Work Breakdown Structure Contracts in England

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 481 537 654
Rank change year-on-year +56 +117 +64
Contract jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure 33 52 110
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.13% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.15% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 46 49
10th Percentile £318 £406 £387
25th Percentile £454 £451 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £575 £500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% +42.86%
75th Percentile £613 £603 £586
90th Percentile £650 £618 £613
UK median daily rate £500 £575 £500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% +42.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 10
10th Percentile £31.75 £63.00 £50.50
25th Percentile - £67.50 £62.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £80.00 £65.15
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +22.79% +21.44%
75th Percentile - £87.50 £65.30
90th Percentile £53.06 £89.00 £65.30
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £70.00 £65.15
% change year-on-year -42.86% +7.44% +21.44%

All Process and Methodology Skills
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 contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26,975 35,624 61,385
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.59% 88.74% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,463 24,518 43,144
10th Percentile £313 £313 £339
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 984 1,490 1,588
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.25 £13.41
25th Percentile £20.00 £19.06 £17.25
Median hourly rate £39.50 £44.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.24% +27.14% +70.73%
75th Percentile £65.25 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.48 £77.50 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £43.86 £35.00
% change year-on-year -17.92% +25.31% +66.67%

Work Breakdown Structure
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Work Breakdown Structure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Work Breakdown Structure in England

Work Breakdown Structure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure in England.

Daily rate trend for Work Breakdown Structure in England

Work Breakdown Structure
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure in England over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Work Breakdown Structure in England

Work Breakdown Structure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure in England.

Hourly rate trend for Work Breakdown Structure in England

Work Breakdown Structure
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure in England over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Work Breakdown Structure in England

Work Breakdown Structure
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure within the England region over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +46 11 £650 +46.73%
South West +15 7 £488 -18.07% 2
East of England +23 6 £265 -47.00% 1
London +34 5 £500 -13.04% 1
North of England +30 4 £225 -47.06% 2
North West +29 4 £225 -43.75% 2
Work Breakdown Structure
UK

Work Breakdown Structure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 2 (6.06%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (30.30%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (3.03%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 7 (21.21%) Primavera
2 2 (6.06%) SAP CO
2 2 (6.06%) SAP FI
2 2 (6.06%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (6.06%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (9.09%) Power Platform
2 1 (3.03%) AWS
2 1 (3.03%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.06%) ATM
2 1 (3.03%) SD-WAN
2 1 (3.03%) Unified Communications
2 1 (3.03%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.09%) Power BI
2 1 (3.03%) Tableau
General
1 11 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (21.21%) Finance
3 4 (12.12%) Public Sector
4 3 (9.09%) Banking
5 2 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (6.06%) General Ledger
5 2 (6.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (3.03%) Aerospace
6 1 (3.03%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (3.03%) Investment Banking
6 1 (3.03%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.03%) Military
6 1 (3.03%) Publishing
6 1 (3.03%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (18.18%) Planning Manager
2 5 (15.15%) Project Manager
3 4 (12.12%) Architect
3 4 (12.12%) Project Planner
3 4 (12.12%) Solutions Architect
4 3 (9.09%) Lead
4 3 (9.09%) Project Controller
4 3 (9.09%) Senior
4 3 (9.09%) Technical Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Delivery Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Senior Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Technical Project Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Applications Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Change Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Infrastructure Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Network Architect
6 1 (3.03%) Programme Planner
6 1 (3.03%) Project Analyst
6 1 (3.03%) Project Leader
6 1 (3.03%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) CSS
1 1 (3.03%) HTML
1 1 (3.03%) JSP
1 1 (3.03%) LDAP
1 1 (3.03%) REST
1 1 (3.03%) SOAP
1 1 (3.03%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.06%) Data Centre
1 2 (6.06%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.03%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.03%) Unix
1 1 (3.03%) Windows
1 1 (3.03%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (51.52%) Project Management
2 10 (30.30%) Critical Path Analysis
2 10 (30.30%) Risk Management
3 8 (24.24%) Change Control
4 7 (21.21%) Contingency Planning
4 7 (21.21%) Risk Analysis
5 6 (18.18%) Agile
6 5 (15.15%) PRINCE2
6 5 (15.15%) Project Delivery
7 4 (12.12%) Business Case
7 4 (12.12%) Functional Testing
7 4 (12.12%) Non-Functional Testing
7 4 (12.12%) Project Planning
7 4 (12.12%) Traceability Matrix
7 4 (12.12%) Waterfall
8 3 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (9.09%) Strategic Planning
9 2 (6.06%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.03%) Java
1 1 (3.03%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.03%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (48.48%) Security Cleared
2 11 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 6 (18.18%) Degree
4 3 (9.09%) DV Cleared
5 1 (3.03%) CISM
5 1 (3.03%) CISSP
5 1 (3.03%) PMI Certification
5 1 (3.03%) PMP
5 1 (3.03%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (3.03%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (18.18%) PMO
2 3 (9.09%) QA
3 2 (6.06%) JSP 440
3 2 (6.06%) RMADS
4 1 (3.03%) P3O
4 1 (3.03%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 5 (15.15%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.06%) CyberArk
2 2 (6.06%) SAP
3 1 (3.03%) Adobe
3 1 (3.03%) Cisco
3 1 (3.03%) Fortinet
3 1 (3.03%) Oracle
3 1 (3.03%) Planview