VBA Jobs in the North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for VBA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VBA over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) England / North West
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	234	166	180
Rank change year-on-year	-68	+14
Permanent jobs citing VBA	43	71	71
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West	0.63%	1.26%	1.13%
As % of the Programming Languages category	1.07%	2.35%	2.17%
Number of salaries quoted	35	65	69
Median salary	£30,000	£36,250	£40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-17.24%	-9.37%
90% offered a salary of more than	£24,700	£28,750	£24,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£46,500	£40,000	£42,500
UK excluding London median salary	£35,000	£37,500	£35,000
% change year-on-year	-6.66%	+7.14%

VBA is in the programming language skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for programming language skills.

Programming Language Skills North West
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for programming language skills	4031	3021	3279
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West	58.71%	53.75%	51.98%
Number of salaries quoted	3453	2611	2788
Median salary	£40,000	£40,000	£40,000
90% offered a salary of more than	£29,000	£27,000	£27,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£60,000	£52,500	£55,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£41,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	+3.65%	+2.50%

VBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the North West citing VBA as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Programming Languages category.

Job vacancy trend for VBA in the North West

VBA
Salary Trend in the North West

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VBA in the North West.

VBA
Salary Histogram in the North West

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing VBA in the North West over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

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 3 months to 27 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Manchester	-42	21	£27,500	-26.66%	5
Cheshire	-33	13	£30,000	-14.28%	1
Lancashire	-17	4	£29,500	-15.71%	3
Cumbria	+1	3	£37,500	-
Merseyside	-	2	£27,750	-
VBA England

VBA
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the North West

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT jobs citing VBA also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the North West region with a requirement for VBA.

1	62 (78.48%)	Microsoft Excel
2	56 (70.89%)	SQL
3	44 (55.70%)	SQL Server
4	30 (37.97%)	Business Intelligence
5	24 (30.38%)	.NET
6	23 (29.11%)	SQL Server Integration Services
7	22 (27.85%)	Agile Software Development
8	21 (26.58%)	Data Warehouse
8	21 (26.58%)	ETL
9	19 (24.05%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
9	19 (24.05%)	Data Analysis
10	17 (21.52%)	Finance
10	17 (21.52%)	Analytics
10	17 (21.52%)	SQL Server 2012
10	17 (21.52%)	Analytical Skills

11	16 (20.25%)	Microsoft
11	16 (20.25%)	T-SQL
12	15 (18.99%)	Oracle
13	13 (16.46%)	SQL Server 2008
14	12 (15.19%)	Tableau
15	10 (12.66%)	C#
16	9 (11.39%)	CRM
16	9 (11.39%)	IBM
17	8 (10.13%)	Business Analysis
17	8 (10.13%)	NHS
17	8 (10.13%)	SDLC
17	8 (10.13%)	Driving Licence
17	8 (10.13%)	Data Analytics
17	8 (10.13%)	Waterfall
17	8 (10.13%)	Team Foundation Server

VBA
Co-occurring IT Skills in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	4 (5.06%)	Alfresco
1	4 (5.06%)	Oracle Workflow

Applications
1	62 (78.48%)	Microsoft Excel
2	4 (5.06%)	Microsoft Office
2	4 (5.06%)	Spreadsheet
3	2 (2.53%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	1 (1.27%)	MS Visio
4	1 (1.27%)	SPSS

Business Applications
1	4 (5.06%)	Cognos Business Intelligence
2	3 (3.80%)	Dynamics CRM
2	3 (3.80%)	Dynamics NAV
3	2 (2.53%)	Cognos TM1
4	1 (1.27%)	Oracle CRM
4	1 (1.27%)	Oracle EBS
4	1 (1.27%)	PeopleSoft CRM
4	1 (1.27%)	PeopleSoft HRMS
4	1 (1.27%)	Visualfiles

Cloud Services
1	1 (1.27%)	Google Analytics

Database & Business Intelligence
1	44 (55.70%)	SQL Server
2	23 (29.11%)	SQL Server Integration Services
3	21 (26.58%)	Data Warehouse
4	19 (24.05%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
5	17 (21.52%)	SQL Server 2012
6	13 (16.46%)	SQL Server 2008
7	7 (8.86%)	Power BI
8	6 (7.59%)	Relational Database
8	6 (7.59%)	SQL Server 2005
8	6 (7.59%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
9	4 (5.06%)	MySQL
9	4 (5.06%)	NoSQL
9	4 (5.06%)	PostgreSQL
9	4 (5.06%)	Spotfire
10	3 (3.80%)	Enterprise Data Warehouse
10	3 (3.80%)	SQL Server 2016
11	2 (2.53%)	Big Data
11	2 (2.53%)	OLAP
11	2 (2.53%)	OLAP Cube
11	2 (2.53%)	QlikView

Development Applications
1	8 (10.13%)	Team Foundation Server
2	6 (7.59%)	Git (software)
2	6 (7.59%)	Visual Studio
3	4 (5.06%)	NUnit
3	4 (5.06%)	Selenium
3	4 (5.06%)	SoapUI
3	4 (5.06%)	SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4	3 (3.80%)	Rational DOORS
5	1 (1.27%)	Oracle Forms

General
1	17 (21.52%)	Finance
2	6 (7.59%)	Manufacturing
2	6 (7.59%)	Marketing
3	5 (6.33%)	Retail
4	4 (5.06%)	Legal
5	2 (2.53%)	Games
5	2 (2.53%)	Law
6	1 (1.27%)	Back Office
6	1 (1.27%)	Telecoms

Job Titles
1	31 (39.24%)	Developer
2	30 (37.97%)	Analyst
3	18 (22.78%)	SQL Developer
4	12 (15.19%)	SQL Analyst
5	9 (11.39%)	Business Intelligence Developer
6	8 (10.13%)	Implementation Manager
6	8 (10.13%)	Report Analyst
6	8 (10.13%)	SSRS Developer
7	7 (8.86%)	Data Analyst
7	7 (8.86%)	Support Engineer
8	6 (7.59%)	3rd Line Engineer
8	6 (7.59%)	3rd Line Support
8	6 (7.59%)	3rd Line Support Engineer
8	6 (7.59%)	Coordinator
8	6 (7.59%)	DBA
8	6 (7.59%)	IT Engineer
8	6 (7.59%)	IT Support
8	6 (7.59%)	IT Support Engineer
8	6 (7.59%)	SQL DBA
9	5 (6.33%)	NHS Project Manager

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	24 (30.38%)	.NET
2	7 (8.86%)	ASP.NET
3	4 (5.06%)	MDX
3	4 (5.06%)	XML
4	1 (1.27%)	ASP.NET MVC
4	1 (1.27%)	CSS
4	1 (1.27%)	Flash
4	1 (1.27%)	HTML

Miscellaneous
1	17 (21.52%)	Analytical Skills
2	8 (10.13%)	Driving Licence
2	8 (10.13%)	NHS
3	7 (8.86%)	Management Information System
4	4 (5.06%)	Clustering
5	3 (3.80%)	iPad
6	1 (1.27%)	EPoS

Operating Systems
1	7 (8.86%)	Windows
2	6 (7.59%)	Windows Server 2008
2	6 (7.59%)	Windows Server 2012

Processes & Methodologies
1	30 (37.97%)	Business Intelligence
2	22 (27.85%)	Agile Software Development
3	21 (26.58%)	ETL
4	19 (24.05%)	Data Analysis
5	17 (21.52%)	Analytics
6	9 (11.39%)	CRM
7	8 (10.13%)	Business Analysis
7	8 (10.13%)	Data Analytics
7	8 (10.13%)	SDLC
7	8 (10.13%)	Test Automation
7	8 (10.13%)	Waterfall
8	6 (7.59%)	Visualisation
9	5 (6.33%)	Dashboard Development
9	5 (6.33%)	Statistics
9	5 (6.33%)	Workflow
10	4 (5.06%)	Continuous Integration
10	4 (5.06%)	Data Modelling
10	4 (5.06%)	Data Visualisation
11	3 (3.80%)	Continuous Improvement
11	3 (3.80%)	E-Commerce

Programming Languages
1	56 (70.89%)	SQL
2	16 (20.25%)	T-SQL
3	10 (12.66%)	C#
4	6 (7.59%)	VB
5	5 (6.33%)	VB.NET
6	4 (5.06%)	Java
7	3 (3.80%)	PHP
7	3 (3.80%)	PowerShell
8	2 (2.53%)	Python
8	2 (2.53%)	R
9	1 (1.27%)	JavaScript

Qualifications
1	5 (6.33%)	Degree
2	2 (2.53%)	Numerate Degree
2	2 (2.53%)	PhD

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	6 (7.59%)	SLA
2	2 (2.53%)	Actionable Recommendations

System Software
1	6 (7.59%)	Active Directory

Vendors
1	16 (20.25%)	Microsoft
2	15 (18.99%)	Oracle
3	12 (15.19%)	Tableau
4	9 (11.39%)	IBM
5	6 (7.59%)	Cognos
5	6 (7.59%)	VMware
6	4 (5.06%)	PeopleSoft
7	3 (3.80%)	Alteryx
7	3 (3.80%)	Netezza
8	1 (1.27%)	Askia
8	1 (1.27%)	Confirmit
8	1 (1.27%)	Google
8	1 (1.27%)	iManage
8	1 (1.27%)	LexisNexis
8	1 (1.27%)	Nebu
8	1 (1.27%)	SAP