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 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 506 475 606
Rank change year-on-year -31 +131 +4
Permanent jobs citing VBA 144 286 141
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.41% 0.25%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.20% 1.31% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 86 82 109
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,563 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.75% +10.09% +6.13%
75th Percentile £65,938 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,450 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,750 £50,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -14.50% +3.09% +21.25%

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 12,012 21,897 23,068
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 24.58% 31.53% 40.97%
Number of salaries quoted 8,009 13,134 18,881
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £39,150
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 £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 19 October 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 19 October 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 -39 125 £42,750 -28.75% 113
UK excluding London +15 95 £42,750 -14.50% 77
Work from Home +45 78 £42,500 -34.62% 50
London -21 33 £65,000 - 61
South West +39 26 £42,750 -7.57% 6
South East +32 26 £52,500 -12.50% 37
North of England -20 21 £34,500 +30.19% 19
North West -8 18 £24,500 -44.32% 8
East of England +18 14 £27,500 - 4
West Midlands +47 4 - - 8
Midlands +21 4 - - 9
Wales +17 3 £52,500 -
East Midlands +9 3 - - 1
Yorkshire +1 3 £45,000 +28.57% 10
Scotland -3 1 £52,500 - 2

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 17 (11.81%) SharePoint
2 9 (6.25%) IIS
2 9 (6.25%) Tomcat
3 5 (3.47%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (2.78%) SAS
Applications
1 89 (61.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (18.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (14.58%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.08%) Stata
5 1 (0.69%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.69%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 17 (11.81%) NetSuite
2 6 (4.17%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (3.47%) PlanetPress Connect
4 4 (2.78%) Sage 1000
5 2 (1.39%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.69%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.69%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.69%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 68 (47.22%) Power Platform
2 51 (35.42%) Azure
3 29 (20.14%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (11.81%) Power Automate
5 14 (9.72%) Entra ID
6 13 (9.03%) PowerApps
7 9 (6.25%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.69%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.69%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.25%) DMARC
1 9 (6.25%) SSL
2 3 (2.08%) Firewall
2 3 (2.08%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (46.53%) Power BI
2 32 (22.22%) SQL Server
3 23 (15.97%) BusinessObjects
4 22 (15.28%) Data Mining
5 11 (7.64%) MS Access
5 11 (7.64%) Oracle Reports
5 11 (7.64%) Power Query
5 11 (7.64%) Tableau
6 9 (6.25%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (4.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (3.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (2.08%) Data Lake
9 3 (2.08%) Qlik Sense
9 3 (2.08%) Relational Database
10 2 (1.39%) Looker
10 2 (1.39%) MySQL
11 1 (0.69%) GIS
11 1 (0.69%) KNIME
11 1 (0.69%) PowerPivot
11 1 (0.69%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 5 (3.47%) PowerBuilder
2 4 (2.78%) Git
3 3 (2.08%) Subversion
4 1 (0.69%) JIRA
General
1 63 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 61 (42.36%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (29.86%) Finance
4 33 (22.92%) Retail
5 22 (15.28%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (6.25%) Czech Language
6 9 (6.25%) Manufacturing
6 9 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (4.86%) Automotive
8 5 (3.47%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.47%) Front Office
8 5 (3.47%) Marketing
9 4 (2.78%) Financial Institution
9 4 (2.78%) Social Housing
