VBA Job Trends
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing VBA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 710 | 511 | 480 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -199 | -31 | +108 |
| Permanent jobs citing VBA | 113 | 147 | 283 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.092% | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.60% | 1.23% | 1.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 86 | 95 | 85 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £26,250 | £31,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £39,500 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.78% | -18.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,813 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -2.06% |
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 citing coding skills.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 18,737 | 11,955 | 21,341 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.18% | 22.70% | 31.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12,899 | 8,541 | 12,628 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £84,500 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £108,750 | £109,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
VBA Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VBA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
VBA Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing VBA.
VBA Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing VBA over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.
VBA Top 13 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 13 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -189 | 111 | £57,500 | +27.78% | 83 |
| London | -49 | 60 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | -207 | 51 | £45,000 | - | 54 |
| Work from Home | -117 | 28 | £57,500 | +27.78% | 33 |
| Midlands | -61 | 24 | £31,000 | -38.00% | 13 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 20 | £31,000 | -32.24% | 8 |
| North of England | -108 | 10 | £36,500 | -8.75% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 9 | £36,500 | -18.89% | 2 |
| South West | -77 | 7 | £35,000 | -18.13% | 6 |
| South East | -105 | 7 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 16 |
| West Midlands | -58 | 4 | £68,750 | +37.50% | 5 |
| East of England | -58 | 3 | £37,500 | +44.23% | 1 |
| North West | -104 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
VBA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQL | 61.1% | 69 |
| 2 | Python | 35.4% | 40 |
| 3 | C# | 23.0% | 26 |
| 4 | JavaScript | 11.5% | 13 |
| 5 | T-SQL | 8.8% | 10 |
| 6 | Java | 7.1% | 8 |
| 6 | R | 7.1% | 8 |
| 8 | VB | 6.2% | 7 |
| 9 | Bash | 5.3% | 6 |
| 9 | Rust | 5.3% | 6 |
| 11 | VBScript | 4.4% | 5 |
| 12 | Data Analysis Expressions | 3.5% | 4 |
| 13 | PowerShell | 2.7% | 3 |
| 14 | C++ | 1.8% | 2 |
| 14 | Delphi | 1.8% | 2 |
| 14 | VB.NET | 1.8% | 2 |
| 17 | C | 0.9% | 1 |
| 17 | Ladder Logic | 0.9% | 1 |
| 17 | MATLAB | 0.9% | 1 |
| 17 | PHP | 0.9% | 1 |