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 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 545 563 633
Rank change year-on-year +18 +70 -45
Permanent jobs citing VBA 158 77 248
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.18% 0.18% 0.26%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.02% 0.55% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 117 59 180
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,365 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% -7.50%
75th Percentile £65,640 £81,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,473 £45,000
% change year-on-year +4.02% +12.16% +12.50%

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 15,496 13,986 32,215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.67% 33.43% 34.10%
Number of salaries quoted 10,519 10,263 24,963
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,171 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +2.80% -2.73%

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 21 April 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 21 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
England +19 152 £55,000 -4.35% 49
UK excluding London +12 118 £52,500 +4.02% 32
South East -5 48 £57,500 - 12
Work from Home +16 45 £63,076 -9.89% 32
London -15 36 £73,000 -2.67% 24
North of England -37 30 £47,500 -1.04% 4
Midlands -13 25 £42,500 +6.25% 5
West Midlands -8 20 £50,000 +2.56% 3
North West -23 14 £45,000 -6.25% 2
Yorkshire - 13 £63,076 - 2
East of England -26 9 £52,500 - 2
East Midlands -55 5 £28,750 -20.69% 2
South West -55 5 £55,000 - 6
North East - 3 £63,076 -
Scotland -26 1 - - 1

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 21 (13.29%) SharePoint
2 6 (3.80%) IIS
3 3 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.27%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.63%) Appian
5 1 (0.63%) SAS
Applications
1 108 (68.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (15.19%) Spreadsheet
3 13 (8.23%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (4.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.90%) Photoshop
6 2 (1.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.90%) SAP SD
2 2 (1.27%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.63%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 93 (58.86%) Power Platform
2 43 (27.22%) PowerApps
3 29 (18.35%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (11.39%) Power Automate
5 2 (1.27%) AWS
5 2 (1.27%) Azure
5 2 (1.27%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.63%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.63%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.27%) Firewall
2 1 (0.63%) DHCP
2 1 (0.63%) DNS
2 1 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.63%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (50.00%) Power BI
2 20 (12.66%) Power Query
3 14 (8.86%) SQL Server
4 9 (5.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (4.43%) PowerPivot
5 7 (4.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (3.80%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (3.80%) Tableau
7 5 (3.16%) Pentaho
8 4 (2.53%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (1.90%) MySQL
10 2 (1.27%) Data Mining
11 1 (0.63%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.63%) Big Data
11 1 (0.63%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.63%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (1.27%) PowerBuilder
General
1 71 (44.94%) Social Skills
2 47 (29.75%) Finance
3 42 (26.58%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (13.92%) Retail
5 15 (9.49%) Legal
6 14 (8.86%) Public Sector
7 12 (7.59%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (6.33%) Front Office
8 10 (6.33%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (5.70%) Banking
10 8 (5.06%) Manufacturing
11 6 (3.80%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (3.16%) Marketing
13 3 (1.90%) Financial Institution
13 3 (1.90%) Law
14 2 (1.27%) Automotive
15 1 (0.63%) Corporate Banking
15 1 (0.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 1 (0.63%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 64 (40.51%) Analyst
2 35 (22.15%) Senior
3 29 (18.35%) Data Analyst
4 25 (15.82%) Developer
5 20 (12.66%) Consultant
6 17 (10.76%) Financial Analyst
7 14 (8.86%) Digital Project Manager
7 14 (8.86%) Project Manager
7 14 (8.86%) Senior Digital Project Manager
7 14 (8.86%) Senior Manager
7 14 (8.86%) Senior Project Manager
8 11 (6.96%) Principal Consultant
8 11 (6.96%) Senior Analyst
9 8 (5.06%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 8 (5.06%) Power BI Analyst
9 8 (5.06%) Senior Consultant
9 8 (5.06%) Software Developer
9 8 (5.06%) Systems Analyst
10 6 (3.80%) Pricing Analyst
10 6 (3.80%) Senior Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (8.86%) .NET
2 9 (5.70%) CSS
2 9 (5.70%) HTML
3 6 (3.80%) .NET Framework
3 6 (3.80%) ASP.NET
3 6 (3.80%) XML
4 4 (2.53%) JSON
5 3 (1.90%) XSLT
6 2 (1.27%) DOM
6 2 (1.27%) Entity Framework
6 2 (1.27%) Matplotlib
6 2 (1.27%) NumPy
6 2 (1.27%) Pandas
6 2 (1.27%) Seaborn
6 2 (1.27%) Web Services
7 1 (0.63%) REST
7 1 (0.63%) RESTful
7 1 (0.63%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.49%) Low-Code
2 14 (8.86%) Hybrid Cloud
2 14 (8.86%) Legacy Applications
2 14 (8.86%) Legacy Systems
3 8 (5.06%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (4.43%) Fixed Income
4 7 (4.43%) Pricing Data
4 7 (4.43%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.80%) Hedge funds
5 6 (3.80%) Mobile App
6 5 (3.16%) Management Information System
7 4 (2.53%) SCADA
8 3 (1.90%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.90%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.90%) Distributed Computing
8 3 (1.90%) Social Media
8 3 (1.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 2 (1.27%) CCTV
9 2 (1.27%) Derivative
9 2 (1.27%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 11 (6.96%) Windows
2 10 (6.33%) Windows Server
3 6 (3.80%) Linux
4 5 (3.16%) Unix
5 3 (1.90%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (39.24%) Business Intelligence
2 46 (29.11%) Agile
3 44 (27.85%) Data Analysis
3 44 (27.85%) Decision-Making
4 35 (22.15%) Visualisation
5 34 (21.52%) Project Management
6 25 (15.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 24 (15.19%) ERP
7 24 (15.19%) ETL
7 24 (15.19%) Mentoring
8 19 (12.03%) Data Science
9 18 (11.39%) Coaching
9 18 (11.39%) Problem-Solving
10 16 (10.13%) Data Visualisation
10 16 (10.13%) Project Delivery
11 14 (8.86%) Analytics
11 14 (8.86%) Budget Management
11 14 (8.86%) Conflict Resolution
11 14 (8.86%) Digital Strategy
11 14 (8.86%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 81 (51.27%) SQL
2 70 (44.30%) Python
3 23 (14.56%) C#
4 13 (8.23%) JavaScript
5 12 (7.59%) VBScript
6 11 (6.96%) Java
7 9 (5.70%) VB
8 8 (5.06%) PHP
9 7 (4.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (4.43%) PowerShell
10 6 (3.80%) C++
11 5 (3.16%) T-SQL
12 4 (2.53%) VB.NET
13 3 (1.90%) VC++
14 2 (1.27%) C
14 2 (1.27%) Ladder Logic
14 2 (1.27%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.63%) R
Qualifications
1 38 (24.05%) Degree
2 20 (12.66%) Master's Degree
3 18 (11.39%) ACCA
3 18 (11.39%) CIMA
4 17 (10.76%) SC Cleared
4 17 (10.76%) Security Cleared
5 11 (6.96%) APMP
5 11 (6.96%) MBA
6 4 (2.53%) HND
6 4 (2.53%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.53%) PMP
7 2 (1.27%) Chartered Engineer
7 2 (1.27%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.63%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.70%) Data Quality
2 3 (1.90%) Actionable Recommendations
2 3 (1.90%) EMIR
2 3 (1.90%) GDPR
2 3 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.63%) IFRS
3 1 (0.63%) IFRS 17
3 1 (0.63%) QA
3 1 (0.63%) Solvency II
System Software
1 5 (3.16%) Active Directory
1 5 (3.16%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.27%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 5 (3.16%) SCCM
2 2 (1.27%) MOM
3 1 (0.63%) Control-M
3 1 (0.63%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 54 (34.18%) Microsoft
2 25 (15.82%) SAP
3 11 (6.96%) Oracle
4 8 (5.06%) Adobe
5 6 (3.80%) Blue Prism
5 6 (3.80%) Pega
6 5 (3.16%) IBM
6 5 (3.16%) Informatica
6 5 (3.16%) Snow
6 5 (3.16%) Talend
6 5 (3.16%) VMware
7 4 (2.53%) SYSPRO
8 3 (1.90%) Citrix
8 3 (1.90%) iManage
9 2 (1.27%) Cognos
10 1 (0.63%) Murex
10 1 (0.63%) Symantec