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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 516 466 609
Rank change year-on-year -50 +143 -14
Permanent jobs citing VBA 152 289 128
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.30% 0.42% 0.24%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.24% 1.35% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 92 86 102
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,500 £35,125
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,563 £41,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - +7.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,188 £73,263
90th Percentile £79,750 £82,500 £81,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -2.06% +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 12,238 21,451 21,834
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 24.13% 31.52% 41.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,449 12,755 17,967
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £39,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - +2.36%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £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 7 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 7 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 -26 130 £45,000 -18.18% 161
UK excluding London +3 99 £45,000 -5.26% 113
Work from Home +38 69 £45,000 -30.77% 66
South East +42 36 £52,500 -12.50% 82
London -40 36 £65,000 - 93
North of England -21 22 £34,500 +30.19% 19
South West +22 18 £42,750 +14.00%
North West +2 18 £24,500 -55.45% 11
East of England +40 9 £26,750 - 7
Midlands +37 9 £44,250 -11.50% 8
West Midlands +41 7 £38,750 -22.50% 8
East Midlands +21 5 £45,750 -6.15%
Yorkshire +8 4 £45,000 +28.57% 7
Scotland -9 3 £52,500 - 1
Wales +10 2 £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 20 (13.16%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.29%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.63%) IIS
3 4 (2.63%) SAS
3 4 (2.63%) Tomcat
Applications
1 90 (59.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (11.18%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.97%) Stata
5 1 (0.66%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.66%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 17 (11.18%) NetSuite
2 7 (4.61%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (3.29%) PlanetPress Connect
4 4 (2.63%) Sage 1000
5 2 (1.32%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.66%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.66%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.66%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 63 (41.45%) Power Platform
2 36 (23.68%) Azure
3 29 (19.08%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (10.53%) Power Automate
4 16 (10.53%) PowerApps
5 9 (5.92%) Entra ID
6 4 (2.63%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.66%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.29%) Firewall
2 4 (2.63%) DMARC
2 4 (2.63%) SSL
3 3 (1.97%) SMTP
4 1 (0.66%) DHCP
4 1 (0.66%) DNS
4 1 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.66%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (40.79%) Power BI
2 26 (17.11%) SQL Server
3 15 (9.87%) BusinessObjects
3 15 (9.87%) Power Query
4 14 (9.21%) Data Mining
5 11 (7.24%) MS Access
5 11 (7.24%) Oracle Reports
6 8 (5.26%) Tableau
7 6 (3.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (3.29%) PowerPivot
8 5 (3.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (2.63%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (1.97%) Relational Database
11 2 (1.32%) Looker
12 1 (0.66%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.66%) GIS
12 1 (0.66%) KNIME
12 1 (0.66%) MySQL
12 1 (0.66%) Qlik Sense
12 1 (0.66%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 6 (3.95%) PowerBuilder
2 2 (1.32%) Git
3 1 (0.66%) JIRA
3 1 (0.66%) Subversion
General
1 70 (46.05%) Social Skills
2 51 (33.55%) Analytical Skills
3 48 (31.58%) Finance
4 35 (23.03%) Retail
5 20 (13.16%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (8.55%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (7.89%) Legal
7 12 (7.89%) Manufacturing
8 10 (6.58%) Banking
9 9 (5.92%) Automotive
10 6 (3.95%) Front Office
11 5 (3.29%) Financial Institution
11 5 (3.29%) Marketing
12 4 (2.63%) Czech Language
12 4 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (2.63%) Social Housing
12 4 (2.63%) Swedish Language
13 3 (1.97%) Back Office
13 3 (1.97%) Public Sector
