Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Work Breakdown Structure skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Work Breakdown Structure over the 6 months to 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 478 | 987 | 1043 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +509 | +56 | -297 |
| Permanent jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure | 275 | 89 | 55 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.52% | 0.072% | 0.043% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.55% | 0.075% | 0.045% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 40 | 33 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,000 | £28,500 | £48,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £36,375 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57,813 | £70,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £87,500 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -23.08% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Work Breakdown Structure is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 50,088 | 118,671 | 122,416 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 94.09% | 95.74% | 95.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,209 | 72,079 | 81,851 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £34,492 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £99,025 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £53,219 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.35% | +6.44% | +4.17% |
Work Breakdown Structure
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Work Breakdown Structure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Work Breakdown Structure
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure.
Work Breakdown Structure
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.
Work Breakdown Structure
Top 15 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work from Home | +451 | 249 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +383 | 226 | £50,000 | - | 41 |
| England | +458 | 179 | £50,000 | -23.08% | 41 |
| North of England | +207 | 61 | £37,500 | -5.06% | 6 |
| South West | +119 | 45 | £50,000 | +30.72% | 11 |
| North West | +143 | 42 | £46,250 | +17.09% | 2 |
| Scotland | +78 | 38 | - | - | 3 |
| London | +286 | 29 | £70,000 | - | 4 |
| South East | +175 | 22 | £70,000 | - | 8 |
| Midlands | +139 | 20 | £49,990 | +16.45% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +59 | 20 | £49,990 | +16.45% | 5 |
| Wales | +22 | 20 | £37,500 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +111 | 19 | £27,500 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 18 | - | - | |
| East of England | +116 | 2 | £52,500 | - | 7 |
Work Breakdown Structure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: