Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for VB skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VB over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 564 638 735
Rank change year-on-year +74 +97 -171
Permanent jobs citing VB 358 359 521
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.36% 0.36% 0.33%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.08% 0.82% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 254 286 322
10th Percentile £30,750 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £47,500 £38,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £56,159 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +18.23% +11.11%
75th Percentile £59,000 £112,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £65,125 £138,750 £89,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,375 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.25% +11.11% +12.50%

All Programming Languages
UK

VB is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 33,186 43,722 84,922
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.45% 43.28% 53.99%
Number of salaries quoted 24,983 27,941 43,470
10th Percentile £35,195 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.82% +4.76% +5.00%

VB
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing VB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for VB in the UK

VB
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VB.

Salary trend for VB in the UK

VB
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing VB over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for VB in the UK

VB
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VB within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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 +107 341 £48,500 -15.65% 80
UK excluding London +72 290 £48,375 -3.25% 67
Work from Home +33 183 £50,000 -23.49% 28
Midlands +36 78 £50,000 +17.65% 19
North of England +36 64 £52,500 -4.34% 8
London +29 60 £62,500 -45.65% 17
South East +40 59 £54,000 +8.00% 14
East of England +57 47 £40,000 -15.79% 9
North West +28 45 £52,500 +50.00% 7
West Midlands +24 40 £55,000 +22.22% 14
East Midlands +12 38 £47,500 +18.75% 5
South West -20 33 £32,500 -35.00% 12
Yorkshire +48 16 £47,500 -22.36%
Scotland -56 6 £47,500 -13.45% 4
Wales -5 3 £32,500 -27.78% 1
North East - 3 £47,500 - 1

