Work Breakdown Structure Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Work Breakdown Structure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 61 67
Rank change year-on-year -4 +6 +36
Contract jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure 3 2 11
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.35% 0.32% 1.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.41% 0.35% 1.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 11
10th Percentile - - £563
25th Percentile - - £573
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £595
75th Percentile - - £608
90th Percentile - - £650
South West median daily rate £450 £409 £595
% change year-on-year +10.02% -31.26% +13.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 726 568 809
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 85.51% 90.02% 84.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 369 313 500
10th Percentile £273 £213 £286
25th Percentile £403 £355 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £641
90th Percentile £750 £705 £700
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 187 68 115
10th Percentile £16.22 £35.00 £37.00
25th Percentile £28.63 £58.94 £58.75
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £67.25
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -3.35% +9.35%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £78.13
90th Percentile £67.25 £75.00 £84.15
South West median hourly rate £38.94 £65.00 £59.84
% change year-on-year -40.09% +8.62% -2.70%

Work Breakdown Structure
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Work Breakdown Structure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Work Breakdown Structure job vacancy trend in Bristol

Work Breakdown Structure
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Work Breakdown Structure.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Work Breakdown Structure

Work Breakdown Structure
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Work Breakdown Structure.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Work Breakdown Structure

Work Breakdown Structure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) SAP ERP
1 1 (33.33%) SAP PP
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) ERP Manager
2 1 (33.33%) ERP Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Manager
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
1 1 (33.33%) Business Case
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (33.33%) ERP
1 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (33.33%) Production Planning
1 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) SAP