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 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 528 527 619
Rank change year-on-year -1 +92 -27
Permanent jobs citing VBA 157 126 225
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.22% 0.29% 0.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.19% 0.83% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 117 60 168
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,125 £28,950
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,985 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,640 £82,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £42,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% +19.05% +5.00%

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 13,176 15,212 29,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.10% 34.64% 35.71%
Number of salaries quoted 9,255 10,302 24,196
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £36,096
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £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 £83,750 £85,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -2.65% +4.63% -1.82%

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 10 March 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 10 March 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 +26 143 £53,000 -16.86% 45
UK excluding London +45 118 £52,500 +5.00% 41
South East +25 53 £57,500 - 12
Work from Home +23 47 £63,076 -13.00% 16
North of England -13 29 £63,000 +31.25% 8
London -37 28 £70,000 -6.67% 11
Midlands +1 24 £42,500 +13.33% 4
West Midlands +17 19 £50,000 +2.56% 3
Yorkshire - 14 £54,038 - 2
North West -6 12 £46,990 -2.11% 6
East Midlands -25 7 £28,750 -17.86% 1
East of England +6 6 £52,500 - 6
South West -30 4 £46,250 - 5
North East - 3 £63,076 -
Scotland -22 2 - - 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 22 (14.01%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.64%) SAS
Applications
1 90 (57.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (9.55%) Spreadsheet
3 10 (6.37%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (5.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.27%) Trello
6 1 (0.64%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (0.64%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (4.46%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (1.27%) PlanetPress Connect
2 2 (1.27%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.64%) Cognos Controller
3 1 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.64%) Loan IQ
3 1 (0.64%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 92 (58.60%) Power Platform
2 44 (28.03%) PowerApps
3 26 (16.56%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (11.46%) Power Automate
5 3 (1.91%) Azure
6 2 (1.27%) AWS
6 2 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (1.27%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.64%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.64%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.18%) Firewall
2 1 (0.64%) DHCP
2 1 (0.64%) DNS
2 1 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.64%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (49.04%) Power BI
2 15 (9.55%) Power Query
3 9 (5.73%) PowerPivot
4 8 (5.10%) SQL Server
4 8 (5.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (3.82%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (3.82%) Tableau
6 5 (3.18%) Pentaho
7 3 (1.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.27%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.64%) Big Data
9 1 (0.64%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.64%) GIS
9 1 (0.64%) MS Access
9 1 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (3.82%) PowerBuilder
2 1 (0.64%) Git
2 1 (0.64%) JIRA
General
1 74 (47.13%) Social Skills
2 48 (30.57%) Finance
3 43 (27.39%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (14.01%) Retail
5 16 (10.19%) Legal
5 16 (10.19%) Organisational Skills
6 14 (8.92%) Public Sector
7 12 (7.64%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (7.01%) Banking
9 10 (6.37%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (5.73%) Manufacturing
11 5 (3.18%) Front Office
12 4 (2.55%) Automotive
13 3 (1.91%) Financial Institution
13 3 (1.91%) Marketing
14 2 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 1 (0.64%) Billing
15 1 (0.64%) Corporate Banking
15 1 (0.64%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 65 (41.40%) Analyst