VB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 56 (15.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (8.66%) IIS
3 22 (6.15%) Apache
4 9 (2.51%) SharePoint
5 7 (1.96%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.56%) CMS
6 2 (0.56%) Liferay
6 2 (0.56%) Magnolia
6 2 (0.56%) Sitecore CMS
6 2 (0.56%) WinCC
7 1 (0.28%) Alfresco
7 1 (0.28%) Confluence
7 1 (0.28%) Documentum
Applications
1 30 (8.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (6.70%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.56%) Fusion 360
4 2 (0.56%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 42 (11.73%) Endur
2 9 (2.51%) Shopify
3 7 (1.96%) OpenLink RightAngle
4 2 (0.56%) DELMIA
4 2 (0.56%) SAP MII
4 2 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 76 (21.23%) Azure
2 32 (8.94%) Azure DevOps
3 30 (8.38%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (6.98%) Power Platform
5 22 (6.15%) Entra ID
6 20 (5.59%) Azure Monitor
7 14 (3.91%) Azure Storage
8 13 (3.63%) AWS
9 10 (2.79%) Power Automate
10 6 (1.68%) GitHub
11 5 (1.40%) Google Workspace
11 5 (1.40%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.56%) npm
12 2 (0.56%) PaaS
13 1 (0.28%) Azure Functions
13 1 (0.28%) Firebase
13 1 (0.28%) GCP
13 1 (0.28%) SaaS
13 1 (0.28%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 21 (5.87%) DNS
2 20 (5.59%) DHCP
3 14 (3.91%) Firewall
4 10 (2.79%) Internet
5 8 (2.23%) 5G
5 8 (2.23%) SD-WAN
5 8 (2.23%) WAN
6 5 (1.40%) HTTP
6 5 (1.40%) Wireless
7 4 (1.12%) FTP
7 4 (1.12%) Profibus
8 3 (0.84%) Bluetooth
8 3 (0.84%) Modbus
8 3 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.56%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.28%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.28%) Intranet
10 1 (0.28%) Network Security
10 1 (0.28%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 165 (46.09%) SQL Server
2 49 (13.69%) Relational Database
3 42 (11.73%) RDBMS
4 25 (6.98%) PostgreSQL
5 23 (6.42%) Power BI
6 22 (6.15%) MongoDB
7 19 (5.31%) MS Access
7 19 (5.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 17 (4.75%) MySQL
9 14 (3.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 11 (3.07%) NoSQL
11 9 (2.51%) Data Warehouse
12 7 (1.96%) Big Data
13 5 (1.40%) Oracle Database
14 4 (1.12%) BusinessObjects
14 4 (1.12%) Elasticsearch
14 4 (1.12%) Tableau
15 2 (0.56%) Crystal Reports
15 2 (0.56%) DB2
15 2 (0.56%) DTS
Development Applications
1 44 (12.29%) Visual Studio
2 28 (7.82%) Jasmine
2 28 (7.82%) Karma Test Runner
3 18 (5.03%) JIRA
4 9 (2.51%) InstallShield
5 6 (1.68%) Dreamweaver
6 5 (1.40%) Bitbucket
6 5 (1.40%) Git
6 5 (1.40%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.12%) AdminStudio
7 4 (1.12%) MSI
8 2 (0.56%) Android Studio
8 2 (0.56%) Bower
8 2 (0.56%) gulp
8 2 (0.56%) Moq
8 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.28%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.28%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.28%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.28%) TestNG
General
1 83 (23.18%) Social Skills
2 56 (15.64%) Analytical Skills
3 45 (12.57%) Games
4 42 (11.73%) Marketing
5 41 (11.45%) Finance
6 22 (6.15%) Retail
7 21 (5.87%) Manufacturing
8 11 (3.07%) Legal
9 10 (2.79%) Aerospace
9 10 (2.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (2.79%) Law
9 10 (2.79%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (2.51%) Electronics
11 8 (2.23%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.96%) Advertising
12 7 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.40%) Automotive
13 5 (1.40%) Police
14 4 (1.12%) Back Office
14 4 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 118 (32.96%) Developer
2 64 (17.88%) Senior
3 39 (10.89%) Support Engineer
4 32 (8.94%) C# Developer
5 27 (7.54%) Software Engineer
6 25 (6.98%) Software Support Engineer
7 23 (6.42%) Endur Manager
7 23 (6.42%) OpenLink Manager
8 22 (6.15%) Development Manager
9 21 (5.87%) Software Developer
10 20 (5.59%) Active Directory Specialist
10 20 (5.59%) Azure Specialist
10 20 (5.59%) Software Development Manager
10 20 (5.59%) Software Manager
11 19 (5.31%) .NET Developer
11 19 (5.31%) Analyst
12 18 (5.03%) Senior Manager
13 17 (4.75%) Lead
14 16 (4.47%) Senior Development Manager
15 14 (3.91%) Endur Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 174 (48.60%) .NET
2 73 (20.39%) ASP.NET
3 70 (19.55%) XML
4 63 (17.60%) Web Services
5 57 (15.92%) JSON
6 52 (14.53%) REST
7 51 (14.25%) HTML
