VBA Job Trends in the North West

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring VBA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 199 237
Rank change year-on-year +25 +38 +65
Permanent jobs citing VBA 11 10 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.22% 0.73% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 5 5 7
10th Percentile £45,092 £42,400 £23,750
25th Percentile £48,979 £46,000 £29,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.00% +5.26% +35.71%
75th Percentile £65,640 £57,500 £51,250
90th Percentile - £59,750 £53,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £56,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +12.50% -2.63%

All Programming Languages
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 899 1,377 2,300
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 12.72% 28.81% 34.88%
Number of salaries quoted 744 796 1,958
10th Percentile £33,125 £35,802 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,875 £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 West

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

VBA job vacancy trend in the North West

VBA
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing VBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing VBA

VBA
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing VBA in the North West over the 6 months to 7 February 2026.

Salary histogram for VBA in the North West

VBA
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VBA within the North West region over the 6 months to 7 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
Lancashire +11 7 £63,076 +37.12% 3
Manchester +14 3 £63,000 +17.21% 8
Cheshire -19 1 £48,979 - 2
VBA
England

VBA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (18.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 9 (81.82%) Power Platform
2 2 (18.18%) Azure
2 2 (18.18%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (63.64%) Power BI
2 2 (18.18%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (18.18%) Data Mining
3 1 (9.09%) GIS
3 1 (9.09%) Tableau
General
1 4 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Finance
3 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
3 2 (18.18%) Retail
4 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Automation Specialist
2 3 (27.27%) Analyst
3 2 (18.18%) Business Intelligence Analyst
3 2 (18.18%) Digital Project Manager
3 2 (18.18%) Project Manager
3 2 (18.18%) Senior
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Digital Project Manager
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Manager
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Accountant
4 1 (9.09%) Business Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Data Modeller
4 1 (9.09%) Finance Modeller
4 1 (9.09%) Management Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) FMCG
2 2 (18.18%) Data Structures
2 2 (18.18%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (18.18%) Legacy Applications
2 2 (18.18%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (18.18%) Low-Code
3 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (36.36%) Coaching
2 4 (36.36%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (36.36%) Risk Management
2 4 (36.36%) Server Management
3 3 (27.27%) Data Analysis
3 3 (27.27%) Data Modelling
3 3 (27.27%) Decision-Making
3 3 (27.27%) Project Management
4 2 (18.18%) Agile
4 2 (18.18%) Commercial Awareness
4 2 (18.18%) Conflict Resolution
4 2 (18.18%) Data Management
4 2 (18.18%) Digital Strategy
4 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
4 2 (18.18%) Performance Management
4 2 (18.18%) Project Delivery
4 2 (18.18%) Service Delivery
4 2 (18.18%) Supplier Management
4 2 (18.18%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) SQL
2 2 (18.18%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) ACCA
1 1 (9.09%) CIMA
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (36.36%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 2 (18.18%) Facebook