VBA Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring VBA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 458 467 569
Rank change year-on-year +9 +102 -66
Permanent jobs citing VBA 117 38 157
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.18% 0.14% 0.23%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.22% 0.48% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 95 28 121
10th Percentile £37,500 £29,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,938 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,445 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.07% +12.10% +12.50%
75th Percentile £65,640 £62,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £76,000 £67,875 £62,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.22% +18.42% -7.50%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 9,581 7,982 21,791
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 14.97% 29.90% 32.29%
Number of salaries quoted 6,459 5,795 16,413
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,565 £53,772
Median % change year-on-year +3.48% +3.33% -2.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

VBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VBA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

VBA job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

VBA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing VBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing VBA

VBA
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing VBA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 24 April 2026.

Salary histogram for VBA in the UK excluding London

VBA
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VBA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 April 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 -1 47 £57,500 - 11
North of England -34 30 £47,500 -1.04% 2
Midlands -18 25 £42,500 +13.33% 4
West Midlands +2 20 £50,000 +11.11% 2
North West -18 14 £45,000 -6.25% 2
Yorkshire - 13 £63,076 -
East of England -33 9 £52,500 +90.91% 1
East Midlands -57 5 £28,750 -20.69% 2
South West -57 5 £55,000 - 7
North East - 3 £63,076 -
Scotland -29 1 - - 1
VBA
UK

VBA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 20 (17.09%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.56%) IIS
3 2 (1.71%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.85%) Appian
Applications
1 87 (74.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (18.80%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (2.56%) Photoshop
4 2 (1.71%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.71%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (2.56%) SAP SD
2 1 (0.85%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 78 (66.67%) Power Platform
2 42 (35.90%) PowerApps
3 23 (19.66%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (15.38%) Power Automate
5 2 (1.71%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.85%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.71%) Firewall
2 1 (0.85%) DHCP
2 1 (0.85%) DNS
2 1 (0.85%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.85%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (54.70%) Power BI
2 17 (14.53%) Power Query
3 11 (9.40%) SQL Server
4 7 (5.98%) PowerPivot
5 4 (3.42%) Crystal Reports
5 4 (3.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (2.56%) MySQL
6 3 (2.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.71%) Data Mining
General
1 54 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 38 (32.48%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (24.79%) Finance
4 18 (15.38%) Retail
5 14 (11.97%) Public Sector
6 12 (10.26%) Influencing Skills
7 10 (8.55%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (5.13%) Manufacturing
9 4 (3.42%) Legal
9 4 (3.42%) Marketing
10 3 (2.56%) Banking
10 3 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.71%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 52 (44.44%) Analyst
2 27 (23.08%) Senior
3 25 (21.37%) Data Analyst
4 17 (14.53%) Financial Analyst
5 14 (11.97%) Digital Project Manager
5 14 (11.97%) Project Manager
5 14 (11.97%) Senior Digital Project Manager
5 14 (11.97%) Senior Manager
5 14 (11.97%) Senior Project Manager
6 13 (11.11%) Consultant
7 10 (8.55%) Principal Consultant
8 9 (7.69%) Developer
9 8 (6.84%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 8 (6.84%) Power BI Analyst
9 8 (6.84%) Senior Analyst
9 8 (6.84%) Systems Analyst
10 6 (5.13%) Data Manager
10 6 (5.13%) Pricing Analyst
10 6 (5.13%) Support Analyst
11 5 (4.27%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (7.69%) .NET
2 6 (5.13%) .NET Framework
2 6 (5.13%) ASP.NET
2 6 (5.13%) CSS
2 6 (5.13%) HTML
3 4 (3.42%) JSON
4 2 (1.71%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.85%) REST
5 1 (0.85%) SOAP
5 1 (0.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (12.82%) Low-Code
2 14 (11.97%) Hybrid Cloud
2 14 (11.97%) Legacy Applications
2 14 (11.97%) Legacy Systems
3 7 (5.98%) Pricing Data
4 5 (4.27%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (3.42%) SCADA
6 3 (2.56%) Data Structures
6 3 (2.56%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.56%) Social Media
6 3 (2.56%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 2 (1.71%) CCTV
7 2 (1.71%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.71%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (1.71%) IoT
7 2 (1.71%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.71%) Reinsurance
8 1 (0.85%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 7 (5.98%) Windows
1 7 (5.98%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (42.74%) Business Intelligence
2 44 (37.61%) Agile
3 39 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 34 (29.06%) Data Analysis
5 31 (26.50%) Project Management
6 26 (22.22%) Visualisation
7 22 (18.80%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (17.95%) ERP
9 18 (15.38%) Data Science
10 16 (13.68%) Coaching
10 16 (13.68%) Mentoring
10 16 (13.68%) Project Delivery
11 15 (12.82%) ETL
12 14 (11.97%) Budget Management
12 14 (11.97%) Conflict Resolution
12 14 (11.97%) Digital Strategy
12 14 (11.97%) Problem-Solving
12 14 (11.97%) Supplier Management
13 13 (11.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 13 (11.11%) Financial Analysis
Programming Languages
1 58 (49.57%) SQL
2 45 (38.46%) Python
3 11 (9.40%) JavaScript
4 10 (8.55%) C#
5 8 (6.84%) PHP
6 5 (4.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (4.27%) Java
7 4 (3.42%) VBScript
8 3 (2.56%) VB
9 2 (1.71%) C
9 2 (1.71%) C++
9 2 (1.71%) Ladder Logic
9 2 (1.71%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.71%) T-SQL
9 2 (1.71%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 32 (27.35%) Degree
2 18 (15.38%) ACCA
2 18 (15.38%) CIMA
3 17 (14.53%) Master's Degree
4 16 (13.68%) SC Cleared
4 16 (13.68%) Security Cleared
5 10 (8.55%) APMP
5 10 (8.55%) MBA
6 4 (3.42%) PMI Certification
6 4 (3.42%) PMP
7 2 (1.71%) HND
7 2 (1.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.85%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.84%) Data Quality
2 3 (2.56%) Actionable Recommendations
2 3 (2.56%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (1.71%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.71%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 1 (0.85%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 38 (32.48%) Microsoft
2 22 (18.80%) SAP
3 4 (3.42%) SYSPRO
4 3 (2.56%) Adobe
4 3 (2.56%) Blue Prism
4 3 (2.56%) Citrix
4 3 (2.56%) Pega
5 1 (0.85%) Symantec