7 51 (14.25%) SOAP
8 43 (12.01%) AngularJS
9 28 (7.82%) RxJS
9 28 (7.82%) Sass
9 28 (7.82%) XML Schema
10 17 (4.75%) CSS
11 16 (4.47%) .NET Core
12 15 (4.19%) MFC
12 15 (4.19%) RESTful
13 14 (3.91%) .NET Framework
13 14 (3.91%) ARM Templates
13 14 (3.91%) HTML5
14 11 (3.07%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 42 (11.73%) Swaptions
2 38 (10.61%) Enterprise Software
3 30 (8.38%) PKI
4 24 (6.70%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (4.75%) SCADA
6 12 (3.35%) Clustering
7 9 (2.51%) EPoS
7 9 (2.51%) Legacy Applications
7 9 (2.51%) Virtual Team
8 8 (2.23%) Driving Licence
8 8 (2.23%) FPGA
8 8 (2.23%) GNSS
8 8 (2.23%) MicroBlaze
8 8 (2.23%) Mobile App
8 8 (2.23%) Smart Meter
8 8 (2.23%) VHDL
9 6 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.68%) Operational Technology
10 5 (1.40%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 5 (1.40%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 85 (23.74%) Windows
2 78 (21.79%) Linux
3 39 (10.89%) Windows Server
4 22 (6.15%) AIX
5 19 (5.31%) Windows Server 2016
5 19 (5.31%) Windows Server 2019
6 15 (4.19%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (3.07%) Windows 10
8 10 (2.79%) Windows 7
9 6 (1.68%) Windows 8
10 5 (1.40%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.56%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (22.63%) Problem-Solving
2 66 (18.44%) Agile
3 65 (18.16%) SDLC
4 56 (15.64%) Creative Thinking
4 56 (15.64%) DevOps
5 51 (14.25%) Software Engineering
6 42 (11.73%) Business Transformation
6 42 (11.73%) Data Modelling
7 40 (11.17%) Customer Service
7 40 (11.17%) Project Management
8 37 (10.34%) Roadmaps
9 35 (9.78%) Strategic Roadmap
10 33 (9.22%) IT Strategy
10 33 (9.22%) Technology Strategy
10 33 (9.22%) Workshop Facilitation
11 32 (8.94%) User Acceptance Testing
12 31 (8.66%) ERP
12 31 (8.66%) OO
13 30 (8.38%) Continuous Improvement
14 29 (8.10%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 199 (55.59%) C#
2 187 (52.23%) SQL
3 79 (22.07%) JavaScript
4 67 (18.72%) Java
5 66 (18.44%) VB.NET
6 56 (15.64%) C
6 56 (15.64%) PowerShell
7 55 (15.36%) C++
8 48 (13.41%) T-SQL
9 46 (12.85%) VB6
10 38 (10.61%) VBScript
11 37 (10.34%) Python
11 37 (10.34%) TypeScript
12 24 (6.70%) VBA
13 17 (4.75%) PHP
14 15 (4.19%) Assembly Language
15 14 (3.91%) ActionScript
15 14 (3.91%) Bicep
16 11 (3.07%) Perl
17 9 (2.51%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 106 (29.61%) Degree
2 38 (10.61%) Security Cleared
3 25 (6.98%) DV Cleared
4 20 (5.59%) SC Cleared
5 14 (3.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (3.91%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 10 (2.79%) HNC
7 8 (2.23%) HND
8 5 (1.40%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.12%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.12%) PhD
10 3 (0.84%) MBA
11 1 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (12.57%) QA
2 9 (2.51%) SLA
3 5 (1.40%) Actionable Recommendations
3 5 (1.40%) GDPR
4 3 (0.84%) Accessibility
4 3 (0.84%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 3 (0.84%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.84%) IEC 61131
5 2 (0.56%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 45 (12.57%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.19%) Virtual Machines
3 14 (3.91%) Virtual Desktop
3 14 (3.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (3.63%) Docker
5 10 (2.79%) OpenSSH
5 10 (2.79%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (2.79%) vSphere
5 10 (2.79%) XenApp
6 8 (2.23%) Embedded Firmware
6 8 (2.23%) Firmware
7 4 (1.12%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 20 (5.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 19 (5.31%) SCCM
3 18 (5.03%) Kubernetes
3 18 (5.03%) WSUS
4 14 (3.91%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (3.91%) SCOM
5 10 (2.79%) IBM BigFix
5 10 (2.79%) PowerCLI
5 10 (2.79%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.56%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.56%) Wonderware InTouch
7 1 (0.28%) WMI
Vendors
1 127 (35.47%) Microsoft
2 77 (21.51%) Oracle
3 42 (11.73%) OpenLink
3 42 (11.73%) Sybase
3 42 (11.73%) TIBCO
4 14 (3.91%) VMware
5 10 (2.79%) Citrix
5 10 (2.79%) IBM
6 8 (2.23%) Altera
6 8 (2.23%) Green Hills
6 8 (2.23%) Motorola
6 8 (2.23%) SAP
6 8 (2.23%) Xilinx
7 7 (1.96%) Atlassian
7 7 (1.96%) Facebook
7 7 (1.96%) YouTube
8 6 (1.68%) Google
9 5 (1.40%) Apple
9 5 (1.40%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.40%) Siemens