Bid & Proposal Salary Index
All bid & proposal roles salary, United Arab Emirates
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in United Arab Emirates.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in United Arab Emirates.
All bid & proposal roles salary, United Arab Emirates
AED114,000
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within AED63,000–AED192,000.
31 adverts24 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 1 advert paid in USD, converted to AED using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
AED142,480
Range
AED18,000–AED449,892
Adverts stating pay
4%
31 of 719 adverts
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Of the 2 roles with enough adverts and employers to compare, Proposals Engineer has the highest median advertised salary, AED84,000, and Bid Coordinator the lowest, AED66,000. 5 more roles are marked Low data and not compared.
| Role | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Proposals Engineer | AED84,000 (AED84,000)12 advertsIndicative | 12 | Indicative | |
| Bid Coordinator | AED66,000 (AED66,000)7 advertsIndicative | 7 | Indicative | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| Bid Consultant | AED228,000 (AED228,000)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
| Tender Manager | AED84,000 (AED84,000)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data | |
| Bid Manager | AED357,000 (AED357,000)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Proposal Manager | AED111,000 (AED111,000)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Bid Estimator | AED223,000 (AED223,000)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 →
Among the experience groups with enough adverts and employers to compare, the biggest jump is from 2–5 years to 5–10 years: +AED90,500 (+108%).
Current advertised salary differences between experience groups. This is not a forecast of your next pay rise.
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View BidMaster™AED60,000–AED80,000 and AED80,000–AED100,000 tie for the most adverts: 5 each, or 16% of the 31 apiece.
Median advertised base salary AED114,000
Adverts per AED20,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | AED216,000 (AED216,000)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Government & public sector | AED84,000 (AED84,000)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Business consulting | AED84,000 (AED84,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Energy & utilities | AED234,000 (AED234,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Transport & logistics | AED450,000 ($122,500)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
Based on the 8 of 31 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 →
United Arab Emirates ranks 40th of the 60 countries with salary figures in AED for this role, based on 31 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 61% of the 102 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 102 adverts that discuss benefits, from 719 permanent-role adverts for All bid & proposal roles in United Arab Emirates. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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–20% 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: AED151,500 from 2 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend. Low data.
complete months used: Aug 2026 to Sept 2026 · short history
Day rates. No bid or proposal advert in United Arab Emirates stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 31 of the 719 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (4%): 6 in a structured field and 25 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. 8 of the 31 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 AED using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Role | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposals Engineer | AED84,000 | AED84,000 | AED60,000–AED150,000 | 12 | 8 | Indicative | Yes |
| Bid Coordinator | AED66,000 | AED66,000 | AED48,000–AED180,000 | 7 | 7 | Indicative | Yes |
| Bid Consultant | AED228,000 | AED228,000 | Not available | 4 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Tender Manager | AED84,000 | AED84,000 | Not available | 3 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid Manager | AED357,000 | AED357,000 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Proposal Manager | AED111,000 | AED111,000 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid Estimator | AED223,000 | AED223,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | AED57,000 | AED60,000 | AED60,000 | 3 | Low data | +AED24,000 (+40%) |
| 2–5 years | AED60,000 | AED84,000 | AED120,000 | 9 | Indicative | +AED90,500 (+108%) |
| 5–10 years | AED111,000 | AED174,500 | AED345,000 | 8 | Indicative | +AED59,500 (+34%) |
| 10+ years | AED234,000 | AED234,000 | AED234,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | AED84,000 | AED114,000 | AED150,000 | 10 | Indicative | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AED0–AED20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| AED20,000–AED40,000 | 1 | 3% |