2 34 (21.66%) Senior
3 27 (17.20%) Data Analyst
4 22 (14.01%) Consultant
5 21 (13.38%) Developer
6 19 (12.10%) Financial Analyst
7 14 (8.92%) Digital Project Manager
7 14 (8.92%) Project Manager
7 14 (8.92%) Senior Digital Project Manager
7 14 (8.92%) Senior Manager
7 14 (8.92%) Senior Project Manager
8 13 (8.28%) Principal Consultant
9 12 (7.64%) Senior Analyst
10 10 (6.37%) Operations Analyst
11 9 (5.73%) Systems Analyst
12 8 (5.10%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 8 (5.10%) Power BI Analyst
12 8 (5.10%) Senior Operations Analyst
13 6 (3.82%) PowerBuilder Developer
13 6 (3.82%) VBA Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.64%) .NET
2 10 (6.37%) XML
3 6 (3.82%) Web Services
4 3 (1.91%) CSS
4 3 (1.91%) HTML
4 3 (1.91%) XSLT
5 2 (1.27%) DOM
6 1 (0.64%) JSON
6 1 (0.64%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.64%) REST
6 1 (0.64%) RESTful
6 1 (0.64%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (8.92%) Hybrid Cloud
1 14 (8.92%) Legacy Applications
1 14 (8.92%) Legacy Systems
1 14 (8.92%) Low-Code
2 9 (5.73%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (5.10%) Mobile App
4 7 (4.46%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (2.55%) FMCG
5 4 (2.55%) SCADA
6 3 (1.91%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.91%) Distributed Computing
6 3 (1.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 3 (1.91%) Pricing Data
6 3 (1.91%) Reinsurance
7 2 (1.27%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.27%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.27%) Fixed Income
7 2 (1.27%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 2 (1.27%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (1.27%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 10 (6.37%) Windows
2 9 (5.73%) Windows Server
3 5 (3.18%) Linux
4 4 (2.55%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (36.94%) Business Intelligence
2 50 (31.85%) Agile
3 49 (31.21%) Decision-Making
4 45 (28.66%) Data Analysis
5 38 (24.20%) Visualisation
6 35 (22.29%) Project Management
7 26 (16.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 23 (14.65%) ERP
8 23 (14.65%) ETL
8 23 (14.65%) Mentoring
8 23 (14.65%) Problem-Solving
9 22 (14.01%) Data Science
10 16 (10.19%) Project Delivery
11 15 (9.55%) Analytics
11 15 (9.55%) Coaching
11 15 (9.55%) Data Visualisation
12 14 (8.92%) Conflict Resolution
12 14 (8.92%) Digital Strategy
12 14 (8.92%) Financial Analysis
12 14 (8.92%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 75 (47.77%) SQL
2 74 (47.13%) Python
3 16 (10.19%) C#
4 10 (6.37%) JavaScript
5 9 (5.73%) Java
6 8 (5.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 7 (4.46%) C++
7 7 (4.46%) PHP
7 7 (4.46%) VB
8 6 (3.82%) PL/SQL
8 6 (3.82%) VB.NET
9 5 (3.18%) PowerShell
10 4 (2.55%) VBScript
11 3 (1.91%) VC++
12 2 (1.27%) C
12 2 (1.27%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (1.27%) R
12 2 (1.27%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.64%) Perl
Qualifications
1 49 (31.21%) Degree
2 23 (14.65%) Master's Degree
3 20 (12.74%) ACCA
3 20 (12.74%) CIMA
4 19 (12.10%) SC Cleared
4 19 (12.10%) Security Cleared
5 13 (8.28%) APMP
5 13 (8.28%) MBA
6 4 (2.55%) HND
6 4 (2.55%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.55%) PMP
7 2 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.27%) Chartered Engineer
7 2 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.27%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.27%) HNC
7 2 (1.27%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.64%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.73%) Data Quality
2 5 (3.18%) Accessibility
3 4 (2.55%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (1.91%) EMIR
4 3 (1.91%) GDPR
5 1 (0.64%) IFRS
5 1 (0.64%) IFRS 17
5 1 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.64%) Solvency II
System Software
1 5 (3.18%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.27%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 4 (2.55%) SCCM
2 2 (1.27%) MOM
3 1 (0.64%) Control-M
3 1 (0.64%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 50 (31.85%) Microsoft
2 24 (15.29%) SAP
3 15 (9.55%) Oracle
4 8 (5.10%) Blue Prism
4 8 (5.10%) Pega
5 6 (3.82%) Citrix
6 5 (3.18%) Informatica
6 5 (3.18%) Talend
7 4 (2.55%) Adobe
7 4 (2.55%) IBM
7 4 (2.55%) Snow
7 4 (2.55%) VMware
8 3 (1.91%) Cognos
9 1 (0.64%) Bloomberg
9 1 (0.64%) Murex
9 1 (0.64%) Reuters
9 1 (0.64%) Symantec