Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Work Breakdown Structure skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Work Breakdown Structure over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 60 | 74 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +14 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | - | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.16% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £775 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £850 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +88.89% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £925 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | - | - | £850 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +78.95% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham
Work Breakdown Structure falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 446 | 620 | 773 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 87.28% | 82.67% | 87.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 314 | 403 | 515 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £250 | £276 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -7.32% | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £598 | £575 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £692 | £685 | £700 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.44% | +5.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 43 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.19 | £11.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.62 | £17.00 | £12.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.70 | £26.00 | £16.29 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.46% | +59.66% | -5.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.08 | £47.13 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £29.11 | £56.25 | £62.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £18.00 | £22.50 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +18.42% | +12.93% |
Work Breakdown Structure
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Work Breakdown Structure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Work Breakdown Structure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure in Birmingham.