Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid / Proposal Writer / Author salary, United Kingdom, 10+ years
Advertised base salaries from Bid / Proposal Writer / Author adverts in United Kingdom.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid / Proposal Writer / Author adverts in United Kingdom.
Bid / Proposal Writer / Author salary, United Kingdom, 10+ years
£70,000
advertised base salary, 10+ years · from 1 advert
1 advert1 employerLow dataUpdated 3 Nov 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
Permanent roles stating pay
5%
1 of 19 adverts · Low data
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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: +£12,500 (+31%).
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Advertised base salary £70,000
Adverts per £5,000 band
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Pay by sector. We do not know the sector of the one advert here: the advert does not make the hiring organisation's business plain, so there is no figure by sector yet.
United Kingdom ranks 5th of the 15 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 146 adverts. Japan has the highest available advertised median, based on 1 advert.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
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International RecruitmentFlexible working is named most often, in 91% of the 11 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 11 adverts that discuss benefits, from 19 permanent-role adverts for Bid / Proposal Writer / Author in United Kingdom at 10+ years. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
Day rate, all experience levels
£350 /day
advertised day rate · from 2 adverts
2 adverts2 employersLow dataAdverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
Day rates are advertised per day. We do not convert them to annual salaries.
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–11% over 3 complete months.
complete months used: Aug 2026 to Oct 2026 · short history · axis does not start at zero
How many adverts say what they pay. 1 of the 19 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (5%, Low data): 1 in a structured field and 0 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 | £27,771 | £28,500 | £30,375 | 8 | Indicative | +£11,500 (+40%) |
| 2–5 years | £36,875 | £40,000 | £44,250 | 32 | Fair | +£12,500 (+31%) |
| 5–10 years | £45,432 | £52,500 | £59,375 | 34 | Fair | +£17,500 (+33%) |
| 10+ years | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | £40,000 | £47,500 | £56,250 | 71 | Fair | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| £70,000–£75,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Country | Advertised salary | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | £142,000 | $190,000 | 1 |
| United States | £67,300 | $90,200 | 336 |
| Netherlands | £52,500 | €63,000 | 15 |
| Ireland | £49,000 | €58,750 | 4 |
| United Kingdom | £44,500 | £44,500 | 146 |
| France | £41,700 | €50,000 | 3 |
| Canada | £37,400 | C$70,000 | 62 |
| Italy | £25,000 | €30,000 | 7 |
| Spain | £25,000 | €30,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | £22,800 | R510,000 | 2 |
| Greece | £19,900 | €23,925 | 2 |
| Philippines | £7,030 | ₱600,000 | 5 |
| India | £4,950 | ₹630,000 | 25 |
| Pakistan | £2,910 | PKR1,080,000 | 1 |
| Brazil | £1,010 | $1,350 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 91% | 11 |
| Paid leave | 36% | 11 |
| Health & medical | 27% | 11 |
| Learning & development | 27% | 11 |
| Retirement & pension | 27% | 11 |
| Family & care leave | 18% | 11 |
| Life & disability insurance | 18% | 11 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 18% | 11 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 18% | 11 |
| Equity & ownership | 9% | 11 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | £47,000 | £40,750 | £55,000 | 36 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | £42,250 | £39,063 | £51,875 | 34 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | £41,728 | £38,000 | £54,375 | 54 | no | yes |
| Nov 2026 | £45,000 | £40,625 | £54,435 | 10 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid / Proposal Writer / Author in United Kingdom, 10+ years | 5% | 1%–25% | 1 | 0 | 19 |
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