Bid & Proposal Salary Index
All bid & proposal roles salary, Ireland
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in Ireland.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in Ireland.
All bid & proposal roles salary, Ireland
€70,000
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within €50,000–€83,750.
55 adverts37 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 1 advert paid in GBP, converted to EUR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
€70,403
Range
€35,000–€126,429
Adverts stating pay
36%
55 of 152 adverts
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Of the 3 roles with enough adverts and employers to compare, Pre-Construction Manager has the highest median advertised salary, €100,000, and Bid Coordinator the lowest, €47,500. 5 more roles are marked Low data and not compared.
| Role | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Pre-Construction Manager | €100,000 (€100,000)7 advertsIndicative | 7 | Indicative | |
| Bid Manager | €78,750 (€78,750)22 advertsFair | 22 | Fair | |
| Bid Coordinator | €47,500 (€47,500)17 advertsFair | 17 | Fair | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| Bid Writer | €58,750 (€58,750)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
| Proposals Engineer | €56,250 (€56,250)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Bid Director / Head of Bids | €126,000 (£108,050)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
| Proposal Manager | €102,500 (€102,500)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
| Tender Manager | €95,655 (€95,655)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
Each role's figure is the headline of its own page. The all-roles figure above pools every role, so it moves with the mix of roles advertised as well as with pay. Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
Among the experience groups with enough adverts and employers to compare, the biggest jump is from 2–5 years to 5–10 years: +€30,000 (+62%).
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 €45,000–€50,000 than in any other band: 13% of the 55 we hold.
Median advertised base salary €70,000
Adverts per €5,000 band
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Construction is the only sector with enough adverts and employers to compare, at a median advertised salary of €55,000. 5 more sectors are marked Low data and not compared.
| Sector | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Construction | €55,000 (€55,000)11 advertsIndicative | 11 | Indicative | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| Energy & utilities | €102,000 (£87,142)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Engineering services | €71,250 (€71,250)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Facilities & support services | €61,250 (€61,250)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €99,078 (€99,078)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Business consulting | €61,100 (€61,100)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
Based on the 21 of 55 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 →
Ireland ranks 8th of the 60 countries with salary figures in EUR for this role, based on 55 adverts. Russia 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 RecruitmentLearning & development is named most often, in 67% of the 54 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 54 adverts that discuss benefits, from 152 permanent-role adverts for All bid & proposal roles in Ireland. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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+17% 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 €78,750 from 22 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 bid or proposal advert in Ireland stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 55 of the 152 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (36%): 54 in a structured field and 1 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 →
Includes 1 advert paid in GBP, converted to EUR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Role | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Construction Manager | €100,000 | €100,000 | €65,000–€120,000 | 7 | 6 | Indicative | Yes |
| Bid Manager | €78,750 | €78,750 | €70,000–€85,000 | 22 | 12 | Fair | Yes |
| Bid Coordinator | €47,500 | €47,500 | €42,500–€50,000 | 17 | 15 | Fair | Yes |
| Bid Writer | €58,750 | €58,750 | Not available | 4 | 4 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Proposals Engineer | €56,250 | €56,250 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid Director / Head of Bids | €126,000 | £108,050 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Proposal Manager | €102,500 | €102,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Tender Manager | €95,655 | €95,655 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | €39,000 | €42,500 | €42,500 | 5 | Low data | +€6,250 (+15%) |
| 2–5 years | €46,875 | €48,750 | €55,000 | 16 | Fair | +€30,000 (+62%) |
| 5–10 years | €70,000 | €78,750 | €89,375 | 30 | Fair | +€38,750 (+49%) |
| 10+ years | €110,000 | €117,500 | €121,607 | 4 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | No figure | No figure | No figure | 7 | No figure | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €35,000–€40,000 | 3 | 5% |
| €40,000–€45,000 | 3 | 5% |
| €45,000–€50,000 | 7 | 13% |
| €50,000–€55,000 | 2 | 4% |
| €55,000–€60,000 | 5 | 9% |
| €60,000–€65,000 | 4 | 7% |
| €65,000–€70,000 | 3 | 5% |
| €70,000–€75,000 | 6 | 11% |
| €75,000–€80,000 | 3 | 5% |
| €80,000–€85,000 | 5 | 9% |
| €85,000–€90,000 | 2 | 4% |
| €90,000–€95,000 | 1 | 2% |
| €95,000–€100,000 | 4 | 7% |
| €100,000–€105,000 | 3 | 5% |
| €105,000–€110,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €110,000–€115,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €115,000–€120,000 | 1 | 2% |
| €120,000–€125,000 | 2 | 4% |
| €125,000–€130,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | €55,000 | €55,000 | €39,000–€95,000 | 11 | 8 | Indicative | Yes |
| Energy & utilities | €102,000 | £87,142 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Engineering services | €71,250 | €71,250 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Facilities & support services | €61,250 | €61,250 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €99,078 | €99,078 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Business consulting | €61,100 | €61,100 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | €141,000 | $160,000 | 1 |
| United States | €99,100 | $112,500 | 3,932 |
| Denmark | €80,300 | DKK600,000 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | €80,000 | €80,000 | 2 |
| Türkiye | €78,850 | €78,850 | 2 |
| Australia | €75,000 | A$122,287 | 23 |
| Czechia | €70,100 | Kč1,713,124 | 3 |
| Ireland | €70,000 | €70,000 | 55 |
| Japan | €69,100 | $78,431 | 6 |
| Switzerland | €68,250 | €68,250 | 18 |
| Belgium | €67,800 | €67,800 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | €67,700 | HK$603,481 | 4 |
| Peru | €66,900 | $75,950 | 1 |
| Netherlands | €66,026 | €66,026 | 242 |
| Sweden | €63,414 | €63,414 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | €60,800 | $69,030 | 2 |
| New Zealand | €60,500 | NZ$121,677 | 2 |
| Singapore | €60,000 | S$87,000 | 18 |
| United Kingdom | €58,500 | £50,000 | 719 |
| Germany | €57,600 | €57,600 | 424 |
| Canada | €55,900 | C$90,000 | 486 |
| Austria | €55,000 | €55,000 | 23 |
| France | €50,000 | €50,000 | 112 |
| Cameroon | €49,700 | £42,500 | 1 |
| Finland | €48,000 | €48,000 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | €47,900 | SAR204,000 | 9 |
| Serbia | €46,400 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Lithuania | €44,670 | €44,670 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | €42,500 | €42,500 | 1 |
| Poland | €41,200 | zł180,010 | 21 |
| Spain | €40,000 | €40,000 | 89 |
| Portugal | €39,125 | €39,125 | 4 |
| Italy | €38,500 | €38,500 | 793 |
| Egypt | €38,000 | E£2,246,947 | 2 |
| China | €35,500 | CN¥270,000 | 13 |
| South Africa | €34,400 | R640,000 | 20 |
| Latvia | €33,000 | €33,000 | 3 |
| Qatar | €29,000 | QAR120,000 | 5 |
| Slovakia | €27,600 | €27,600 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | €27,300 | AED114,000 | 31 |
| Mexico | €25,500 | MX$525,650 | 31 |
| Greece | €24,450 | €24,450 | 5 |
| Guatemala | €20,900 | $23,700 | 2 |
| New Caledonia | €20,100 | $22,800 | 1 |
| Nicaragua | €18,000 | $20,400 | 1 |
| Romania | €17,000 | lei90,000 | 7 |
| Chile | €16,300 | CLP18,000,000 | 3 |
| Ukraine | €14,550 | €14,550 | 2 |
| Colombia | €14,300 | COP54,000,000 | 13 |
| Vietnam | €14,200 | ₫420,000,000 | 4 |
| Philippines | €11,800 | ₱839,462 | 42 |
| Malaysia | €10,400 | RM48,000 | 27 |
| Bangladesh | €10,000 | $11,400 | 1 |
| Kuwait | €9,430 | KWD3,300 | 1 |
| Brazil | €7,360 | R$43,500 | 32 |
| India | €4,140 | ₹450,000 | 456 |
| Pakistan | €3,810 | PKR1,200,000 | 9 |
| Indonesia | €3,600 | Rp73,200,000 | 1 |
| Nigeria | €2,980 | ₦4,500,000 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | €2,950 | LKR1,110,000 | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | Shown in local currency only | DOP1,440,000 | 1 |
| Algeria | Shown in local currency only | DZD1,980,000 | 1 |
| Georgia | Shown in local currency only | ₾21,600 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Learning & development | 67% | 54 |
| Retirement & pension | 56% | 54 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 52% | 54 |
| Paid leave | 48% | 54 |
| Bonus & incentive | 44% | 54 |
| Flexible working | 43% | 54 |
| Life & disability insurance | 39% | 54 |
| Health & medical | 37% | 54 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 28% | 54 |
| Family & care leave | 15% | 54 |
| Allowances & stipends | 11% | 54 |
| Dependant education | 6% | 54 |
| Equity & ownership | 4% | 54 |
| Relocation & mobility | 2% | 54 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | €57,500 | €51,250 | €76,250 | 10 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | €67,500 | €51,250 | €78,750 | 23 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | €78,750 | €50,000 | €95,491 | 22 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All bid & proposal roles in Ireland | 36% | 29%–44% | 54 | 1 | 152 |
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