Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid Manager / Consultant salary, Italy, Entry level
Advertised base salaries from Bid Manager / Consultant adverts in Italy.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid Manager / Consultant adverts in Italy.
Bid Manager / Consultant salary, Italy, Entry level
€27,500
median advertised base salary, Entry level
Half of these advertised salaries fall within €26,901–€35,052.
16 adverts15 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Average (mean)
€31,223
Range
€22,500–€60,000
Adverts stating pay
50%
16 of 32 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Among the experience groups with enough adverts and employers to compare, the biggest jump is from 2–5 years to 5–10 years: +€12,400 (+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 €25,000–€30,000 than in any other band: 56% of the 16 we hold.
Median advertised base salary €27,500
Adverts per €5,000 band
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That is the median advertised base salary across the 16 Bid Manager or Consultant adverts in Italy at Entry level in the last 12 months. See who's hiring now, or register and we'll bring the roles to you.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering services | €27,000 (€27,000)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data |
| Construction | €43,750 (€43,750)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Energy & utilities | €26,750 (€26,750)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Business consulting | €29,000 (€29,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Defence & aerospace | €38,500 (€38,500)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Financial & professional services | €27,500 (€27,500)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | €38,000 (€38,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
Based on the 12 of 16 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 →
Italy ranks 27th of the 42 countries with salary figures in EUR for this role, based on 252 adverts. Luxembourg 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 79% of the 14 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 14 adverts that discuss benefits, from 32 permanent-role adverts for Bid Manager / Consultant in Italy at Entry level. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
Day rate, all experience levels
€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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+2.7% 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 €37,297 from 66 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. 16 of the 32 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (50%, Low data): 12 in a structured field and 4 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 →
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | €26,901 | €27,500 | €35,052 | 16 | Indicative | +€7,600 (+28%) |
| 2–5 years | €32,500 | €35,100 | €38,750 | 83 | Strong | +€12,400 (+35%) |
| 5–10 years | €40,000 | €47,500 | €56,450 | 40 | Indicative | +€7,000 (+15%) |
| 10+ years | €54,500 | €54,500 | €67,250 | 3 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | €33,000 | €38,500 | €42,500 | 110 | Strong | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €20,000–€25,000 | 2 | 13% |
| €25,000–€30,000 | 9 | 56% |
| €30,000–€35,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €35,000–€40,000 | 4 | 25% |
| €40,000–€45,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €45,000–€50,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €50,000–€55,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €55,000–€60,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €60,000–€65,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering services | €27,000 | €27,000 | Not available | 3 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Construction | €43,750 | €43,750 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Energy & utilities | €26,750 | €26,750 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Business consulting | €29,000 | €29,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Defence & aerospace | €38,500 | €38,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Financial & professional services | €27,500 | €27,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | €38,000 | €38,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | €85,000 | €85,000 | 1 |
| Australia | €82,800 | A$135,000 | 6 |
| Denmark | €80,300 | DKK600,000 | 1 |
| United States | €79,300 | $90,000 | 577 |
| Ireland | €78,750 | €78,750 | 22 |
| Singapore | €78,600 | S$114,000 | 8 |
| United Arab Emirates | €78,400 | AED327,000 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | €76,800 | SAR327,000 | 2 |
| China | €70,900 | CN¥540,000 | 2 |
| Switzerland | €68,250 | €68,250 | 12 |
| United Kingdom | €67,300 | £57,500 | 292 |
| Netherlands | €63,780 | €63,780 | 67 |
| New Zealand | €60,500 | NZ$121,677 | 2 |
| Germany | €57,600 | €57,600 | 188 |
| Vietnam | €56,000 | C$90,200 | 1 |
| Canada | €55,900 | C$90,000 | 159 |
| Austria | €55,000 | €55,000 | 13 |
| Sweden | €53,000 | SEK600,000 | 3 |
| Portugal | €52,700 | €52,700 | 1 |
| Türkiye | €52,700 | €52,700 | 1 |
| Japan | €51,900 | ¥9,244,995 | 2 |
| France | €50,000 | €50,000 | 42 |
| Finland | €48,000 | €48,000 | 1 |
| Spain | €45,000 | €45,000 | 15 |
| Lithuania | €44,670 | €44,670 | 1 |
| Greece | €38,650 | €38,650 | 2 |
| Italy | €37,933 | €37,933 | 252 |
| Malaysia | €37,300 | RM172,500 | 2 |
| Qatar | €36,300 | QAR150,000 | 1 |
| Latvia | €33,000 | €33,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | €30,600 | R570,000 | 6 |
| Poland | €28,700 | zł125,325 | 10 |
| Mexico | €25,500 | MX$525,000 | 8 |
| Colombia | €25,400 | COP96,000,000 | 1 |
| Czechia | €24,600 | Kč600,000 | 1 |
| Brazil | €20,900 | R$123,511 | 3 |
| Ukraine | €13,500 | €13,500 | 1 |
| Romania | €11,400 | lei60,000 | 1 |
| Philippines | €6,740 | ₱480,000 | 13 |
| India | €4,410 | ₹480,000 | 55 |
| Pakistan | €3,810 | PKR1,200,000 | 4 |
| Nigeria | €1,870 | ₦2,820,000 | 1 |
| Bangladesh | Shown in local currency only | ৳510,000 | 2 |
| Georgia | Shown in local currency only | ₾21,600 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 79% | 14 |
| Learning & development | 43% | 14 |
| Health & medical | 21% | 14 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 21% | 14 |
| Allowances & stipends | 14% | 14 |
| Bonus & incentive | 7% | 14 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 7% | 14 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | €37,500 | €32,500 | €44,375 | 50 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | €38,500 | €33,000 | €45,000 | 93 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | €37,297 | €30,500 | €40,000 | 66 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Manager / Consultant in Italy, Entry level | 50% | 34%–66% | 12 | 4 | 32 |
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