Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
£45,000
median advertised base salary for Bid Writer roles, across the countries we track
168 adverts135 employersFairUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Country figures by the currency each is stated in: GBP 138 · EUR 19 · USD 6 · CAD 2 · INR 2 · PHP 1. Each country's figure is the median in its own currency, and 3 adverts paid in another currency are converted into their country's figure. The headline above converts every advert to GBP using exchange rates from 1 October 2026 and takes one median. The bars below use exchange rates from the date stated with the chart.
Germany has the highest available advertised median among the 12 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 3 adverts.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | £57,700 | €67,500 | 3 |
| United States | £54,200 | $72,000 | 6 |
| Ireland | £50,200 | €58,750 | 4 |
| Netherlands | £50,000 | €58,482 | 11 |
| United Kingdom | £45,000 | £45,000 | 134 |
| Canada | £43,600 | C$82,238 | 2 |
| France | £42,700 | €50,000 | 1 |
| Cameroon | £42,500 | £42,500 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | £34,000 | £34,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | £32,398 | £32,398 | 2 |
| Philippines | £7,200 | ₱600,000 | 1 |
| India | £2,830 | ₹360,000 | 2 |
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