Bid & Proposal Salary Index
All bid & proposal roles salary, South Africa
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in South Africa.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in South Africa.
All bid & proposal roles salary, South Africa
R640,000
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within R427,500–R753,058.
20 adverts17 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 3 adverts paid in USD and 2 in GBP, converted to ZAR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
R704,032
Range
R84,000–R1,967,003
Adverts stating pay
10%
20 of 204 adverts
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Every role figure here is marked Low data, with too few adverts or employers to compare roles, so they are listed by number of adverts.
| Role | Median | Adverts | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proposals Engineer | R700,000 (R700,000)5 advertsLow data | 5 | Low data |
| Bid Consultant | R1,970,000 ($120,000)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data |
| Bid Coordinator | R144,000 (R144,000)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data |
| Bid Manager | R510,000 (R510,000)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data |
| Bid Writer | R706,000 (£32,398)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Proposal Manager | R1,080,000 (£49,489)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Bid Estimator | R222,000 (R222,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Proposal Writer | R480,000 (R480,000)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 →
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 R700,000–R800,000 than in any other band: 20% of the 20 we hold.
Median advertised base salary R640,000
Adverts per R100,000 band
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Every sector figure here is marked Low data, with too few adverts or employers to compare sectors, so they are listed by number of adverts.
| Sector | Median | Adverts | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defence & aerospace | R1,970,000 ($120,000)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Education & training | R540,000 (R540,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Engineering services | R650,000 (R650,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Facilities & support services | R762,000 (£35,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| IT & software | R871,000 (£40,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | R700,000 (R700,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
Based on the 7 of 20 adverts whose sector we know, from the employer's LinkedIn industry or the advert itself. Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
South Africa ranks 36th of the 60 countries with salary figures in ZAR for this role, based on 20 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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Based on 41 adverts that discuss benefits, from 204 permanent-role adverts for All bid & proposal roles in South Africa. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Not enough complete history: 1 complete month so far. We need two to measure a trend.
Oct 2026 so far: a median of R510,000 from 3 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend. Low data.
2 months so far
Day rates. No bid or proposal advert in South Africa stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 20 of the 204 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (10%): 4 in a structured field and 16 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. 3 of the 20 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 3 adverts paid in USD and 2 in GBP, converted to ZAR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Role | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposals Engineer | R700,000 | R700,000 | Not available | 5 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid Consultant | R1,970,000 | $120,000 | Not available | 3 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid Coordinator | R144,000 | R144,000 | Not available | 3 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid Manager | R510,000 | R510,000 | Not available | 3 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid Writer | R706,000 | £32,398 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Proposal Manager | R1,080,000 | £49,489 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid Estimator | R222,000 | R222,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Proposal Writer | R480,000 | R480,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | R510,000 | R510,000 | R510,000 | 1 | Low data | –R255,000 (–50%) |
| 2–5 years | R168,000 | R255,000 | R472,500 | 6 | Indicative | No step |
| 5–10 years | R789,000 | R817,000 | R844,000 | 2 | Low data | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 7 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | R570,000 | R675,000 | R732,500 | 11 | Indicative | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| R0–R100,000 | 1 | 5% |
| R100,000–R200,000 | 1 | 5% |
