Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid Manager / Consultant salary, Netherlands, 5–10 years
Advertised base salaries from Bid Manager / Consultant adverts in Netherlands.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid Manager / Consultant adverts in Netherlands.
Bid Manager / Consultant salary, Netherlands, 5–10 years
€71,886
median advertised base salary, 5–10 years
Half of these advertised salaries fall within €66,291–€81,192.
19 adverts17 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 1 advert paid in USD, converted to EUR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
€83,273
Range
€60,000–€273,000
Adverts stating pay
25%
19 of 77 adverts · Low data
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The biggest jump is from Entry level to 2–5 years: +€16,587 (+38%).
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View BidMaster™€60,000–€65,000, €65,000–€70,000 and €70,000–€75,000 tie for the most adverts: 4 each, or 21% of the 19 apiece.
Median advertised base salary €71,886
Adverts per €5,000 band
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Every sector figure here is marked Low data, with too few adverts or employers to compare sectors, so they are listed by number of adverts.
| Sector | Median | Adverts | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial & professional services | €71,500 (€71,500)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €69,450 (€69,450)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Business consulting | €73,266 (€73,266)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Facilities & support services | €78,864 (€78,864)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Government & public sector | €75,600 (€75,600)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| IT & software | €63,000 (€63,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | €84,000 (€84,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
Based on the 10 of 19 adverts whose sector we know, from the employer's LinkedIn industry or the advert itself. Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
Netherlands ranks 12th of the 42 countries with salary figures in EUR for this role, based on 67 adverts. Luxembourg has the highest available advertised median, based on 1 advert.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
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Based on 30 adverts that discuss benefits, from 77 permanent-role adverts for Bid Manager / Consultant in Netherlands at 5–10 years. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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–10% over 2 complete months (Aug 2026 to Sept 2026).
Short history: fewer than 6 complete months, so this is the change across them, not a yearly rate.
Oct 2026 so far: a median of €61,068 from 16 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend.
complete months used: Aug 2026 to Sept 2026 · short history
Day rates. No Bid Manager / Consultant advert in Netherlands, at any experience level, stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 19 of the 77 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (25%, Low data): 13 in a structured field and 6 found only in the advert text. Contract and part-time adverts are not counted here; contract day rates have their own line. AI reads salaries found only in advert text and can misread them. How we read and count salaries →
Estimated posting dates. 1 of the 19 adverts behind the figures above reached us with no posting date on it, so we recorded the day we collected it instead. It counts in every window on this page and is left out of the monthly series. How we date an advert →
Includes 1 advert paid in USD, converted to EUR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | €41,550 | €44,013 | €50,207 | 6 | Indicative | +€16,587 (+38%) |
| 2–5 years | €58,350 | €60,600 | €65,100 | 22 | Fair | +€11,286 (+19%) |
| 5–10 years | €66,291 | €71,886 | €81,192 | 19 | Indicative | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 1 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | €59,228 | €67,845 | €71,250 | 20 | Fair | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €60,000–€65,000 | 4 | 21% |
| €65,000–€70,000 | 4 | 21% |
| €70,000–€75,000 | 4 | 21% |
| €75,000–€80,000 | 2 | 11% |
| €80,000–€85,000 | 2 | 11% |
| €85,000–€90,000 | 1 | 5% |
| €90,000–€95,000 | 1 | 5% |
