Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Head of Work Winning / Pre-Construction salary, United Kingdom, 10+ years
Advertised base salaries from Head of Work Winning / Pre-Construction adverts in United Kingdom.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Head of Work Winning / Pre-Construction adverts in United Kingdom.
Head of Work Winning / Pre-Construction salary, United Kingdom, 10+ years
£110,000
median advertised base salary, 10+ years
Half of these advertised salaries fall within £102,500–£130,000 (approximate).
5 adverts5 employersLow dataUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Average (mean)
£114,500
Range
£100,000–£130,000
Adverts stating pay
26%
5 of 19 adverts · Low data
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View BidMaster™£100,000–£105,000 and £130,000–£135,000 tie for the most adverts: 2 each, or 40% of the 5 apiece.
Median advertised base salary £110,000
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 2 of 5 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 →
United Kingdom ranks 3rd of the 4 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 5 adverts. India 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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International RecruitmentFlexible working and Retirement & pension are named equally often, each in 60% of the 10 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 10 adverts that discuss benefits, from 19 permanent-role adverts for Head of Work Winning / Pre-Construction in United Kingdom at 10+ years. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Not enough complete history: 1 complete month so far. We need two to measure a trend.
Oct 2026 so far: a median of £106,250 from 4 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend. Low data.
2 months so far
Day rates. No Head of Work Winning / Pre-Construction advert in United Kingdom, at any experience level, stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 5 of the 19 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (26%, Low data): 3 in a structured field and 2 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 →
| 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 | £102,500 | £110,000 | £130,000 | 5 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| £100,000–£105,000 | 2 | 40% |
| £105,000–£110,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £110,000–£115,000 | 1 | 20% |
| £115,000–£120,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £120,000–£125,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £125,000–£130,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £130,000–£135,000 | 2 | 40% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business consulting | £130,000 | £130,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Construction | £102,500 | £102,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | £184,000 | $245,000 | 1 |
| United States | £147,000 | $195,000 | 77 |
| United Kingdom | £110,000 | £110,000 | 5 |
| Canada | £79,600 | C$150,000 | 5 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 60% | 10 |
| Retirement & pension | 60% | 10 |
| Paid leave | 50% | 10 |
| Bonus & incentive | 40% | 10 |
| Health & medical | 30% | 10 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 30% | 10 |
| Allowances & stipends | 20% | 10 |
| Equity & ownership | 20% | 10 |
| Family & care leave | 20% | 10 |
| Learning & development | 20% | 10 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 20% | 10 |
| Life & disability insurance | 10% | 10 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 | 1 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | £106,250 | £101,875 | £115,000 | 4 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Work Winning / Pre-Construction in United Kingdom, 10+ years | 26% | 12%–49% | 3 | 2 | 19 |
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