Bid & Proposal Salary Index
All bid & proposal roles salary, Italy
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in Italy.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in Italy.
All bid & proposal roles salary, Italy
€38,500
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within €32,500–€48,000.
783 adverts382 employersStrongUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 1 advert paid in USD, converted to EUR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
€41,689
Range
€18,000–€340,831
Adverts stating pay
43%
783 of 1,825 adverts
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Of the 6 roles with enough adverts and employers to compare, Proposal Manager has the highest median advertised salary, €56,000, and Bid Designer the lowest, €29,750. 6 more roles are marked Low data and not compared.
| Role | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Proposal Manager | €56,000 (€56,000)72 advertsFair | 72 | Fair | |
| Tender Manager | €48,750 (€48,750)50 advertsFair | 50 | Fair | |
| Proposal Analyst / Engineer | €40,000 (€40,000)261 advertsStrong | 261 | Strong | |
| Bid Manager / Consultant | €37,933 (€37,933)252 advertsStrong | 252 | Strong | |
| Bid Coordinator | €30,000 (€30,000)129 advertsFair | 129 | Fair | |
| Bid Designer | €29,750 (€29,750)6 advertsIndicative | 6 | Indicative | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| Bid Estimator | €42,199 (€42,199)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
| Pursuit & Pitch Manager | €89,250 (€89,250)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data | |
| Bid Director / Head of Bids | €69,500 (€69,500)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Proposal Director / Head of Proposals | €66,250 (€66,250)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Bid / Proposal Writer | €24,972 (€24,972)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
| Capture Manager | €341,000 ($387,000)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 →
The biggest jump is from 5–10 years to 10+ years: +€17,250 (+35%).
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 €0–€50,000 than in any other band: 76% of the 783 we hold.
Median advertised base salary €38,500
Adverts per €50,000 band
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Of the 11 sectors with enough adverts and employers to compare, Construction has the highest median advertised salary, €41,500, and Government & public sector the lowest, €30,000. 1 more sector is marked Low data and not compared.
| Sector | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Construction | €41,500 (€41,500)63 advertsIndicative | 63 | Indicative | |
| IT & software | €41,125 (€41,125)36 advertsIndicative | 36 | Indicative | |
| Energy & utilities | €40,000 (€40,000)70 advertsFair | 70 | Fair | |
| Engineering services | €40,000 (€40,000)25 advertsIndicative | 25 | Indicative | |
| Defence & aerospace | €39,505 (€39,505)26 advertsFair | 26 | Fair | |
| Manufacturing & industrial | €38,500 (€38,500)54 advertsFair | 54 | Fair | |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €35,000 (€35,000)21 advertsIndicative | 21 | Indicative | |
| Facilities & support services | €34,250 (€34,250)30 advertsFair | 30 | Fair | |
| Business consulting | €33,750 (€33,750)30 advertsFair | 30 | Fair | |
| Financial & professional services | €33,000 (€33,000)8 advertsIndicative | 8 | Indicative | |
| Government & public sector | €30,000 (€30,000)6 advertsIndicative | 6 | Indicative | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| Transport & logistics | €41,000 (€41,000)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
Based on the 381 of 783 adverts whose sector we know, from the employer's LinkedIn industry or the advert itself. 10 adverts name sectors outside these groups and are not shown. Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
Italy ranks 33rd of the 60 countries with salary figures in EUR for this role, based on 783 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 RecruitmentFlexible working is named most often, in 67% of the 533 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 533 adverts that discuss benefits, from 1,825 permanent-role adverts for All bid & proposal roles in Italy. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
Day rate
€220 /day
advertised day rate · from 1 advert
1 advert1 employerLow dataAdverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Day rates are advertised per day. We do not convert them to annual salaries.
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–3.8% 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 €36,649 from 226 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend.
complete months used: Aug 2026 to Sept 2026 · short history
How many adverts say what they pay. 783 of the 1,825 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (43%): 384 in a structured field and 399 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. 86 of the 783 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 →
Includes 1 advert paid in USD, converted to EUR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Role | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Manager | €56,000 | €56,000 | €45,000–€57,500 | 72 | 48 | Fair | Yes |
| Tender Manager | €48,750 | €48,750 | €45,000–€52,500 | 50 | 38 | Fair | Yes |
| Proposal Analyst / Engineer | €40,000 | €40,000 | €39,500–€42,500 | 261 | 134 | Strong | Yes |
| Bid Manager / Consultant | €37,933 | €37,933 | €37,000–€38,500 | 252 | 154 | Strong | Yes |
| Bid Coordinator | €30,000 | €30,000 | €28,000–€32,500 | 129 | 99 | Fair | Yes |
| Bid Designer | €29,750 | €29,750 | €24,000–€37,500 | 6 | 6 | Indicative | Yes |
| Bid Estimator | €42,199 | €42,199 | Not available | 4 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Pursuit & Pitch Manager | €89,250 | €89,250 | Not available | 3 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid Director / Head of Bids | €69,500 | €69,500 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Proposal Director / Head of Proposals | €66,250 | €66,250 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid / Proposal Writer | €24,972 | €24,972 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Capture Manager | €341,000 | $387,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | €27,500 | €30,000 | €32,875 | 102 | Fair | +€5,100 (+17%) |
| 2–5 years | €32,250 | €35,100 | €40,000 | 199 | Strong | +€14,900 (+42%) |
| 5–10 years | €43,000 | €50,000 | €62,500 | 133 | Fair | +€17,250 (+35%) |
| 10+ years | €55,000 | €67,250 | €80,000 | 18 | Indicative | No step |
| Not stated | €34,450 | €40,000 | €49,750 | 331 | Strong | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €0–€50,000 | 592 | 76% |
| €50,000–€100,000 | 188 | 24% |
| €100,000–€150,000 | 2 | <1% |
| €150,000–€200,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €200,000–€250,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €250,000–€300,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €300,000–€350,000 | 1 | <1% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | €41,500 | €41,500 | €35,000–€50,000 | 63 | 43 | Indicative | Yes |
| IT & software | €41,125 | €41,125 | €40,000–€50,000 | 36 | 21 | Indicative | Yes |
| Energy & utilities | €40,000 | €40,000 | €36,500–€45,000 | 70 | 47 | Fair | Yes |
| Engineering services | €40,000 | €40,000 | €30,500–€50,000 | 25 | 18 | Indicative | Yes |
| Defence & aerospace | €39,505 | €39,505 | €38,000–€46,624 | 26 | 11 | Fair | Yes |
| Manufacturing & industrial | €38,500 | €38,500 | €36,798–€42,500 | 54 | 42 | Fair | Yes |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €35,000 | €35,000 | €32,000–€50,500 | 21 | 20 | Indicative | Yes |
| Facilities & support services | €34,250 | €34,250 | €32,500–€40,000 | 30 | 16 | Fair | Yes |
| Business consulting | €33,750 | €33,750 | €33,000–€39,500 | 30 | 19 | Fair | Yes |
| Financial & professional services | €33,000 | €33,000 | €27,500–€47,500 | 8 | 8 | Indicative | Yes |
| Government & public sector | €30,000 | €30,000 | €27,500–€37,500 | 6 | 4 | Indicative | Yes |
| Transport & logistics | €41,000 | €41,000 | Not available | 2 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | €141,000 | $160,000 | 1 |
| United States | €99,100 | $112,500 | 3,921 |
| 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 | €66,074 | €66,074 | 240 |
| 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 | 715 |
| Germany | €57,600 | €57,600 | 419 |
| Canada | €55,900 | C$90,000 | 483 |
| Austria | €55,000 | €55,000 | 22 |
| 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 | 783 |
| 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 | €24,525 | €24,525 | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 67% | 533 |
| Learning & development | 43% | 533 |
| Allowances & stipends | 32% | 533 |
| Bonus & incentive | 23% | 533 |
| Health & medical | 19% | 533 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 13% | 533 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 8% | 533 |
| Retirement & pension | 7% | 533 |
| Life & disability insurance | 7% | 533 |
| Paid leave | 5% | 533 |
| Equity & ownership | 4% | 533 |
| Family & care leave | 3% | 533 |
| Dependant education | 1% | 533 |
| Housing allowance | <1% | 533 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | €40,000 | €35,000 | €50,000 | 134 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | €38,500 | €32,500 | €47,500 | 313 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | €36,649 | €29,000 | €45,000 | 226 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All bid & proposal roles in Italy | 43% | 41%–45% | 384 | 399 | 1,825 |
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