| R200,000–R300,000 | 3 | 15% |
| R300,000–R400,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R400,000–R500,000 | 1 | 5% |
| R500,000–R600,000 | 3 | 15% |
| R600,000–R700,000 | 3 | 15% |
| R700,000–R800,000 | 4 | 20% |
| R800,000–R900,000 | 1 | 5% |
| R900,000–R1,000,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R1,000,000–R1,100,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R1,100,000–R1,200,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R1,200,000–R1,300,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R1,300,000–R1,400,000 | 1 | 5% |
| R1,400,000–R1,500,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R1,500,000–R1,600,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R1,600,000–R1,700,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R1,700,000–R1,800,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R1,800,000–R1,900,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R1,900,000–R2,000,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defence & aerospace | R1,970,000 | $120,000 | Not available | 2 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Education & training | R540,000 | R540,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Engineering services | R650,000 | R650,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Facilities & support services | R762,000 | £35,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| IT & software | R871,000 | £40,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | R700,000 | R700,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | R2,620,000 | $160,000 | 1 |
| United States | R1,840,000 | $112,500 | 3,932 |
| Denmark | R1,490,000 | DKK600,000 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | R1,490,000 | €80,000 | 2 |
| Türkiye | R1,470,000 | €78,850 | 2 |
| Australia | R1,400,000 | A$122,287 | 23 |
| Czechia | R1,300,000 | Kč1,713,124 | 3 |
| Ireland | R1,300,000 | €70,000 | 55 |
| Japan | R1,290,000 | $78,431 | 6 |
| Switzerland | R1,270,000 | €68,250 | 18 |
| Belgium | R1,260,000 | €67,800 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | R1,260,000 | HK$603,481 | 4 |
| Peru | R1,240,000 | $75,950 | 1 |
| Netherlands | R1,230,000 | €66,026 | 242 |
| Sweden | R1,180,000 | €63,414 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | R1,130,000 | $69,030 | 2 |
| New Zealand | R1,130,000 | NZ$121,677 | 2 |
| Singapore | R1,120,000 | S$87,000 | 18 |
| United Kingdom | R1,090,000 | £50,000 | 719 |
| Germany | R1,070,000 | €57,600 | 424 |
| Canada | R1,040,000 | C$90,000 | 486 |
| Austria | R1,020,000 | €55,000 | 23 |
| France | R931,000 | €50,000 | 112 |
| Cameroon | R926,000 | £42,500 | 1 |
| Finland | R893,000 | €48,000 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | R892,000 | SAR204,000 | 9 |
| Serbia | R864,000 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Lithuania | R831,000 | €44,670 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | R791,000 | €42,500 | 1 |
| Poland | R767,000 | zł180,010 | 21 |
| Spain | R744,000 | €40,000 | 89 |
| Portugal | R728,000 | €39,125 | 4 |
| Italy | R717,000 | €38,500 | 793 |
| Egypt | R707,000 | E£2,246,947 | 2 |
| China | R660,000 | CN¥270,000 | 13 |
| South Africa | R640,000 | R640,000 | 20 |
| Latvia | R614,000 | €33,000 | 3 |
| Qatar | R540,000 | QAR120,000 | 5 |
| Slovakia | R514,000 | €27,600 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | R509,000 | AED114,000 | 31 |
| Mexico | R475,000 | MX$525,650 | 31 |
| Greece | R455,000 | €24,450 | 5 |
| Guatemala | R388,000 | $23,700 | 2 |
| New Caledonia | R374,000 | $22,800 | 1 |
| Nicaragua | R334,000 | $20,400 | 1 |
| Romania | R317,000 | lei90,000 | 7 |
| Chile | R303,000 | CLP18,000,000 | 3 |
| Ukraine | R271,000 | €14,550 | 2 |
| Colombia | R266,000 | COP54,000,000 | 13 |
| Vietnam | R265,000 | ₫420,000,000 | 4 |
| Philippines | R219,000 | ₱839,462 | 42 |
| Malaysia | R193,000 | RM48,000 | 27 |
| Bangladesh | R187,000 | $11,400 | 1 |
| Kuwait | R175,000 | KWD3,300 | 1 |
| Brazil | R137,000 | R$43,500 | 32 |
| India | R77,000 | ₹450,000 | 456 |
| Pakistan | R71,000 | PKR1,200,000 | 9 |
| Indonesia | R67,100 | Rp73,200,000 | 1 |
| Nigeria | R55,400 | ₦4,500,000 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | R55,000 | 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 | 68% | 41 |
| Learning & development | 37% | 41 |
| Bonus & incentive | 12% | 41 |
| Paid leave | 12% | 41 |
| Retirement & pension | 12% | 41 |
| Health & medical | 10% | 41 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 7% | 41 |
| Life & disability insurance | 5% | 41 |
| Allowances & stipends | 2% | 41 |
| Family & care leave | 2% | 41 |
| Relocation & mobility | 2% | 41 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 2% | 41 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | R687,500 | R300,000 | R759,173 | 14 | no | no, not enough complete months for a trend yet |
| Oct 2026 | R510,000 | R510,000 | R525,000 | 3 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All bid & proposal roles in South Africa | 10% | 6%–15% | 4 | 16 | 204 |
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