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 27 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 479 535 593
Rank change year-on-year +56 +58 -35
Permanent jobs citing VBA 158 160 189
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.25% 0.31% 0.28%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.33% 0.91% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 115 52 144
10th Percentile £39,400 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,938 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,640 £75,625 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% - +20.00%

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 11,897 17,622 26,011
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.93% 33.71% 38.05%
Number of salaries quoted 8,589 10,210 21,372
10th Percentile £32,821 £37,500 £36,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,623 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £101,250
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 27 January 2026.

Salary histogram for VBA in the UK

VBA
Top 16 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 27 January 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 +39 139 £52,500 -4.55% 50
UK excluding London +80 108 £52,500 +16.67% 45
Work from Home +40 47 £63,076 -2.96% 21
South East +45 45 £52,500 -8.70% 20
London +6 36 £52,500 -26.32% 10
North of England +36 30 £63,076 +31.41% 7
Midlands +18 22 £50,000 +42.86% 9
West Midlands +40 20 £50,000 +14.29% 5
Yorkshire - 14 £54,038 - 2
North West +29 13 £63,000 +31.25% 4
East Midlands -13 5 £45,750 +30.71% 4
South West -17 5 £50,000 +33.33% 5
Scotland -9 3 £52,500 +8.23%
North East - 3 £63,076 - 1
East of England +23 2 £52,500 - 5
Wales +3 1 £52,500 - 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 23 (14.56%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.53%) SAS
Applications
1 86 (54.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (7.59%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (5.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (5.70%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (1.27%) Stata
4 2 (1.27%) Trello
5 1 (0.63%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.63%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (5.06%) Oracle Receivables
2 5 (3.16%) NetSuite
2 5 (3.16%) PlanetPress Connect
3 1 (0.63%) Cognos Controller
3 1 (0.63%) Loan IQ
3 1 (0.63%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 85 (53.80%) Power Platform
2 39 (24.68%) PowerApps
3 23 (14.56%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (10.76%) Power Automate
5 12 (7.59%) Azure
6 5 (3.16%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.27%) AWS
7 2 (1.27%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.63%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.63%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.16%) 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 70 (44.30%) Power BI
2 16 (10.13%) SQL Server
3 10 (6.33%) Power Query
4 9 (5.70%) PowerPivot
4 9 (5.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (3.80%) Data Mining
5 6 (3.80%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (3.80%) Tableau
6 5 (3.16%) BusinessObjects
6 5 (3.16%) Pentaho
7 3 (1.90%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.27%) MS Access
9 1 (0.63%) Big Data
9 1 (0.63%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.63%) GIS
9 1 (0.63%) KNIME
9 1 (0.63%) MySQL
9 1 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.63%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 7 (4.43%) PowerBuilder
2 1 (0.63%) Git
2 1 (0.63%) JIRA
General
1 73 (46.20%) Social Skills
2 44 (27.85%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (27.22%) Finance
4 26 (16.46%) Retail
5 14 (8.86%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (8.86%) Public Sector
6 13 (8.23%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (8.23%) Legal
7 12 (7.59%) Banking
8 9 (5.70%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (5.70%) Manufacturing
9 5 (3.16%) Financial Institution
9 5 (3.16%) Front Office
10 4 (2.53%) Automotive
11 3 (1.90%) Marketing
12 2 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.63%) Billing
13 1 (0.63%) Corporate Banking
