Work Breakdown Structure Job Trends in the North of England

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Work Breakdown Structure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 285 298 283
Rank change year-on-year +13 -15 +154
Permanent jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure 1 8 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.011% 0.064% 0.088%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.013% 0.080% 0.092%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - £30,750
25th Percentile £49,453 - £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,636 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.06%
75th Percentile £53,818 - £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £72,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +26.09% +15.00% -4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Work Breakdown Structure falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,920 10,055 7,594
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 86.07% 80.49% 94.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4,241 4,791 5,759
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,375 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.30% -5.45% +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,875 £65,603 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Work Breakdown Structure
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Work Breakdown Structure job vacancy trend in the North of England

Work Breakdown Structure
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Work Breakdown Structure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Work Breakdown Structure

Work Breakdown Structure
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure within the North of England region over the 6 months to 28 October 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +7 1 £51,636 - 1
Work Breakdown Structure
England

Work Breakdown Structure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Principal Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Facilities Management
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) RIBA