Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Tender Manager salary, United Kingdom
Advertised base salaries from Tender Manager adverts in United Kingdom.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Tender Manager adverts in United Kingdom.
Tender Manager salary, United Kingdom
£68,750
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within £48,000–£80,000.
28 adverts26 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Average (mean)
£70,067
Range
£37,250–£138,000
Adverts stating pay
35%
28 of 80 adverts · Low data
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Among the experience groups with enough adverts and employers to compare, the biggest jump is from 5–10 years to 10+ years: +£6,250 (+9%).
Current advertised salary differences between experience groups. This is not a forecast of your next pay rise.
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View BidMaster™More adverts land in £80,000–£85,000 than in any other band: 18% of the 28 we hold.
Median advertised base salary £68,750
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & industrial | £115,563 (£115,563)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Business consulting | £55,000 (£55,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Energy & utilities | £37,250 (£37,250)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Engineering services | £65,000 (£65,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Facilities & support services | £60,000 (£60,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Government & public sector | £135,000 (£135,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | £40,000 (£40,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| IT & software | £90,000 (£90,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
Based on the 10 of 28 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 5th of the 29 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 28 adverts. Switzerland 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 is named most often, in 64% of the 39 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 39 adverts that discuss benefits, from 80 permanent-role adverts for Tender Manager in United Kingdom. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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–20% 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 £85,000 from 6 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 Tender Manager advert in United Kingdom stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 28 of the 80 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (35%, Low data): 12 in a structured field and 16 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. 6 of the 28 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 →
| 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 | £37,250 | £37,250 | £37,250 | 1 | Low data | +£32,750 (+88%) |
| 5–10 years | £56,875 | £70,000 | £87,500 | 10 | Indicative | +£6,250 (+9%) |
| 10+ years | £66,875 | £76,250 | £89,844 | 6 | Indicative | No step |
| Not stated | £45,000 | £48,000 | £80,000 | 11 | Indicative | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| £35,000–£40,000 | 1 | 4% |
| £40,000–£45,000 | 3 | 11% |
| £45,000–£50,000 | 4 | 14% |
| £50,000–£55,000 | 1 | 4% |
| £55,000–£60,000 | 1 | 4% |
| £60,000–£65,000 | 2 | 7% |
| £65,000–£70,000 | 2 | 7% |
| £70,000–£75,000 | 1 | 4% |
| £75,000–£80,000 | 2 | 7% |
| £80,000–£85,000 | 5 | 18% |
| £85,000–£90,000 | 1 | 4% |
| £90,000–£95,000 | 2 | 7% |
| £95,000–£100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| £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 | 2 | 7% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & industrial | £115,563 | £115,563 | Not available | 2 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Business consulting | £55,000 | £55,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Energy & utilities | £37,250 | £37,250 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Engineering services | £65,000 | £65,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Facilities & support services | £60,000 | £60,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Government & public sector | £135,000 | £135,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | £40,000 | £40,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| IT & software | £90,000 | £90,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | £104,000 | CHF115,000 | 1 |
| United States | £95,600 | $127,000 | 47 |
| Ireland | £81,700 | €95,655 | 1 |
| Australia | £72,800 | A$138,750 | 2 |
| United Kingdom | £68,750 | £68,750 | 28 |
| Netherlands | £61,500 | €71,933 | 96 |
| Canada | £60,500 | C$114,000 | 3 |
| Belgium | £57,900 | €67,800 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | £57,900 | HK$603,481 | 2 |
| Poland | £54,300 | zł277,686 | 8 |
| Germany | £52,300 | €61,250 | 80 |
| Singapore | £47,400 | $63,000 | 1 |
| Austria | £44,100 | €51,600 | 3 |
| Spain | £42,700 | €50,000 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | £42,100 | SAR210,000 | 3 |
| Italy | £41,700 | €48,750 | 50 |
| Colombia | £41,500 | COP183,600,000 | 1 |
| France | £41,000 | €48,000 | 11 |
| China | £30,300 | CN¥270,000 | 5 |
| Latvia | £28,200 | €33,000 | 1 |
| Chile | £25,100 | CLP32,400,000 | 1 |
| Philippines | £22,000 | A$42,000 | 2 |
| Portugal | £21,800 | €25,550 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | £17,200 | AED84,000 | 3 |
| Ukraine | £13,300 | €15,600 | 1 |
| Malaysia | £11,100 | RM60,000 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | £8,580 | $11,400 | 1 |
| India | £4,010 | ₹510,000 | 80 |
| Pakistan | £1,790 | PKR660,000 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 64% | 39 |
| Health & medical | 54% | 39 |
| Paid leave | 51% | 39 |
| Retirement & pension | 51% | 39 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 49% | 39 |
| Bonus & incentive | 46% | 39 |
| Life & disability insurance | 44% | 39 |
| Learning & development | 41% | 39 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 38% | 39 |
| Family & care leave | 18% | 39 |
| Allowances & stipends | 10% | 39 |
| Equity & ownership | 8% | 39 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | £75,000 | £57,500 | £77,500 | 7 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | £60,000 | £40,000 | £81,250 | 8 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | £85,000 | £74,375 | £93,750 | 6 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tender Manager in United Kingdom | 35% | 25%–46% | 12 | 16 | 80 |
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