Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid Director / Head of Bids salary, United Kingdom
Advertised base salaries from Bid Director / Head of Bids adverts in United Kingdom.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid Director / Head of Bids adverts in United Kingdom.
Bid Director / Head of Bids salary, United Kingdom
£77,500
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within £70,625–£99,475.
18 adverts18 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 1 advert paid in CAD, converted to GBP using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
£87,097
Range
£55,000–£148,588
Adverts stating pay
40%
18 of 45 adverts · Low data
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View BidMaster™£55,000–£60,000 and £75,000–£80,000 tie for the most adverts: 3 each, or 17% of the 18 apiece.
Median advertised base salary £77,500
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.
Based on the 4 of 18 adverts whose sector we know, from the employer's LinkedIn industry or the advert itself. 1 advert names a sector outside these groups and is not shown. Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
United Kingdom ranks 4th of the 6 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 18 adverts. United States has the highest available advertised median, based on 9 adverts.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
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International RecruitmentFlexible working is named most often, in 75% of the 24 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 24 adverts that discuss benefits, from 45 permanent-role adverts for Bid Director / Head of Bids in United Kingdom. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Not enough complete history: 2 complete months so far. We need two to measure a trend.
Oct 2026 so far: a median of £82,500 from 4 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend. Low data.
3 months so far
Day rates. No Bid Director / Head of Bids advert in United Kingdom stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 18 of the 45 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (40%, Low data): 8 in a structured field and 10 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. 5 of the 18 adverts behind the figures above reached us with no posting date on them, so we recorded the day we collected them instead. They count in every window on this page and are left out of the monthly series. How we date an advert →
Includes 1 advert paid in CAD, converted to GBP using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 2–5 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 5–10 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 10+ years | £70,625 | £77,500 | £99,475 | 18 | Indicative | No step |
| Not stated | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| £55,000–£60,000 | 3 | 17% |
| £60,000–£65,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £65,000–£70,000 | 1 | 6% |
| £70,000–£75,000 | 2 | 11% |
| £75,000–£80,000 | 3 | 17% |
| £80,000–£85,000 | 1 | 6% |
| £85,000–£90,000 | 1 | 6% |
| £90,000–£95,000 | 1 | 6% |
| £95,000–£100,000 | 1 | 6% |
| £100,000–£105,000 | 1 | 6% |
| £105,000–£110,000 | 1 | 6% |
| £110,000–£115,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £115,000–£120,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £120,000–£125,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £125,000–£130,000 | 2 | 11% |
| £130,000–£135,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £135,000–£140,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £140,000–£145,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £145,000–£150,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | £100,000 | £100,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Energy & utilities | £108,050 | £108,050 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Financial & professional services | £75,000 | £75,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | £147,000 | $195,000 | 9 |
| Ireland | £108,050 | £108,050 | 1 |
| Canada | £78,800 | C$148,575 | 8 |
| United Kingdom | £77,500 | £77,500 | 18 |
| Germany | £64,100 | €75,000 | 2 |
| Italy | £59,400 | €69,500 | 2 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 75% | 24 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 67% | 24 |
| Health & medical | 58% | 24 |
| Paid leave | 54% | 24 |
| Retirement & pension | 54% | 24 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 54% | 24 |
| Bonus & incentive | 42% | 24 |
| Learning & development | 33% | 24 |
| Life & disability insurance | 25% | 24 |
| Equity & ownership | 13% | 24 |
| Family & care leave | 13% | 24 |
| Dependant education | 8% | 24 |
| Allowances & stipends | 4% | 24 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | £125,000 | £107,500 | £130,897 | 4 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Sept 2026 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 | 5 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | £82,500 | £74,375 | £94,513 | 4 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Director / Head of Bids in United Kingdom | 40% | 27%–55% | 8 | 10 | 45 |
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