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 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 424 468 531
Rank change year-on-year +44 +63 -39
Permanent jobs citing VBA 110 67 125
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.23% 0.21% 0.25%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.48% 0.66% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 90 19 105
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - +16.88%
75th Percentile £65,640 £53,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £66,250 £62,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £58,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.64% +17.50% -

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 7,412 10,168 17,727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.17% 31.71% 35.18%
Number of salaries quoted 5,390 5,701 14,141
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,509 £43,750 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK 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 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 20 February 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 20 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
South East +21 50 £57,500 - 13
North of England +12 27 £63,076 +31.41% 10
Midlands +15 23 £42,500 +17.24% 7
West Midlands +30 19 £50,000 -4.76% 5
Yorkshire - 14 £54,038 -
North West +3 10 £63,000 +31.25% 10
East Midlands -14 6 £33,625 -3.93% 2
South West -31 4 £46,250 +23.33% 4
East of England +14 3 £52,500 - 6
Scotland -11 3 £52,500 +8.23% 1
North East - 3 £63,076 -
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 22 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 68 (61.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (12.73%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.82%) Trello
5 1 (0.91%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.91%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 75 (68.18%) Power Platform
2 41 (37.27%) PowerApps
3 26 (23.64%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (14.55%) Power Automate
5 2 (1.82%) Azure
5 2 (1.82%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.91%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.91%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.55%) Firewall
2 1 (0.91%) DHCP
2 1 (0.91%) DNS
2 1 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.91%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (55.45%) Power BI
2 11 (10.00%) Power Query
3 9 (8.18%) PowerPivot
4 5 (4.55%) SQL Server
5 3 (2.73%) Data Mining
6 2 (1.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.91%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.91%) GIS
7 1 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.91%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.91%) Git
1 1 (0.91%) JIRA
General
1 58 (52.73%) Social Skills
2 36 (32.73%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (26.36%) Finance
4 14 (12.73%) Organisational Skills
4 14 (12.73%) Public Sector
5 13 (11.82%) Retail
6 12 (10.91%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (8.18%) Legal
8 7 (6.36%) Manufacturing
9 5 (4.55%) Banking
9 5 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (3.64%) Automotive
11 1 (0.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.91%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 52 (47.27%) Analyst
2 26 (23.64%) Data Analyst
3 25 (22.73%) Senior
4 19 (17.27%) Financial Analyst
5 16 (14.55%) Consultant
6 14 (12.73%) Digital Project Manager
6 14 (12.73%) Project Manager
6 14 (12.73%) Senior Digital Project Manager
6 14 (12.73%) Senior Manager
6 14 (12.73%) Senior Project Manager
7 12 (10.91%) Principal Consultant
8 9 (8.18%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 9 (8.18%) Senior Analyst
9 8 (7.27%) Power BI Analyst
9 8 (7.27%) Systems Analyst
10 7 (6.36%) Developer
10 7 (6.36%) Operations Analyst
11 5 (4.55%) Python Developer
11 5 (4.55%) Senior Operations Analyst
11 5 (4.55%) VBA Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.73%) CSS
1 3 (2.73%) HTML
2 2 (1.82%) .NET
3 1 (0.91%) JSON
3 1 (0.91%) REST
3 1 (0.91%) SOAP
3 1 (0.91%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (13.64%) Low-Code
2 14 (12.73%) Hybrid Cloud
2 14 (12.73%) Legacy Applications
2 14 (12.73%) Legacy Systems
3 5 (4.55%) Mobile App
4 4 (3.64%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (3.64%) FMCG
4 4 (3.64%) SCADA
5 3 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.82%) CCTV
6 2 (1.82%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.82%) Industry 4.0
6 2 (1.82%) IoT
6 2 (1.82%) Reinsurance
7 1 (0.91%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.91%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.36%) Windows
1 7 (6.36%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (43.64%) Agile
2 44 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
3 43 (39.09%) Decision-Making
4 34 (30.91%) Data Analysis
4 34 (30.91%) Project Management
5 29 (26.36%) Visualisation
6 21 (19.09%) Continuous Improvement
7 20 (18.18%) Data Science
8 18 (16.36%) Mentoring
9 16 (14.55%) Coaching
9 16 (14.55%) Problem-Solving
9 16 (14.55%) Project Delivery
10 15 (13.64%) ERP
11 14 (12.73%) Budget Management
11 14 (12.73%) Conflict Resolution
11 14 (12.73%) Digital Strategy
11 14 (12.73%) ETL
11 14 (12.73%) Supplier Management
12 13 (11.82%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 13 (11.82%) Digital Enablement
Programming Languages
1 47 (42.73%) Python
2 43 (39.09%) SQL
3 8 (7.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 7 (6.36%) PHP
5 6 (5.45%) JavaScript
6 3 (2.73%) C#
6 3 (2.73%) C++
6 3 (2.73%) VB
7 2 (1.82%) C
7 2 (1.82%) Ladder Logic
7 2 (1.82%) PowerShell
7 2 (1.82%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.91%) Java
8 1 (0.91%) Perl
8 1 (0.91%) R
Qualifications
1 41 (37.27%) Degree
2 20 (18.18%) ACCA
2 20 (18.18%) CIMA
2 20 (18.18%) Master's Degree
3 18 (16.36%) SC Cleared
3 18 (16.36%) Security Cleared
4 12 (10.91%) APMP
4 12 (10.91%) MBA
5 4 (3.64%) PMI Certification
5 4 (3.64%) PMP
6 2 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.82%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.82%) HNC
6 2 (1.82%) HND
6 2 (1.82%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.91%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.55%) Data Quality
2 4 (3.64%) Accessibility
3 3 (2.73%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (1.82%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (4.55%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.82%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 1 (0.91%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 34 (30.91%) Microsoft
2 19 (17.27%) SAP
3 6 (5.45%) Citrix
4 5 (4.55%) Blue Prism
4 5 (4.55%) Pega
5 1 (0.91%) Facebook
5 1 (0.91%) Symantec