14 1 (0.66%) Billing
Job Titles
1 49 (32.24%) Analyst
2 28 (18.42%) Developer
3 24 (15.79%) IT Support
4 18 (11.84%) Senior
5 16 (10.53%) Data Analyst
6 14 (9.21%) Junior
7 13 (8.55%) Consultant
7 13 (8.55%) Senior Analyst
8 11 (7.24%) Accountant
8 11 (7.24%) Operations Analyst
8 11 (7.24%) Systems Accountant
9 10 (6.58%) Junior Developer
9 10 (6.58%) Support Analyst
10 9 (5.92%) Senior Operations Analyst
11 6 (3.95%) Applications Support
11 6 (3.95%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 6 (3.95%) PowerBuilder Developer
12 5 (3.29%) 1st Line Support
12 5 (3.29%) Support Specialist
12 5 (3.29%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.89%) XML
2 11 (7.24%) .NET
3 6 (3.95%) Web Services
4 5 (3.29%) FreeMarker
5 4 (2.63%) ASP.NET
5 4 (2.63%) CSS
5 4 (2.63%) HTML
5 4 (2.63%) JSON
5 4 (2.63%) REST
5 4 (2.63%) SOAP
6 3 (1.97%) Altair
7 1 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.66%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.18%) Data Structures
2 14 (9.21%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
3 8 (5.26%) Mobile App
4 6 (3.95%) Management Information System
5 5 (3.29%) FMCG
5 5 (3.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 5 (3.29%) Public Cloud
6 4 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (2.63%) Equities
6 4 (2.63%) SCADA
7 3 (1.97%) Credit Risk
7 3 (1.97%) Derivative
8 2 (1.32%) CCTV
8 2 (1.32%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.32%) Industry 4.0
8 2 (1.32%) IoT
8 2 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.32%) Reinsurance
9 1 (0.66%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 26 (17.11%) Windows
2 14 (9.21%) Windows Server
3 7 (4.61%) Linux
4 4 (2.63%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (34.87%) Data Analysis
2 48 (31.58%) Problem-Solving
3 44 (28.95%) Business Intelligence
4 32 (21.05%) Decision-Making
5 27 (17.76%) ERP
6 26 (17.11%) Collaborative Working
7 24 (15.79%) Agile
8 23 (15.13%) Continuous Improvement
8 23 (15.13%) Data Management
9 20 (13.16%) Process Improvement
10 19 (12.50%) Coaching
10 19 (12.50%) Visualisation
11 18 (11.84%) Analytics
11 18 (11.84%) Project Management
12 16 (10.53%) Planning and Forecasting
13 15 (9.87%) Data Analytics
14 14 (9.21%) Data Science
14 14 (9.21%) Performance Management
14 14 (9.21%) Service Delivery
14 14 (9.21%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 93 (61.18%) SQL
2 31 (20.39%) Python
3 20 (13.16%) JavaScript
4 18 (11.84%) C#
5 11 (7.24%) PL/SQL
5 11 (7.24%) PowerShell
6 10 (6.58%) VB.NET
7 8 (5.26%) R
7 8 (5.26%) VB
8 7 (4.61%) Java
9 6 (3.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (2.63%) C++
10 4 (2.63%) PHP
10 4 (2.63%) T-SQL
11 3 (1.97%) MATLAB
12 2 (1.32%) C
12 2 (1.32%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.66%) Julia
13 1 (0.66%) Perl
13 1 (0.66%) VC++
Qualifications
1 35 (23.03%) Degree
2 15 (9.87%) ACCA
2 15 (9.87%) CIMA
2 15 (9.87%) Master's Degree
3 10 (6.58%) SC Cleared
3 10 (6.58%) Security Cleared
4 5 (3.29%) DBS Check
5 4 (2.63%) APMP
5 4 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (2.63%) MBA
6 3 (1.97%) CFA
6 3 (1.97%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.32%) HND
7 2 (1.32%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.32%) PMP
8 1 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.66%) HNC
8 1 (0.66%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.26%) Data Quality
2 5 (3.29%) Accessibility
2 5 (3.29%) QA
3 4 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.97%) IFRS
4 3 (1.97%) IFRS 17
4 3 (1.97%) Solvency II
5 2 (1.32%) GAAP
6 1 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.66%) EMIR
6 1 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (5.92%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.29%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 9 (5.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.63%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.97%) Control-M
4 1 (0.66%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 66 (43.42%) Microsoft
2 33 (21.71%) Oracle
3 23 (15.13%) SAP
4 14 (9.21%) Facebook
5 10 (6.58%) Adaptive Insights
5 10 (6.58%) Workday
6 8 (5.26%) Blue Prism
6 8 (5.26%) Pega
7 5 (3.29%) Bloomberg
7 5 (3.29%) Logitech
7 5 (3.29%) VMware
8 4 (2.63%) Citrix
8 4 (2.63%) Sage
8 4 (2.63%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.97%) Calypso
10 2 (1.32%) Alteryx
11 1 (0.66%) Anaplan
11 1 (0.66%) Cognos
11 1 (0.66%) Reuters
11 1 (0.66%) Symantec