Work Breakdown Structure Contracts in Wales

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 48 76
Rank change year-on-year +7 +28 -
Contract jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure 4 17 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 1.02% 2.67% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.30% 3.09% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 17 5
10th Percentile - - £418
25th Percentile - £513 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £550 £454
Median % change year-on-year - +21.15% -
75th Percentile - £588 £500
90th Percentile - £628 £505
UK median daily rate £513 £575 £500
% change year-on-year -10.87% +15.00% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £85.84 - -
25th Percentile £87.10 - -
Median hourly rate £87.80 - -
75th Percentile £87.85 - -
90th Percentile £87.94 - -
UK median hourly rate £40.94 £50.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -18.12% +53.85% -27.78%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 308 550 837
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 78.57% 86.48% 83.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 422 611
10th Percentile £165 £183 £200
25th Percentile £360 £325 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £485
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -2.06% +7.78%
75th Percentile £575 £574 £575
90th Percentile £675 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 28 31
10th Percentile £11.75 £14.78 £14.31
25th Percentile £14.78 £16.98 £19.02
Median hourly rate £22.50 £18.82 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +19.59% -16.38% +15.38%
75th Percentile £51.75 £26.50 £29.25
90th Percentile £86.00 £49.13 £47.40
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.14% +44.00% +2.04%

Work Breakdown Structure
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Work Breakdown Structure in Wales

Work Breakdown Structure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure in Wales.

Daily rate trend for Work Breakdown Structure in Wales

Work Breakdown Structure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Work Breakdown Structure in Wales

Work Breakdown Structure
Contract Job Locations in Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 3 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
South Wales +6 4 - -
Work Breakdown Structure
UK

Work Breakdown Structure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 4 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Acrobat
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Legal
1 4 (100.00%) Local Government
1 4 (100.00%) Marketing
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Aerospace
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Bid Manager
2 2 (50.00%) Senior
2 2 (50.00%) Senior Bid Manager
2 2 (50.00%) Senior Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Bill of Materials
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (100.00%) Value Proposition
2 3 (75.00%) Budget Management
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Psychology
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (50.00%) People Management
4 1 (25.00%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 4 (100.00%) PMP
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Adobe
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft