35,500	+33.96%	1
North West	-32	10	£35,500	+33.96%
London	-59	8	£70,000	-3.45%	2
South West	-	2	£47,500	-
West Midlands	-	2	£50,000	-
Midlands	-	2	£50,000	-	2
Yorkshire	-	1	£32,500	-	1
VBScript UK

VBScript Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, job vacancies citing VBScript also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region with a requirement for VBScript.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Microsoft	91.7%	22
2	PowerShell	87.5%	21
3	Windows	83.3%	20
4	Microsoft Exchange	54.2%	13
4	Microsoft Office	54.2%	13
6	SCCM	41.7%	10
6	SQL	41.7%	10
6	SQL Server	41.7%	10
9	Active Directory	37.5%	9
9	User Experience	37.5%	9
9	Windows 10	37.5%	9
12	Azure	33.3%	8
12	BitLocker	33.3%	8
12	IIS	33.3%	8
12	Infrastructure Engineering	33.3%	8
12	ITSM	33.3%	8
12	Problem-Solving	33.3%	8
12	ServiceNow	33.3%	8
12	VBA	33.3%	8
20	T-SQL	29.2%	7
21	Microsoft 365	25.0%	6
21	Performance Tuning	25.0%	6
21	Windows Server	25.0%	6
24	AI	20.8%	5
24	Application Security	20.8%	5
24	Architectural Patterns	20.8%	5
24	Case Management	20.8%	5
24	CSS	20.8%	5
24	Customer Service	20.8%	5
24	Document Management	20.8%	5

VBScript Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	PowerShell	87.5%	21
2	SQL	41.7%	10
3	VBA	33.3%	8
4	T-SQL	29.2%	7
5	VB	16.7%	4
6	C#	12.5%	3
6	Python	12.5%	3
8	Data Analysis Expressions	8.3%	2
9	JavaScript	4.2%	1
9	VB.NET	4.2%	1