Product Breakdown Structure Job Trends in the North West

Product Breakdown Structure (PBS)
England > North West

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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 183 - 187
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Product Breakdown Structure 3 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.048% - 0.051%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.058% - 0.057%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £38,950
25th Percentile £43,000 - £40,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £45,500
75th Percentile £47,000 - £51,375
90th Percentile - - £53,250
England median annual salary £45,000 - £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -11.63%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Product 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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,150 4,709 3,494
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.21% 90.16% 89.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2,487 2,346 2,681
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,114 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Product Breakdown Structure
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Product Breakdown Structure job vacancy trend in the North West

Product Breakdown Structure
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Product Breakdown Structure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Product Breakdown Structure

Product Breakdown Structure
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Product Breakdown Structure within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 December 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
Cumbria - 3 £45,000 -
Product Breakdown Structure
England

Product Breakdown Structure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Senior
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Electrical Engineer
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Degree