Work Breakdown Structure Jobs

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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 818 797 1112
Rank change year-on-year -21 +315 -207
Permanent jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure 66 178 130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.066% 0.18% 0.080%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.078% 0.19% 0.083%
Number of salaries quoted 49 16 106
10th Percentile £37,500 £49,375 £33,786
25th Percentile £43,400 £51,250 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £68,750 £57,250
Median % change year-on-year -30.91% +20.09% +9.05%
75th Percentile £55,000 £84,750 £65,938
90th Percentile £64,500 - £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,142 £81,500 £51,439
% change year-on-year -40.93% +58.44% +13.68%

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 85,108 95,066 155,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.18% 95.58% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,794 56,135 83,138
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Work Breakdown Structure
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Work Breakdown Structure in the UK

Work Breakdown Structure
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure.

Salary trend for Work Breakdown Structure in the UK

Work Breakdown Structure
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Work Breakdown Structure over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Work Breakdown Structure in the UK

Work Breakdown Structure
Top 14 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 20 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +29 65 £47,500 -30.91% 29
UK excluding London -94 57 £48,142 -40.93% 28
South East +16 27 £45,000 -44.79% 11
Work from Home -63 17 £52,500 -21.64% 13
Midlands -8 10 £50,000 - 4
East Midlands -20 9 £50,000 - 3
South West -32 9 £64,000 -5.19% 3
London +93 8 £47,500 -20.83% 6
East of England +13 8 £47,500 - 2
North of England -4 2 £52,500 +5.00% 6
Yorkshire +65 1 £52,500 +5.00%
Wales 0 1 - -
North West -24 1 - - 6
West Midlands - 1 - - 1

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 22 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
2 11 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (9.09%) Simulink
4 2 (3.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (1.52%) Acrobat
5 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (1.52%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (24.24%) Primavera
2 2 (3.03%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.52%) CA PPM
3 1 (1.52%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.03%) Azure
1 2 (3.03%) Power Automate
1 2 (3.03%) Power Platform
1 2 (3.03%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.55%) Data Lake
2 2 (3.03%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (3.03%) Power BI
3 1 (1.52%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 6 (9.09%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.52%) JIRA
General
1 44 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 16 (24.24%) Finance
3 10 (15.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (10.61%) Manufacturing
5 6 (9.09%) Military
6 5 (7.58%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (6.06%) Law
7 4 (6.06%) Telecoms
8 3 (4.55%) Aerospace
9 2 (3.03%) Legal
9 2 (3.03%) Retail
10 1 (1.52%) French Language
10 1 (1.52%) Local Government
10 1 (1.52%) Marketing
10 1 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.52%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 16 (24.24%) Project Manager
2 11 (16.67%) Senior
3 8 (12.12%) Project Planner
4 7 (10.61%) Architect
4 7 (10.61%) Solutions Architect
5 6 (9.09%) Senior Architect
5 6 (9.09%) Senior Solutions Architect
6 5 (7.58%) Infrastructure Manager
6 5 (7.58%) Infrastructure Project Manager
6 5 (7.58%) Lead
7 4 (6.06%) Coordinator
7 4 (6.06%) IT Manager
7 4 (6.06%) IT Project Manager
7 4 (6.06%) Principal Engineer
7 4 (6.06%) Principal Software Engineer
7 4 (6.06%) Project Coordinator
7 4 (6.06%) Software Engineer
8 3 (4.55%) Data Manager
8 3 (4.55%) Senior Manager
9 2 (3.03%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (12.12%) EDI
2 1 (1.52%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 9 (13.64%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (9.09%) PMI
3 4 (6.06%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.03%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.52%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (69.70%) Project Management
2 25 (37.88%) PRINCE2
3 19 (28.79%) Project Delivery
4 17 (25.76%) Agile
5 16 (24.24%) Project Planning
6 13 (19.70%) Critical Path Analysis
7 12 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (16.67%) Change Management
8 11 (16.67%) Time Management
9 10 (15.15%) Innovative Thinking
9 10 (15.15%) Systems Engineering
9 10 (15.15%) Waterfall
10 9 (13.64%) Risk Management
11 8 (12.12%) Community of Practice
11 8 (12.12%) Economics
12 7 (10.61%) Business Case
12 7 (10.61%) Stakeholder Management
12 7 (10.61%) Thought Leadership
13 6 (9.09%) SysML
13 6 (9.09%) UML
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.09%) JavaScript
1 6 (9.09%) MATLAB
2 2 (3.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (3.03%) Python
2 2 (3.03%) R
2 2 (3.03%) SQL
Qualifications
1 27 (40.91%) Degree
2 21 (31.82%) Security Cleared
3 11 (16.67%) SC Cleared
4 10 (15.15%) PMI Certification
4 10 (15.15%) PMP
5 8 (12.12%) APMG
5 8 (12.12%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (12.12%) DBS Check
6 2 (3.03%) CIMA
7 1 (1.52%) MAPM
7 1 (1.52%) Master's Degree
7 1 (1.52%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (1.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (19.70%) PMO
2 1 (1.52%) GRC
Vendors
1 15 (22.73%) Microsoft
2 8 (12.12%) Sun
3 6 (9.09%) SAP
4 4 (6.06%) IFS
4 4 (6.06%) Oracle
5 1 (1.52%) Adobe
5 1 (1.52%) Ariba
5 1 (1.52%) Cisco
5 1 (1.52%) Workday