VBA Job Trends

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring VBA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 511 537 592
Rank change year-on-year +26 +55 -28
Permanent jobs citing VBA 153 156 212
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.23% 0.31% 0.29%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.23% 0.92% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 114 53 160
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £30,888
25th Percentile £41,563 £41,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,640 £82,000 £63,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £45,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +15.38% +1.11% +18.42%

All Programming Languages
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 12,395 16,965 27,589
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.75% 34.16% 37.26%
Number of salaries quoted 8,902 10,098 22,777
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,789 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,438 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -

VBA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

VBA job vacancy trend in the UK

VBA
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VBA

VBA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing VBA over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.

Salary histogram for VBA in the UK

VBA
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VBA within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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
England +14 134 £52,500 -8.70% 51
UK excluding London +51 107 £52,500 +15.38% 45
South East +40 48 £57,500 - 13
Work from Home +35 45 £63,076 -9.89% 21
London -16 31 £53,750 -28.33% 13
North of England +8 27 £63,076 +26.15% 10
Midlands +29 23 £46,250 +32.14% 7
West Midlands +32 20 £50,000 +14.29% 3
Yorkshire - 14 £54,038 - 1
North West +22 10 £63,000 +26.00% 9
East Midlands -13 6 £38,500 +10.00% 4
South West -28 4 £46,250 +23.33% 7
Scotland -13 3 £52,500 +8.23% 2
North East - 3 £63,076 -
East of England +15 2 £52,500 - 6

VBA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 23 (15.03%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.31%) SAS
Applications
1 82 (53.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (7.84%) Spreadsheet
3 10 (6.54%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (3.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.31%) Trello
6 1 (0.65%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (0.65%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.65%) Stata
Business Applications
1 8 (5.23%) Oracle Receivables
2 5 (3.27%) PlanetPress Connect
3 3 (1.96%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.65%) Cognos Controller
4 1 (0.65%) Loan IQ
4 1 (0.65%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 85 (55.56%) Power Platform
2 41 (26.80%) PowerApps
3 25 (16.34%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (11.11%) Power Automate
5 7 (4.58%) Azure
6 3 (1.96%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.31%) AWS
7 2 (1.31%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.65%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.27%) Firewall
2 1 (0.65%) DHCP
2 1 (0.65%) DNS
2 1 (0.65%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.65%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (45.75%) Power BI
2 12 (7.84%) SQL Server
3 11 (7.19%) Power Query
4 9 (5.88%) PowerPivot
5 8 (5.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (3.92%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (3.27%) Pentaho
7 5 (3.27%) Tableau
8 3 (1.96%) Data Mining
8 3 (1.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.65%) Big Data
9 1 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.65%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.65%) GIS
9 1 (0.65%) KNIME
9 1 (0.65%) MS Access
9 1 (0.65%) MySQL
9 1 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.65%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (4.58%) PowerBuilder
2 1 (0.65%) Git
2 1 (0.65%) JIRA
General
1 73 (47.71%) Social Skills
2 42 (27.45%) Analytical Skills
2 42 (27.45%) Finance
3 20 (13.07%) Retail
4 15 (9.80%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (9.15%) Public Sector
6 13 (8.50%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (8.50%) Legal
7 11 (7.19%) Banking
7 11 (7.19%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (5.88%) Manufacturing
9 4 (2.61%) Automotive
9 4 (2.61%) Financial Institution
9 4 (2.61%) Front Office
10 2 (1.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.31%) Marketing
11 1 (0.65%) Billing
11 1 (0.65%) Corporate Banking
11 1 (0.65%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 61 (39.87%) Analyst
2 30 (19.61%) Senior
3 26 (16.99%) Data Analyst
4 22 (14.38%) Developer
5 18 (11.76%) Financial Analyst
6 17 (11.11%) Consultant
7 15 (9.80%) Senior Manager
8 14 (9.15%) Digital Project Manager
8 14 (9.15%) Project Manager
8 14 (9.15%) Senior Digital Project Manager
8 14 (9.15%) Senior Project Manager
9 12 (7.84%) Senior Analyst
10 11 (7.19%) Principal Consultant
11 10 (6.54%) Operations Analyst
12 9 (5.88%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 9 (5.88%) IT Support
12 9 (5.88%) Systems Analyst
13 8 (5.23%) Power BI Analyst
13 8 (5.23%) Senior Operations Analyst
14 7 (4.58%) PowerBuilder Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.84%) .NET
2 9 (5.88%) XML
3 7 (4.58%) Web Services
4 3 (1.96%) CSS
4 3 (1.96%) FreeMarker
4 3 (1.96%) HTML
5 2 (1.31%) DOM
5 2 (1.31%) XSLT
6 1 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.65%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.80%) Low-Code
2 14 (9.15%) Hybrid Cloud
2 14 (9.15%) Legacy Applications
2 14 (9.15%) Legacy Systems
3 8 (5.23%) Mobile App
3 8 (5.23%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (4.58%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (2.61%) FMCG
5 4 (2.61%) Reinsurance
5 4 (2.61%) SCADA
6 3 (1.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (1.31%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.31%) CCTV
7 2 (1.31%) Credit Risk
7 2 (1.31%) Derivative
7 2 (1.31%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.31%) Fixed Income
7 2 (1.31%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 2 (1.31%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (1.31%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 13 (8.50%) Windows
2 12 (7.84%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.31%) Linux
4 1 (0.65%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (34.64%) Business Intelligence
2 48 (31.37%) Agile
3 45 (29.41%) Decision-Making
4 40 (26.14%) Data Analysis
5 34 (22.22%) Project Management
6 32 (20.92%) Visualisation
7 25 (16.34%) Continuous Improvement
8 23 (15.03%) Problem-Solving
9 22 (14.38%) ERP
10 21 (13.73%) Mentoring
11 20 (13.07%) ETL
12 19 (12.42%) Data Science
13 17 (11.11%) Analytics
13 17 (11.11%) Coaching
14 16 (10.46%) Project Delivery
15 14 (9.15%) Budget Management
15 14 (9.15%) Conflict Resolution
15 14 (9.15%) Digital Strategy
15 14 (9.15%) Supplier Management
16 13 (8.50%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 74 (48.37%) SQL
2 64 (41.83%) Python
3 16 (10.46%) JavaScript
4 14 (9.15%) C#
5 9 (5.88%) PowerShell
6 8 (5.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 8 (5.23%) PHP
7 7 (4.58%) PL/SQL
7 7 (4.58%) VB.NET
8 6 (3.92%) C++
8 6 (3.92%) Java
9 4 (2.61%) VB
10 3 (1.96%) R
11 2 (1.31%) C
11 2 (1.31%) Ladder Logic
11 2 (1.31%) T-SQL
11 2 (1.31%) VC++
12 1 (0.65%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.65%) Perl
12 1 (0.65%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 49 (32.03%) Degree
2 22 (14.38%) Master's Degree
3 19 (12.42%) ACCA
3 19 (12.42%) CIMA
4 17 (11.11%) SC Cleared
4 17 (11.11%) Security Cleared
5 11 (7.19%) APMP
5 11 (7.19%) MBA
6 4 (2.61%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (2.61%) HND
6 4 (2.61%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.61%) PMP
7 2 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.31%) Chartered Engineer
7 2 (1.31%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.31%) HNC
7 2 (1.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.65%) CFA
8 1 (0.65%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.58%) Data Quality
2 5 (3.27%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.31%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (1.31%) EMIR
4 1 (0.65%) GDPR
4 1 (0.65%) IFRS
4 1 (0.65%) IFRS 17
4 1 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.65%) Solvency II
System Software
1 5 (3.27%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.96%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.31%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.31%) MOM
2 1 (0.65%) Control-M
2 1 (0.65%) SCCM
2 1 (0.65%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 51 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 21 (13.73%) SAP
3 15 (9.80%) Oracle
4 8 (5.23%) Blue Prism
4 8 (5.23%) Pega
5 6 (3.92%) Citrix
6 5 (3.27%) Informatica
6 5 (3.27%) Talend
7 4 (2.61%) VMware
8 3 (1.96%) Cognos
9 1 (0.65%) Adobe
9 1 (0.65%) Alteryx
9 1 (0.65%) Bloomberg
9 1 (0.65%) Facebook
9 1 (0.65%) IBM
9 1 (0.65%) Murex
9 1 (0.65%) Reuters
9 1 (0.65%) Snow
9 1 (0.65%) Symantec