VBA Job Trends in the North of England

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring VBA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 260 298
Rank change year-on-year +14 +38 +76
Permanent jobs citing VBA 27 10 28
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.22% 0.12% 0.23%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.43% 0.42% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 20 5 25
10th Percentile £42,250 £42,400 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.15% +25.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £65,640 £57,500 £47,500
90th Percentile - £59,750 £49,200
England median annual salary £52,500 £56,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +12.50% -2.63%

All Programming Languages
North of 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,894 2,388 4,115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 15.58% 29.20% 33.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,452 1,306 3,523
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £41,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%

VBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

VBA job vacancy trend in the North of England

VBA
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing VBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing VBA

VBA
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing VBA in the North of England over the 6 months to 9 February 2026.

Salary histogram for VBA in the North of England

VBA
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VBA within the North of England region over the 6 months to 9 February 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
Yorkshire - 14 £54,038 - 1
North West +21 10 £63,000 +26.00% 9
North East - 3 £63,076 -
VBA
England

VBA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 2 (7.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (18.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 19 (70.37%) Power Platform
2 13 (48.15%) PowerApps
3 6 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (7.41%) OneDrive
4 2 (7.41%) Power Automate
5 1 (3.70%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.81%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (29.63%) Power BI
2 2 (7.41%) SQL Server
3 1 (3.70%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (3.70%) Data Mining
3 1 (3.70%) GIS
3 1 (3.70%) Tableau
General
1 11 (40.74%) Public Sector
2 5 (18.52%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (18.52%) Social Skills
3 4 (14.81%) Legal
4 3 (11.11%) Finance
5 2 (7.41%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.70%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (40.74%) Digital Project Manager
1 11 (40.74%) Project Manager
1 11 (40.74%) Senior
1 11 (40.74%) Senior Digital Project Manager
1 11 (40.74%) Senior Manager
1 11 (40.74%) Senior Project Manager
2 4 (14.81%) Analyst
2 4 (14.81%) Automation Specialist
2 4 (14.81%) IT Manager
2 4 (14.81%) IT Support
2 4 (14.81%) IT Support Manager
2 4 (14.81%) Support Manager
3 3 (11.11%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 2 (7.41%) Power BI Analyst
4 2 (7.41%) Systems Analyst
4 2 (7.41%) Technical Support
5 1 (3.70%) Accountant
5 1 (3.70%) Business Analyst
5 1 (3.70%) Data Modeller
5 1 (3.70%) Finance Modeller
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.70%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 11 (40.74%) Hybrid Cloud
1 11 (40.74%) Legacy Applications
1 11 (40.74%) Legacy Systems
1 11 (40.74%) Low-Code
2 4 (14.81%) FMCG
3 1 (3.70%) Data Structures
3 1 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (22.22%) Windows
1 6 (22.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (44.44%) Coaching
1 12 (44.44%) Project Management
2 11 (40.74%) Agile
2 11 (40.74%) Budget Management
2 11 (40.74%) Conflict Resolution
2 11 (40.74%) Digital Strategy
2 11 (40.74%) Mentoring
2 11 (40.74%) Project Delivery
2 11 (40.74%) Supplier Management
3 9 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (29.63%) Server Management
5 5 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (14.81%) Asset Management
6 4 (14.81%) Case Management
6 4 (14.81%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (14.81%) Data Security
6 4 (14.81%) IT Asset Management
6 4 (14.81%) Risk Management
7 3 (11.11%) Data Modelling
7 3 (11.11%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 7 (25.93%) SQL
2 2 (7.41%) PowerShell
2 2 (7.41%) Python
2 2 (7.41%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (3.70%) ACCA
1 1 (3.70%) CIMA
1 1 (3.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (14.81%) Accessibility
System Software
1 4 (14.81%) Active Directory
2 2 (7.41%) Terminal Services
Vendors
1 18 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 6 (22.22%) Citrix
3 1 (3.70%) Facebook