Hybrid/Remote VB Job Trends

Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring VB skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 446 405 377
Rank change year-on-year -41 -28 -38
Permanent jobs citing VB 13 13 116
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.054% 0.080% 0.50%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.21% 0.25% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 7 13 64
10th Percentile £37,000 - £41,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £23,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,085 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.05% -11.17% -34.01%
75th Percentile £57,500 £43,389 £58,269
90th Percentile £65,500 £63,500 £62,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £44,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -9.28% -25.38%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

VB falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 6,121 5,103 9,030
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 25.57% 31.34% 38.59%
Number of salaries quoted 4,573 3,455 6,308
10th Percentile £38,772 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £64,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.34% -1.54% -
75th Percentile £84,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £117,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £62,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +0.81% -4.62%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing VB and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

VB job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VB

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VB over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

VB salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (15.38%) CMS
1 2 (15.38%) SAS
2 1 (7.69%) IIS
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (30.77%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) Power Platform
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.69%) Power Automate
2 1 (7.69%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (30.77%) Power BI
2 2 (15.38%) SAS Enterprise Guide
2 2 (15.38%) SQL Server
3 1 (7.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (15.38%) LabVIEW
General
1 7 (53.85%) Legal
1 7 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Finance
2 4 (30.77%) Law
3 3 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Electronics
4 2 (15.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (15.38%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
5 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Analyst
1 4 (30.77%) Applications Support
1 4 (30.77%) Applications Support Analyst
1 4 (30.77%) Development Analyst
1 4 (30.77%) Development Support Analyst
1 4 (30.77%) Support Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Developer
2 3 (23.08%) Senior
3 2 (15.38%) Development Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Development Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Test Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Test Development Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Test Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) .NET Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Software Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Software Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Software Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) SQL Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Systems Developer
4 1 (7.69%) VB.NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (38.46%) HTML
2 2 (15.38%) .NET
3 1 (7.69%) CSS
3 1 (7.69%) Middleware
3 1 (7.69%) WPF
3 1 (7.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 2 (15.38%) Windows
2 1 (7.69%) Linux
2 1 (7.69%) Windows Server
2 1 (7.69%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (38.46%) Case Management
2 5 (38.46%) Workflow
3 4 (30.77%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (23.08%) Coaching
4 3 (23.08%) Data Security
4 3 (23.08%) Service Delivery
5 2 (15.38%) AI
5 2 (15.38%) Line Management
5 2 (15.38%) Mathematics
5 2 (15.38%) Mechatronics
5 2 (15.38%) Performance Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Physics
5 2 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Service Management
5 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (15.38%) Statistical Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Technical Leadership
5 2 (15.38%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 10 (76.92%) SQL
2 3 (23.08%) C#
2 3 (23.08%) VBA
3 2 (15.38%) C++
3 2 (15.38%) PowerShell
3 2 (15.38%) Python
3 2 (15.38%) T-SQL
3 2 (15.38%) VB.NET
4 1 (7.69%) Bash
4 1 (7.69%) JavaScript
4 1 (7.69%) VB6
4 1 (7.69%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) HNC
2 2 (15.38%) HND
3 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
1 1 (7.69%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) Keysight
3 1 (7.69%) iManage