Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid Manager / Consultant salary, South Africa
Advertised base salaries from Bid Manager / Consultant adverts in South Africa.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid Manager / Consultant adverts in South Africa.
Bid Manager / Consultant salary, South Africa
R570,000
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within R510,000–R1,632,752 (approximate).
6 adverts5 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 2 adverts paid in USD, converted to ZAR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
R975,668
Range
R270,000–R1,967,003
Adverts stating pay
10%
6 of 61 adverts · Low data
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View BidMaster™R500,000–R600,000 and R1,900,000–R2,000,000 tie for the most adverts: 2 each, or 33% of the 6 apiece.
Median advertised base salary R570,000
Adverts per R100,000 band
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Only one sector has a figure here: Defence & aerospace, at an advertised salary of R1,970,000 from 2 adverts, marked Low data.
Based on the 2 of 6 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 31st of the 42 countries with salary figures in ZAR for this role, based on 6 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 63% of the 16 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 16 adverts that discuss benefits, from 61 permanent-role adverts for Bid Manager / Consultant 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: R510,000 from 2 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend. Low data.
2 months so far
Day rates. No Bid Manager / Consultant advert in South Africa stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 6 of the 61 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (10%, Low data): 1 in a structured field and 5 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 6 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 2 adverts paid in USD, converted to ZAR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | R510,000 | R510,000 | R510,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 2–5 years | R694,000 | R1,120,000 | R1,540,000 | 2 | Low data | No step |
| 5–10 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 15 | No figure | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 1 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | R570,000 | R630,000 | R1,298,501 | 3 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| R200,000–R300,000 | 1 | 17% |
| R300,000–R400,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R400,000–R500,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R500,000–R600,000 | 2 | 33% |
| R600,000–R700,000 | 1 | 17% |
| R700,000–R800,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R800,000–R900,000 | 0 | 0% |
| 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 | 0 | 0% |
| 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 | 33% |
| 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 |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | R1,580,000 | €85,000 | 1 |
| Australia | R1,540,000 | A$135,000 | 6 |
| Denmark | R1,490,000 | DKK600,000 | 1 |
| United States | R1,480,000 | $90,000 | 557 |
| Ireland | R1,470,000 | €78,750 | 22 |
| Singapore | R1,460,000 | S$114,000 | 8 |
| United Arab Emirates | R1,460,000 | AED327,000 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | R1,430,000 | SAR327,000 | 2 |
| China | R1,320,000 | CN¥540,000 | 2 |
| Switzerland | R1,270,000 | €68,250 | 12 |
| United Kingdom | R1,250,000 | £57,500 | 289 |
| Netherlands | R1,210,000 | €64,890 | 66 |
| New Zealand | R1,130,000 | NZ$121,677 | 2 |
| Germany | R1,070,000 | €57,600 | 181 |
| Vietnam | R1,040,000 | C$90,200 | 1 |
| Canada | R1,040,000 | C$90,000 | 151 |
| Austria | R1,020,000 | €55,000 | 12 |
| Sweden | R986,000 | SEK600,000 | 3 |
| Greece | R981,000 | €52,700 | 1 |
| Portugal | R981,000 | €52,700 | 1 |
| Türkiye | R981,000 | €52,700 | 1 |
| Japan | R965,000 | ¥9,244,995 | 2 |
| France | R931,000 | €50,000 | 38 |
| Finland | R893,000 | €48,000 | 1 |
| Spain | R838,000 | €45,000 | 15 |
| Lithuania | R831,000 | €44,670 | 1 |
| Italy | R707,000 | €38,000 | 250 |
| Malaysia | R693,000 | RM172,500 | 2 |
| Qatar | R675,000 | QAR150,000 | 1 |
| Latvia | R614,000 | €33,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | R570,000 | R570,000 | 6 |
| Poland | R524,000 | zł123,000 | 9 |
| Mexico | R475,000 | MX$525,000 | 8 |
| Colombia | R472,000 | COP96,000,000 | 1 |
| Czechia | R457,000 | Kč600,000 | 1 |
| Brazil | R389,000 | R$123,511 | 3 |
| Ukraine | R251,000 | €13,500 | 1 |
| Romania | R212,000 | lei60,000 | 1 |
| Philippines | R125,000 | ₱480,000 | 13 |
| India | R85,500 | ₹500,000 | 52 |
| Pakistan | R71,000 | PKR1,200,000 | 4 |
| Nigeria | R34,700 | ₦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 | 63% | 16 |
| Learning & development | 31% | 16 |
| Retirement & pension | 19% | 16 |
| Health & medical | 13% | 16 |
| Paid leave | 13% | 16 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 13% | 16 |
| Allowances & stipends | 6% | 16 |
| Bonus & incentive | 6% | 16 |
| Life & disability insurance | 6% | 16 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | R1,967,003 | R1,967,003 | R1,967,003 | 1 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | R510,000 | R510,000 | R510,000 | 2 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Manager / Consultant in South Africa | 10% | 5%–20% | 1 | 5 | 61 |
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