Work Breakdown Structure Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 26 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 314 319 411
Rank change year-on-year +5 +92 +158
Contract jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure 7 18 30
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.068% 0.13% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.074% 0.15% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 11 26
10th Percentile £358 £475 £419
25th Percentile £370 £494 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £372 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year -25.65% -13.04% +15.00%
75th Percentile £430 £620 £603
90th Percentile £532 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £425 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -26.09% +4.55% +14.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - - £45.00
25th Percentile - - £50.63
Median hourly rate - £40.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - -33.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile - £63.90 -
90th Percentile - £78.24 -
UK median hourly rate £46.30 £40.94 £60.00
% change year-on-year +13.09% -31.77% -7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,401 11,892 20,645
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.79% 87.29% 89.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,332 8,025 14,533
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% -2.33% -0.46%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.50% -0.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 276 438 504
10th Percentile £12.62 £16.50 £17.50
25th Percentile £18.46 £28.38 £25.75
Median hourly rate £33.94 £43.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.06% -14.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £71.98 £75.00 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -5.88% +60.38%

Work Breakdown Structure
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Work Breakdown Structure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Work Breakdown Structure trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Work Breakdown Structure
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Work Breakdown Structure.

Work Breakdown Structure daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Work Breakdown Structure
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Work Breakdown Structure over the 6 months to 26 July 2025.

Work Breakdown Structure daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Work Breakdown Structure
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Work Breakdown Structure.

Work Breakdown Structure hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Work Breakdown Structure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (14.29%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (14.29%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Primavera
1 2 (28.57%) SAP PS
2 1 (14.29%) SAP CO
2 1 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Metadata
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Billing
3 1 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Project Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Technical Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Technical Project Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) ICT Manager
3 1 (14.29%) ICT Project Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Logistics Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Project Planner
3 1 (14.29%) SAP Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) SAP Logistics Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) SAP PS Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared Project Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) ActiveX
1 1 (14.29%) ADO
1 1 (14.29%) LDAP
1 1 (14.29%) Middleware
1 1 (14.29%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
2 1 (14.29%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Project Management
2 4 (57.14%) Project Planning
3 3 (42.86%) PRINCE2
4 2 (28.57%) Agile
4 2 (28.57%) Budgeting
4 2 (28.57%) Critical Path Analysis
4 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 1 (14.29%) Change Control
5 1 (14.29%) Cost Control
5 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (14.29%) Dashboard Development
5 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
5 1 (14.29%) Logistics
5 1 (14.29%) Project Governance
5 1 (14.29%) Revenue Recognition
5 1 (14.29%) System Testing
5 1 (14.29%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (14.29%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) SAP
2 1 (14.29%) Oracle