Bickerton made his breakthrough in 2005 with victory at the Abama Open de Canarias, and went on to claim his second title in 2006, when he won the Alstom Open de France, a victory which helped him equal his career-high position of 20th on the Order of Merit. His third European Tour victory came at the 2007 Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa. Bickerton also won twice on the Challenge Tour.