9 4 (2.78%) Swedish Language
10 3 (2.08%) Back Office
10 3 (2.08%) Banking
10 3 (2.08%) Legal
10 3 (2.08%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.39%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 34 (23.61%) Developer
2 31 (21.53%) Analyst
3 28 (19.44%) IT Support
4 22 (15.28%) Junior
5 18 (12.50%) Junior Developer
6 11 (7.64%) Accountant
6 11 (7.64%) Consultant
6 11 (7.64%) Data Analyst
6 11 (7.64%) Systems Accountant
7 9 (6.25%) Administrator
7 9 (6.25%) IT Administrator
7 9 (6.25%) Senior
8 7 (4.86%) Support Analyst
9 6 (4.17%) Applications Support
9 6 (4.17%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 5 (3.47%) IT Assistant
10 5 (3.47%) IT Support Assistant
10 5 (3.47%) PowerBuilder Developer
10 5 (3.47%) Support Specialist
10 5 (3.47%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.42%) XML
2 10 (6.94%) .NET
3 9 (6.25%) JSON
3 9 (6.25%) REST
3 9 (6.25%) SOAP
4 5 (3.47%) FreeMarker
4 5 (3.47%) Web Services
5 4 (2.78%) ASP.NET
5 4 (2.78%) CSS
5 4 (2.78%) HTML
6 3 (2.08%) Altair
7 1 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 27 (18.75%) Data Structures
2 17 (11.81%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (6.25%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (4.17%) Management Information System
5 5 (3.47%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (3.47%) FMCG
5 5 (3.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 5 (3.47%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (3.47%) Public Cloud
6 4 (2.78%) Equities
7 3 (2.08%) Credit Risk
7 3 (2.08%) Derivative
8 2 (1.39%) Reinsurance
9 1 (0.69%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.69%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.69%) Fixed Income
9 1 (0.69%) Hedge funds
9 1 (0.69%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.69%) NHS
9 1 (0.69%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 29 (20.14%) Windows
2 12 (8.33%) Linux
2 12 (8.33%) Windows Server
3 9 (6.25%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (36.11%) Data Analysis
2 48 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 43 (29.86%) Business Intelligence
4 31 (21.53%) Data Management
5 29 (20.14%) Coaching
6 27 (18.75%) Collaborative Working
7 26 (18.06%) ERP
8 25 (17.36%) Decision-Making
9 24 (16.67%) Agile
10 23 (15.97%) WFM
11 22 (15.28%) Commercial Awareness
11 22 (15.28%) Customer Experience
11 22 (15.28%) Performance Management
11 22 (15.28%) Service Delivery
12 21 (14.58%) Analytics
13 18 (12.50%) Process Improvement
13 18 (12.50%) Visualisation
14 17 (11.81%) Data Analytics
14 17 (11.81%) Project Management
15 16 (11.11%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 100 (69.44%) SQL
2 26 (18.06%) Python
3 25 (17.36%) JavaScript
4 17 (11.81%) PowerShell
5 14 (9.72%) C#
6 12 (8.33%) Java
7 10 (6.94%) PL/SQL
7 10 (6.94%) R
8 9 (6.25%) VB.NET
9 5 (3.47%) VB
10 4 (2.78%) T-SQL
11 3 (2.08%) Julia
11 3 (2.08%) MATLAB
11 3 (2.08%) PHP
12 2 (1.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.69%) C++
13 1 (0.69%) Perl
Qualifications
1 25 (17.36%) Degree
2 11 (7.64%) ACCA
2 11 (7.64%) CIMA
3 10 (6.94%) Master's Degree
4 7 (4.86%) SC Cleared
4 7 (4.86%) Security Cleared
5 5 (3.47%) DBS Check
6 4 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.08%) CFA
7 3 (2.08%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.39%) APMP
8 2 (1.39%) MBA
9 1 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.69%) HNC
9 1 (0.69%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (5.56%) Data Quality
3 5 (3.47%) Accessibility
3 5 (3.47%) QA
4 2 (1.39%) GAAP
4 2 (1.39%) IFRS
4 2 (1.39%) IFRS 17
4 2 (1.39%) Solvency II
5 1 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (8.33%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.47%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (9.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (6.25%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (2.08%) Control-M
Vendors
1 74 (51.39%) Microsoft
2 36 (25.00%) Oracle
3 22 (15.28%) Facebook
4 19 (13.19%) SAP
5 10 (6.94%) Adaptive Insights
5 10 (6.94%) Workday
6 5 (3.47%) Bloomberg
6 5 (3.47%) Logitech
6 5 (3.47%) VMware
7 4 (2.78%) Sage
7 4 (2.78%) Salesforce
8 3 (2.08%) Alteryx
8 3 (2.08%) Calypso
8 3 (2.08%) Citrix
9 2 (1.39%) Anaplan
10 1 (0.69%) Cognos
10 1 (0.69%) Reuters