Work Breakdown Structure Job Trends in the South East

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Work Breakdown Structure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 268 301 286
Rank change year-on-year +33 -15 +134
Permanent jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure 2 5 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.019% 0.056% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.024% 0.063% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% +12.50% -31.91%
75th Percentile - - £68,750
90th Percentile - - £71,750
England median annual salary £58,318 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.42% +15.00% -4.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,324 7,915 7,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.21% 88.16% 88.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,975 3,773 5,421
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Work Breakdown Structure
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Work Breakdown Structure job vacancy trend in the South East

Work Breakdown Structure
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Work Breakdown Structure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Work Breakdown Structure

Work Breakdown Structure
Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Hampshire +32 2 £65,000 +44.44% 1
Work Breakdown Structure
England

Work Breakdown Structure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Lead
1 2 (100.00%) Lead Systems Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Line Management
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance