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 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 425 465 496
Rank change year-on-year +40 +31 +9
Permanent jobs citing VBA 89 99 66
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.21% 0.27% 0.20%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.35% 0.88% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 59 30 54
10th Percentile £39,800 £32,375 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,875 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,254 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.10% +15.25% +9.33%
75th Percentile £55,625 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,300 £66,250 £85,894
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%

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 6,572 11,276 11,809
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.66% 30.83% 36.63%
Number of salaries quoted 4,933 6,103 9,171
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,473 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £81,250
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -3.85%

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 5 January 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 5 January 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 +34 40 £52,500 -12.50% 17
North of England +18 18 £45,000 -2.17% 4
Midlands +27 16 £42,500 +17.24% 11
West Midlands +33 14 £42,500 -2.86% 9
North West +9 11 £48,979 -2.04% 3
South West -10 8 £42,750 +14.00% 4
Yorkshire - 7 £45,000 -
East Midlands -6 5 £45,750 +26.21% 2
East of England +27 3 £52,500 - 7
Scotland -4 3 £52,500 +8.23% 1
Wales +5 1 £52,500 -
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 15 (16.85%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.12%) SAS
Applications
1 59 (66.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (8.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (5.62%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (2.25%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (2.25%) Trello
5 1 (1.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 6 (6.74%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 47 (52.81%) Power Platform
2 20 (22.47%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (19.10%) PowerApps
4 12 (13.48%) Power Automate
5 5 (5.62%) Azure
6 2 (2.25%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.12%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 5 (5.62%) Firewall
2 1 (1.12%) DHCP
2 1 (1.12%) DNS
2 1 (1.12%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (1.12%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (52.81%) Power BI
2 10 (11.24%) Power Query
2 10 (11.24%) SQL Server
3 9 (10.11%) PowerPivot
4 6 (6.74%) Data Mining
4 6 (6.74%) Oracle Reports
5 5 (5.62%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (4.49%) MS Access
7 2 (2.25%) Relational Database
7 2 (2.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (2.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (2.25%) Tableau
8 1 (1.12%) GIS
8 1 (1.12%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 1 (1.12%) Git
1 1 (1.12%) JIRA
General
1 42 (47.19%) Social Skills
2 30 (33.71%) Analytical Skills
2 30 (33.71%) Finance
3 17 (19.10%) Retail
4 13 (14.61%) Organisational Skills
5 9 (10.11%) Legal
6 8 (8.99%) Manufacturing
7 5 (5.62%) Banking
7 5 (5.62%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (5.62%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (4.49%) Automotive
9 1 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.12%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 41 (46.07%) Analyst
2 18 (20.22%) Data Analyst
3 13 (14.61%) Consultant
4 12 (13.48%) Financial Analyst
5 11 (12.36%) Senior
6 9 (10.11%) Senior Analyst
7 8 (8.99%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 8 (8.99%) Developer
8 7 (7.87%) Accountant
8 7 (7.87%) Operations Analyst
9 6 (6.74%) Principal Consultant
9 6 (6.74%) Systems Accountant
10 5 (5.62%) IT Support
10 5 (5.62%) Senior Operations Analyst
10 5 (5.62%) Support Analyst
11 4 (4.49%) Automation Specialist
11 4 (4.49%) Power BI Analyst
11 4 (4.49%) Sales Analyst
11 4 (4.49%) Sales Support
11 4 (4.49%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.12%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 6 (6.74%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (5.62%) FMCG
2 5 (5.62%) Mobile App
3 4 (4.49%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (4.49%) Data Structures
3 4 (4.49%) SCADA
4 2 (2.25%) CCTV
4 2 (2.25%) Driving Licence
4 2 (2.25%) Industry 4.0
4 2 (2.25%) IoT
4 2 (2.25%) Reinsurance
5 1 (1.12%) iSeries
5 1 (1.12%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.87%) Windows
1 7 (7.87%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (40.45%) Business Intelligence
1 36 (40.45%) Data Analysis
2 35 (39.33%) Decision-Making
3 22 (24.72%) Problem-Solving
4 21 (23.60%) Visualisation
5 20 (22.47%) Agile
6 17 (19.10%) Project Management
7 15 (16.85%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (15.73%) ERP
8 14 (15.73%) Planning and Forecasting
9 12 (13.48%) Analytics
9 12 (13.48%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 12 (13.48%) Data Science
9 12 (13.48%) Financial Analysis
10 11 (12.36%) Budgeting
10 11 (12.36%) Collaborative Working
10 11 (12.36%) Data Visualisation
11 10 (11.24%) Process Improvement
12 9 (10.11%) Actionable Insight
12 9 (10.11%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 42 (47.19%) SQL
2 31 (34.83%) Python
3 8 (8.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 7 (7.87%) PHP
5 3 (3.37%) C#
5 3 (3.37%) C++
5 3 (3.37%) JavaScript
5 3 (3.37%) PL/SQL
5 3 (3.37%) VB
6 2 (2.25%) C
6 2 (2.25%) Ladder Logic
6 2 (2.25%) PowerShell
6 2 (2.25%) T-SQL
7 1 (1.12%) Perl
7 1 (1.12%) R
Qualifications
1 31 (34.83%) Degree
2 19 (21.35%) ACCA
2 19 (21.35%) CIMA
3 14 (15.73%) Master's Degree
4 12 (13.48%) SC Cleared
4 12 (13.48%) Security Cleared
5 6 (6.74%) APMP
5 6 (6.74%) MBA
6 4 (4.49%) PMI Certification
6 4 (4.49%) PMP
7 3 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (2.25%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (2.25%) DV Cleared
8 2 (2.25%) HNC
8 2 (2.25%) HND
8 2 (2.25%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (1.12%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.49%) Accessibility
1 4 (4.49%) Data Quality
2 3 (3.37%) QA
3 1 (1.12%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 5 (5.62%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.25%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 1 (1.12%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 22 (24.72%) Microsoft
2 18 (20.22%) SAP
3 6 (6.74%) Adaptive Insights
3 6 (6.74%) Citrix
3 6 (6.74%) Oracle
3 6 (6.74%) Workday
4 5 (5.62%) Blue Prism
4 5 (5.62%) Pega
5 4 (4.49%) Facebook
6 1 (1.12%) Symantec