| €95,000–€100,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €100,000–€105,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €105,000–€110,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €110,000–€115,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €115,000–€120,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €120,000–€125,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €125,000–€130,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €130,000–€135,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €135,000–€140,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €140,000–€145,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €145,000–€150,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €150,000–€155,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €155,000–€160,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €160,000–€165,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €165,000–€170,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €170,000–€175,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €175,000–€180,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €180,000–€185,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €185,000–€190,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €190,000–€195,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €195,000–€200,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €200,000–€205,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €205,000–€210,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €210,000–€215,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €215,000–€220,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €220,000–€225,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €225,000–€230,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €230,000–€235,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €235,000–€240,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €240,000–€245,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €245,000–€250,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €250,000–€255,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €255,000–€260,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €260,000–€265,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €265,000–€270,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €270,000–€275,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial & professional services | €71,500 | €71,500 | Not available | 3 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €69,450 | €69,450 | Not available | 2 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Business consulting | €73,266 | €73,266 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Facilities & support services | €78,864 | €78,864 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Government & public sector | €75,600 | €75,600 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| IT & software | €63,000 | €63,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | €84,000 | €84,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | €85,000 | €85,000 | 1 |
| Australia | €82,800 | A$135,000 | 6 |
| Denmark | €80,300 | DKK600,000 | 1 |
| United States | €79,300 | $90,000 | 577 |
| Ireland | €78,750 | €78,750 | 22 |
| Singapore | €78,600 | S$114,000 | 8 |
| United Arab Emirates | €78,400 | AED327,000 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | €76,800 | SAR327,000 | 2 |
| China | €70,900 | CN¥540,000 | 2 |
| Switzerland | €68,250 | €68,250 | 12 |
| United Kingdom | €67,300 | £57,500 | 292 |
| Netherlands | €63,780 | €63,780 | 67 |
| New Zealand | €60,500 | NZ$121,677 | 2 |
| Germany | €57,600 | €57,600 | 188 |
| Vietnam | €56,000 | C$90,200 | 1 |
| Canada | €55,900 | C$90,000 | 159 |
| Austria | €55,000 | €55,000 | 13 |
| Sweden | €53,000 | SEK600,000 | 3 |
| Portugal | €52,700 | €52,700 | 1 |
| Türkiye | €52,700 | €52,700 | 1 |
| Japan | €51,900 | ¥9,244,995 | 2 |
| France | €50,000 | €50,000 | 42 |
| Finland | €48,000 | €48,000 | 1 |
| Spain | €45,000 | €45,000 | 15 |
| Lithuania | €44,670 | €44,670 | 1 |
| Greece | €38,650 | €38,650 | 2 |
| Italy | €37,933 | €37,933 | 252 |
| Malaysia | €37,300 | RM172,500 | 2 |
| Qatar | €36,300 | QAR150,000 | 1 |
| Latvia | €33,000 | €33,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | €30,600 | R570,000 | 6 |
| Poland | €28,700 | zł125,325 | 10 |
| Mexico | €25,500 | MX$525,000 | 8 |
| Colombia | €25,400 | COP96,000,000 | 1 |
| Czechia | €24,600 | Kč600,000 | 1 |
| Brazil | €20,900 | R$123,511 | 3 |
| Ukraine | €13,500 | €13,500 | 1 |
| Romania | €11,400 | lei60,000 | 1 |
| Philippines | €6,740 | ₱480,000 | 13 |
| India | €4,410 | ₹480,000 | 55 |
| Pakistan | €3,810 | PKR1,200,000 | 4 |
| Nigeria | €1,870 | ₦2,820,000 | 1 |
| Bangladesh | Shown in local currency only | ৳510,000 | 2 |
| Georgia | Shown in local currency only | ₾21,600 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 60% | 30 |
| Learning & development | 53% | 30 |
| Paid leave | 53% | 30 |
| Retirement & pension | 47% | 30 |
| Allowances & stipends | 40% | 30 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 37% | 30 |
| Bonus & incentive | 33% | 30 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 20% | 30 |
| Family & care leave | 17% | 30 |
| Equity & ownership | 10% | 30 |
| Health & medical | 7% | 30 |
| Life & disability insurance | 3% | 30 |
| Relocation & mobility | 3% | 30 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | €69,348 | €65,250 | €72,665 | 12 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | €62,400 | €58,182 | €70,110 | 27 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | €61,068 | €55,650 | €71,712 | 16 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Manager / Consultant in Netherlands, 5–10 years | 25% | 16%–35% | 13 | 6 | 77 |
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