Bid Manager Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Bid Manager
England > West Midlands

The median Bid Manager daily rate in the West Midlands is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Bid Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.033% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £456 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 - -
75th Percentile £469 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £500 £425 £370
% change year-on-year +17.65% +14.86% -34.22%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 2,783 1,235 1,744
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.85% 90.01% 91.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,810 836 1,175
10th Percentile £305 £200 £258
25th Percentile £402 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.33% +2.63% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £671 £650 £700
England median daily rate £508 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 130 68 136
10th Percentile £14.11 £12.62 £12.08
25th Percentile £21.46 £14.00 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £18.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -18.18% +15.79%
75th Percentile £53.75 £28.32 £40.81
90th Percentile £68.00 £35.68 £55.63
England median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £34.21
% change year-on-year +38.46% -5.00% -21.90%

Bid Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Bid Manager job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Bid Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Bid Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Bid Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands

Bid Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Bid Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Bid Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands

Bid Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 15 April 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 West Midlands region featuring Bid Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Competitor Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Information Capture
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) PQQ
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Storyboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Bid Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Competitor Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Information Capture
1 1 (100.00%) PQQ
1 1 (100.00%) Storyboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared