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 17 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 519 493 597
Rank change year-on-year -26 +104 -10
Permanent jobs citing VBA 141 277 131
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.27% 0.41% 0.25%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.19% 1.29% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 91 81 105
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,500 £36,450
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £46,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.70% -2.63% +25.00%

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 11,814 21,452 21,655
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 22.56% 31.87% 41.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8,485 12,708 17,794
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £39,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £48,094
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,439 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.94% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £108,750 £108,750 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

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 17 November 2025.

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 17 November 2025. 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 -28 120 £47,000 -14.55% 101
UK excluding London +26 89 £45,000 -2.70% 59
Work from Home +58 55 £51,250 -22.64% 38
South East +48 38 £52,500 -12.50% 33
London -1 35 £65,000 - 56
North of England 0 21 £42,500 +60.38% 8
North West +26 16 £34,500 -37.27% 4
Midlands +54 10 £50,000 - 6
South West -2 10 £42,750 +14.00% 2
West Midlands +49 8 £50,000 - 6
East of England +26 6 £26,000 - 11
East Midlands +14 5 £45,750 -6.15%
Yorkshire -1 5 £45,000 +28.57% 4
Scotland -5 3 £52,500 - 2
Wales +10 1 £52,500 -

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 (15.60%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.84%) SAS
4 1 (0.71%) IIS
4 1 (0.71%) Tomcat
Applications
1 82 (58.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (8.51%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (6.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.13%) Stata
5 1 (0.71%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.71%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 17 (12.06%) NetSuite
2 7 (4.96%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (3.55%) PlanetPress Connect
4 3 (2.13%) Sage 1000
5 2 (1.42%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.71%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.71%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 54 (38.30%) Power Platform
2 26 (18.44%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (14.18%) Azure
4 17 (12.06%) PowerApps
5 13 (9.22%) Power Automate
6 6 (4.26%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (0.71%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.71%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.55%) Firewall
2 3 (2.13%) SMTP
3 1 (0.71%) DHCP
3 1 (0.71%) DMARC
3 1 (0.71%) DNS
3 1 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (0.71%) SSL
3 1 (0.71%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (37.59%) Power BI
2 23 (16.31%) SQL Server
3 16 (11.35%) Power Query
4 11 (7.80%) MS Access
4 11 (7.80%) Oracle Reports
5 7 (4.96%) Tableau
6 6 (4.26%) PowerPivot
7 5 (3.55%) BusinessObjects
7 5 (3.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (2.84%) Data Mining
8 4 (2.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (2.13%) Relational Database
10 2 (1.42%) Looker
11 1 (0.71%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.71%) GIS
11 1 (0.71%) KNIME
11 1 (0.71%) MySQL
11 1 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.71%) Qlik Sense
11 1 (0.71%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 6 (4.26%) PowerBuilder
2 2 (1.42%) Git
3 1 (0.71%) JIRA
3 1 (0.71%) Subversion
General
1 66 (46.81%) Social Skills
2 49 (34.75%) Finance
3 40 (28.37%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (17.02%) Retail
5 18 (12.77%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (9.22%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (8.51%) Legal
7 12 (8.51%) Manufacturing
8 9 (6.38%) Banking
9 7 (4.96%) Automotive
10 6 (4.26%) Front Office
11 5 (3.55%) Financial Institution
11 5 (3.55%) Marketing
12 3 (2.13%) Back Office
12 3 (2.13%) Public Sector
12 3 (2.13%) Social Housing
12 3 (2.13%) Swedish Language
13 1 (0.71%) Czech Language
13 1 (0.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.71%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 50 (35.46%) Analyst
2 18 (12.77%) Developer
2 18 (12.77%) IT Support
2 18 (12.77%) Senior
3 17 (12.06%) Data Analyst
4 14 (9.93%) Consultant
5 13 (9.22%) Senior Analyst
6 12 (8.51%) Accountant
7 11 (7.80%) Operations Analyst
7 11 (7.80%) Systems Accountant
8 9 (6.38%) Senior Operations Analyst
8 9 (6.38%) Support Analyst
9 6 (4.26%) Applications Support
9 6 (4.26%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 6 (4.26%) Financial Analyst
9 6 (4.26%) PowerBuilder Developer
10 5 (3.55%) Applications Support Specialist
10 5 (3.55%) IT Assistant
10 5 (3.55%) IT Support Assistant
10 5 (3.55%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.09%) .NET
2 9 (6.38%) XML
3 6 (4.26%) Web Services
4 5 (3.55%) FreeMarker
5 3 (2.13%) Altair
5 3 (2.13%) ASP.NET
5 3 (2.13%) CSS
5 3 (2.13%) HTML
6 1 (0.71%) JSON
6 1 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.71%) REST
6 1 (0.71%) SOAP
6 1 (0.71%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.80%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (5.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 8 (5.67%) Mobile App
3 7 (4.96%) Data Structures
4 6 (4.26%) Management Information System
5 5 (3.55%) FMCG
5 5 (3.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 4 (2.84%) Equities
6 4 (2.84%) SCADA
7 3 (2.13%) Credit Risk
7 3 (2.13%) Derivative
7 3 (2.13%) Public Cloud
8 2 (1.42%) CCTV
8 2 (1.42%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.42%) Industry 4.0
8 2 (1.42%) IoT
8 2 (1.42%) Reinsurance
9 1 (0.71%) Fixed Income
9 1 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.71%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 21 (14.89%) Windows
2 14 (9.93%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.84%) Linux
4 1 (0.71%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (32.62%) Data Analysis
2 44 (31.21%) Business Intelligence
2 44 (31.21%) Problem-Solving
3 36 (25.53%) Decision-Making
4 26 (18.44%) Collaborative Working
4 26 (18.44%) ERP
5 23 (16.31%) Agile
6 21 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 20 (14.18%) Visualisation
8 19 (13.48%) Process Improvement
9 18 (12.77%) Analytics
10 17 (12.06%) Planning and Forecasting
11 16 (11.35%) Data Science
11 16 (11.35%) Project Management
12 15 (10.64%) Data Analytics
13 13 (9.22%) Data Management
13 13 (9.22%) Data Visualisation
14 12 (8.51%) Test Automation
15 11 (7.80%) Budgeting and Forecasting
15 11 (7.80%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 80 (56.74%) SQL
2 34 (24.11%) Python
3 17 (12.06%) C#
4 16 (11.35%) JavaScript
5 11 (7.80%) PL/SQL
6 9 (6.38%) PowerShell
6 9 (6.38%) VB.NET
7 8 (5.67%) R
8 7 (4.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (4.26%) VB
10 5 (3.55%) PHP
11 4 (2.84%) C++
11 4 (2.84%) Java
11 4 (2.84%) T-SQL
12 3 (2.13%) MATLAB
13 2 (1.42%) C
13 2 (1.42%) Ladder Logic
14 1 (0.71%) Julia
14 1 (0.71%) Perl
14 1 (0.71%) VC++
Qualifications
1 38 (26.95%) Degree
2 17 (12.06%) ACCA
2 17 (12.06%) CIMA
2 17 (12.06%) Master's Degree
3 12 (8.51%) SC Cleared
3 12 (8.51%) Security Cleared
4 5 (3.55%) APMP
4 5 (3.55%) MBA
5 4 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.13%) CFA
6 3 (2.13%) DBS Check
6 3 (2.13%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.42%) HND
7 2 (1.42%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.42%) PMP
8 1 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.71%) HNC
8 1 (0.71%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.67%) Data Quality
2 5 (3.55%) Accessibility
2 5 (3.55%) QA
3 3 (2.13%) IFRS
3 3 (2.13%) IFRS 17
3 3 (2.13%) Solvency II
4 2 (1.42%) GAAP
5 1 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.71%) EMIR
5 1 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (4.26%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.55%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.71%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 4 (2.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.13%) Control-M
3 1 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.71%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 51 (36.17%) Microsoft
2 30 (21.28%) Oracle
3 24 (17.02%) SAP
4 10 (7.09%) Adaptive Insights
4 10 (7.09%) Workday
5 8 (5.67%) Blue Prism
5 8 (5.67%) Pega
6 5 (3.55%) Bloomberg
6 5 (3.55%) Citrix
6 5 (3.55%) VMware
7 4 (2.84%) Facebook
8 3 (2.13%) Calypso
8 3 (2.13%) Logitech
8 3 (2.13%) Sage
8 3 (2.13%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.71%) Alteryx
9 1 (0.71%) Cognos
9 1 (0.71%) Reuters
9 1 (0.71%) Symantec