13 1 (0.63%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 64 (40.51%) Analyst
2 31 (19.62%) Senior
3 25 (15.82%) Data Analyst
4 24 (15.19%) Developer
5 16 (10.13%) Financial Analyst
5 16 (10.13%) Senior Manager
6 15 (9.49%) Consultant
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 Project Manager
8 12 (7.59%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 12 (7.59%) Senior Analyst
9 11 (6.96%) IT Support
10 10 (6.33%) Operations Analyst
10 10 (6.33%) Systems Analyst
11 9 (5.70%) Principal Consultant
12 8 (5.06%) Power BI Analyst
12 8 (5.06%) Senior Operations Analyst
13 7 (4.43%) PowerBuilder Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.59%) .NET
2 10 (6.33%) XML
3 7 (4.43%) Web Services
4 5 (3.16%) FreeMarker
5 3 (1.90%) CSS
5 3 (1.90%) HTML
6 2 (1.27%) XSLT
7 1 (0.63%) Altair
7 1 (0.63%) DOM
7 1 (0.63%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.63%) RESTful
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
3 8 (5.06%) Mobile App
3 8 (5.06%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (3.16%) FMCG
5 4 (2.53%) Data Structures
5 4 (2.53%) Reinsurance
5 4 (2.53%) SCADA
6 3 (1.90%) Credit Risk
6 3 (1.90%) Derivative
6 3 (1.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (1.27%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.27%) CCTV
7 2 (1.27%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.27%) Fixed Income
7 2 (1.27%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (1.27%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 13 (8.23%) Windows
2 12 (7.59%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.27%) Linux
4 1 (0.63%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (35.44%) Business Intelligence
2 45 (28.48%) Agile
3 41 (25.95%) Data Analysis
3 41 (25.95%) Decision-Making
4 32 (20.25%) Project Management
5 29 (18.35%) Visualisation
6 25 (15.82%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (15.19%) Continuous Improvement
8 22 (13.92%) Mentoring
9 21 (13.29%) Coaching
9 21 (13.29%) ERP
10 17 (10.76%) Analytics
10 17 (10.76%) Data Science
10 17 (10.76%) ETL
10 17 (10.76%) Project Delivery
11 14 (8.86%) Budget Management
11 14 (8.86%) Conflict Resolution
11 14 (8.86%) Digital Strategy
11 14 (8.86%) Mathematics
11 14 (8.86%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 79 (50.00%) SQL
2 61 (38.61%) Python
3 17 (10.76%) JavaScript
4 14 (8.86%) C#
5 9 (5.70%) PowerShell
6 8 (5.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 8 (5.06%) PHP
7 7 (4.43%) PL/SQL
7 7 (4.43%) VB.NET
8 6 (3.80%) C++
8 6 (3.80%) Java
9 4 (2.53%) R
9 4 (2.53%) VB
10 2 (1.27%) C
10 2 (1.27%) Ladder Logic
10 2 (1.27%) MATLAB
10 2 (1.27%) T-SQL
10 2 (1.27%) VC++
11 1 (0.63%) Perl
11 1 (0.63%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 47 (29.75%) Degree
2 20 (12.66%) Master's Degree
3 17 (10.76%) ACCA
3 17 (10.76%) CIMA
4 15 (9.49%) SC Cleared
4 15 (9.49%) Security Cleared
5 9 (5.70%) APMP
5 9 (5.70%) MBA
6 4 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (2.53%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.53%) PMP
7 3 (1.90%) HND
8 2 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.27%) CFA
8 2 (1.27%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.27%) HNC
8 2 (1.27%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.63%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.63%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.43%) Data Quality
2 5 (3.16%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.27%) EMIR
4 1 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.63%) IFRS
4 1 (0.63%) IFRS 17
4 1 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.63%) Solvency II
System Software
1 5 (3.16%) Active Directory
1 5 (3.16%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.27%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.63%) Control-M
1 1 (0.63%) MOM
1 1 (0.63%) SCCM
1 1 (0.63%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 60 (37.97%) Microsoft
2 18 (11.39%) SAP
3 17 (10.76%) Oracle
4 8 (5.06%) Blue Prism
4 8 (5.06%) Pega
5 6 (3.80%) Citrix
5 6 (3.80%) VMware
6 5 (3.16%) Informatica
6 5 (3.16%) Talend
7 4 (2.53%) Facebook
8 2 (1.27%) Bloomberg
8 2 (1.27%) Cognos
9 1 (0.63%) Adobe
9 1 (0.63%) Alteryx
9 1 (0.63%) IBM
9 1 (0.63%) Murex
9 1 (0.63%) Reuters
9 1 (0.63%) Snow
9 1 (0.63%) Symantec