Bid Manager Contract Job Trends in the Home Counties

Bid Manager
South East > Home Counties

The median Bid Manager daily rate in the Home Counties is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Bid Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Home Counties 9.09% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 9.09% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
South East median daily rate £500 £350 £650
% change year-on-year +42.86% -46.15% +44.44%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Home Counties

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Home Counties. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Home Counties with a recognized job title 11 7 10
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 87.50% 90.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £515 £252 £473
25th Percentile £538 £291 £489
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £370 £530
Median % change year-on-year +62.16% -30.19% -3.64%
75th Percentile £688 £436 £573
90th Percentile £725 £469 £589
South East median daily rate £505 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +1.00% - -

Bid Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Bid Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.

Bid Manager job vacancy trend in the Home Counties

Bid Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Home Counties

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Bid Manager job vacancies in the Home Counties.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Bid Manager job vacancies in the Home Counties

Bid Manager Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties

For the 6 months to 22 March 2026, Bid Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Home Counties region featuring Bid Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Value Proposition

Bid Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared