Work Breakdown Structure Contracts in the South East

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Work Breakdown Structure skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Work Breakdown Structure over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 183 210 248
Rank change year-on-year +27 +38 -46
Contract jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure 9 7 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.16% 0.12% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.14% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 7 6
10th Percentile £368 £420 £391
25th Percentile £387 £428 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £450 £443
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +1.69% +18.16%
75th Percentile £450 £578 £681
90th Percentile £516 £680 £750
England median daily rate £513 £600 £488
% change year-on-year -14.58% +23.08% +14.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
Median hourly rate - - £32.50
England median hourly rate - £50.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year - +53.85% -27.78%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Work Breakdown Structure is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,646 5,085 6,825
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.37% 89.38% 89.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,709 3,539 4,612
10th Percentile £250 £250 £225
25th Percentile £400 £403 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.76% +2.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £619 £594
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 435 220 276
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.78 £12.25
25th Percentile £18.20 £22.16 £15.50
Median hourly rate £47.50 £49.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +130.23% -17.31%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.63 £47.77
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £61.83
England median hourly rate £36.50 £37.30 £24.50
% change year-on-year -2.14% +52.24% +4.26%

Work Breakdown Structure
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Work Breakdown Structure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Work Breakdown Structure in the South East

Work Breakdown Structure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Work Breakdown Structure in the South East

Work Breakdown Structure
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure in the South East over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Work Breakdown Structure in the South East

Work Breakdown Structure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Work Breakdown Structure in the South East

Work Breakdown Structure
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +11 6 £440 -2.22% 5
Berkshire +1 6 £440 -35.29% 5
Hampshire 0 3 £373 -17.03% 3
Work Breakdown Structure
England

Work Breakdown Structure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (22.22%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Primavera
2 1 (11.11%) CA PPM
General
1 5 (55.56%) Public Sector
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Environmental Health
3 1 (11.11%) Aviation
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Law
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Senior
2 2 (22.22%) Project Manager
2 2 (22.22%) Project Planner
2 2 (22.22%) Technical Manager
2 2 (22.22%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Critical Path Analysis
1 4 (44.44%) Decision-Making
2 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (33.33%) Project Management
2 3 (33.33%) Project Planning
3 2 (22.22%) Change Control
3 2 (22.22%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2
3 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (11.11%) Customer Experience
4 1 (11.11%) Emotional Intelligence
4 1 (11.11%) Portfolio Management
4 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
4 1 (11.11%) Task Automation
4 1 (11.11%) Virtual Team Management
4 1 (11.11%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 8 (88.89%) Security Cleared
2 6 (66.67%) DV Cleared
3 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft