Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid Manager / Consultant / Associate salary, South Africa, 10+ years
Advertised base salaries from Bid Manager / Consultant / Associate adverts in South Africa.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid Manager / Consultant / Associate adverts in South Africa.
Bid Manager / Consultant / Associate salary, South Africa, 10+ years
R1,082,972
advertised base salary, 10+ years · from 1 advert
1 advert1 employerLow dataUpdated 6 Nov 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 6 Nov 2026
Permanent roles stating pay
33%
1 of 3 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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View BidMaster™The 1 advert we hold sits in R1,000,000–R1,100,000.
Advertised base salary R1,082,972
Adverts per R100,000 band
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Only one sector has a figure here: Construction & Infrastructure, at an advertised salary of R1,082,972 from 1 advert, marked Low data.
Based on the one advert, whose sector we know, read from the advert. Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
South Africa ranks 23rd of the 29 countries with salary figures in ZAR for this role, based on 3 adverts. Switzerland has the highest available advertised median, based on 5 adverts.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
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Bid Manager / Consultant / Associate, South AfricaR630,000from 3 adverts
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Not enough complete history: 1 complete month so far. We need two to measure a trend.
Nov 2026 so far: R1,082,972 from 1 advert. 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 / Associate advert in South Africa, at any experience level, stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 1 of the 3 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (33%, Low data): 0 in a structured field and 1 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 | Advertised salary | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 2–5 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 14 | No figure | No step |
| 5–10 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 17 | No figure | No step |
| 10+ years | R1,082,972 | R1,082,972 | R1,082,972 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | R540,000 | R570,000 | R600,000 | 2 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| R1,000,000–R1,100,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Sector | Advertised salary | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction & Infrastructure | R1,082,972 | R1,082,972 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Advertised salary | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | R2,680,000 | CHF132,200 | 5 |
| United States | R1,750,000 | $105,000 | 174 |
| Australia | R1,730,000 | A$147,184 | 8 |
| Singapore | R1,570,000 | S$120,000 | 9 |
| United Arab Emirates | R1,470,000 | AED324,000 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | R1,460,000 | SAR327,000 | 2 |
| Ireland | R1,400,000 | €75,000 | 25 |
| China | R1,350,000 | CN¥540,000 | 2 |
| Canada | R1,310,000 | C$110,000 | 51 |
| United Kingdom | R1,290,000 | £57,500 | 252 |
| Germany | R1,260,000 | €67,500 | 46 |
| Netherlands | R1,230,000 | €66,000 | 41 |
| Austria | R1,080,000 | €57,742 | 11 |
| France | R1,030,000 | €55,000 | 47 |
| Sweden | R1,020,000 | SEK600,000 | 1 |
| Finland | R895,000 | €48,000 | 1 |
| Lithuania | R833,000 | €44,670 | 1 |
| Japan | R796,000 | ¥7,500,000 | 1 |
| Italy | R746,000 | €40,000 | 76 |
| Mexico | R741,000 | MX$840,000 | 2 |
| Malaysia | R710,000 | RM172,500 | 2 |
| Spain | R653,000 | €35,000 | 9 |
| South Africa | R630,000 | R630,000 | 3 |
| Latvia | R615,000 | €33,000 | 1 |
| Poland | R584,000 | zł138,000 | 1 |
| Pakistan | R217,000 | PKR3,600,000 | 3 |
| India | R84,400 | ₹480,000 | 39 |
| Philippines | R82,600 | ₱315,000 | 8 |
| Nigeria | R34,900 | ₦2,820,000 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | Shown in local currency only | ৳510,000 | 2 |
No benefits were identified for Bid Manager / Consultant / Associate in South Africa at 10+ years.
| Month | Advertised salary | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | R510,000 | R510,000 | R510,000 | 1 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Nov 2026 | R1,082,972 | R1,082,972 | R1,082,972 | 1 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Manager / Consultant / Associate in South Africa, 10+ years | 33% | 6%–79% | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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