| AED40,000–AED60,000 | 3 | 10% |
| AED60,000–AED80,000 | 5 | 16% |
| AED80,000–AED100,000 | 5 | 16% |
| AED100,000–AED120,000 | 2 | 6% |
| AED120,000–AED140,000 | 3 | 10% |
| AED140,000–AED160,000 | 2 | 6% |
| AED160,000–AED180,000 | 0 | 0% |
| AED180,000–AED200,000 | 1 | 3% |
| AED200,000–AED220,000 | 1 | 3% |
| AED220,000–AED240,000 | 2 | 6% |
| AED240,000–AED260,000 | 1 | 3% |
| AED260,000–AED280,000 | 0 | 0% |
| AED280,000–AED300,000 | 0 | 0% |
| AED300,000–AED320,000 | 0 | 0% |
| AED320,000–AED340,000 | 2 | 6% |
| AED340,000–AED360,000 | 0 | 0% |
| AED360,000–AED380,000 | 0 | 0% |
| AED380,000–AED400,000 | 1 | 3% |
| AED400,000–AED420,000 | 0 | 0% |
| AED420,000–AED440,000 | 0 | 0% |
| AED440,000–AED460,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | AED216,000 | AED216,000 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Government & public sector | AED84,000 | AED84,000 | Not available | 2 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Business consulting | AED84,000 | AED84,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Energy & utilities | AED234,000 | AED234,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Transport & logistics | AED450,000 | $122,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | AED588,000 | $160,000 | 1 |
| United States | AED413,000 | $112,500 | 3,932 |
| Denmark | AED335,000 | DKK600,000 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | AED334,000 | €80,000 | 2 |
| Türkiye | AED329,000 | €78,850 | 2 |
| Australia | AED313,000 | A$122,287 | 23 |
| Czechia | AED292,000 | Kč1,713,124 | 3 |
| Ireland | AED292,000 | €70,000 | 55 |
| Japan | AED288,000 | $78,431 | 6 |
| Switzerland | AED285,000 | €68,250 | 18 |
| Belgium | AED283,000 | €67,800 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | AED282,000 | HK$603,481 | 4 |
| Peru | AED279,000 | $75,950 | 1 |
| Netherlands | AED275,000 | €66,026 | 242 |
| Sweden | AED264,000 | €63,414 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | AED254,000 | $69,030 | 2 |
| New Zealand | AED252,000 | NZ$121,677 | 2 |
| Singapore | AED250,000 | S$87,000 | 18 |
| United Kingdom | AED244,000 | £50,000 | 719 |
| Germany | AED240,000 | €57,600 | 424 |
| Canada | AED233,000 | C$90,000 | 486 |
| Austria | AED229,000 | €55,000 | 23 |
| France | AED209,000 | €50,000 | 112 |
| Cameroon | AED207,000 | £42,500 | 1 |
| Finland | AED200,000 | €48,000 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | AED200,000 | SAR204,000 | 9 |
| Serbia | AED194,000 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Lithuania | AED186,000 | €44,670 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | AED177,000 | €42,500 | 1 |
| Poland | AED172,000 | zł180,010 | 21 |
| Spain | AED167,000 | €40,000 | 89 |
| Portugal | AED163,000 | €39,125 | 4 |
| Italy | AED161,000 | €38,500 | 793 |
| Egypt | AED158,000 | E£2,246,947 | 2 |
| China | AED148,000 | CN¥270,000 | 13 |
| South Africa | AED143,000 | R640,000 | 20 |
| Latvia | AED138,000 | €33,000 | 3 |
| Qatar | AED121,000 | QAR120,000 | 5 |
| Slovakia | AED115,000 | €27,600 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED114,000 | AED114,000 | 31 |
| Mexico | AED107,000 | MX$525,650 | 31 |
| Greece | AED102,000 | €24,450 | 5 |
| Guatemala | AED87,000 | $23,700 | 2 |
| New Caledonia | AED83,700 | $22,800 | 1 |
| Nicaragua | AED74,900 | $20,400 | 1 |
| Romania | AED71,100 | lei90,000 | 7 |
| Chile | AED68,000 | CLP18,000,000 | 3 |
| Ukraine | AED60,700 | €14,550 | 2 |
| Colombia | AED59,500 | COP54,000,000 | 13 |
| Vietnam | AED59,400 | ₫420,000,000 | 4 |
| Philippines | AED49,200 | ₱839,462 | 42 |
| Malaysia | AED43,200 | RM48,000 | 27 |
| Bangladesh | AED41,900 | $11,400 | 1 |
| Kuwait | AED39,300 | KWD3,300 | 1 |
| Brazil | AED30,700 | R$43,500 | 32 |
| India | AED17,200 | ₹450,000 | 456 |
| Pakistan | AED15,900 | PKR1,200,000 | 9 |
| Indonesia | AED15,000 | Rp73,200,000 | 1 |
| Nigeria | AED12,400 | ₦4,500,000 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | AED12,300 | 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 | 61% | 102 |
| Health & medical | 48% | 102 |
| Learning & development | 44% | 102 |
| Paid leave | 39% | 102 |
| Retirement & pension | 32% | 102 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 32% | 102 |
| Life & disability insurance | 30% | 102 |
| Bonus & incentive | 25% | 102 |
| Equity & ownership | 24% | 102 |
| Relocation & mobility | 12% | 102 |
| Family & care leave | 8% | 102 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 7% | 102 |
| Housing allowance | 6% | 102 |
| Dependant education | 3% | 102 |
| Allowances & stipends | 2% | 102 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | AED105,000 | AED70,500 | AED172,500 | 10 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | AED84,000 | AED75,000 | AED186,500 | 7 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | AED151,500 | AED101,250 | AED201,750 | 2 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All bid & proposal roles in United Arab Emirates | 4% | 3%–6% | 6 | 25 | 719 |
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