Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid / Proposal Writer salary, United Kingdom, 2–5 years
Advertised base salaries from Bid / Proposal Writer adverts in United Kingdom.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid / Proposal Writer adverts in United Kingdom.
Bid / Proposal Writer salary, United Kingdom, 2–5 years
£40,000
median advertised base salary, 2–5 years
Half of these advertised salaries fall within £36,250–£42,500.
27 adverts26 employersFairUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 1 advert paid in USD, converted to GBP using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
£41,307
Range
£23,670–£86,557
Adverts stating pay
32%
27 of 85 adverts · Low data
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The biggest jump is from 2–5 years to 5–10 years: +£15,000 (+38%).
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View BidMaster™More adverts land in £40,000–£45,000 than in any other band: 44% of the 27 we hold.
Median advertised base salary £40,000
Adverts per £5,000 band
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That is the median advertised base salary across the 27 Bid or Proposal Writer adverts in United Kingdom at 2–5 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facilities & support services | £35,000 (£35,000)5 advertsLow data | 5 | Low data |
| Construction | £38,750 (£38,750)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data |
| Energy & utilities | £26,835 (£26,835)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Financial & professional services | £60,779 (£60,779)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | £43,121 (£43,121)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Business consulting | £42,500 (£42,500)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
Based on the 20 of 27 adverts whose sector we know, from the employer's LinkedIn industry or the advert itself. 5 adverts name sectors outside these groups and are not shown. Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
United Kingdom ranks 9th of the 17 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 136 adverts. Japan 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 42 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 42 adverts that discuss benefits, from 85 permanent-role adverts for Bid / Proposal Writer in United Kingdom at 2–5 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 – 24 Oct 2026
Day rates are advertised per day. We do not convert them to annual salaries.
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–11% 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 £41,000 from 31 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. 27 of the 85 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (32%, Low data): 25 in a structured field and 2 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 →
Includes 1 advert paid in USD, converted to GBP using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | £28,000 | £28,500 | £37,500 | 9 | Indicative | +£11,500 (+40%) |
| 2–5 years | £36,250 | £40,000 | £42,500 | 27 | Fair | +£15,000 (+38%) |
| 5–10 years | £50,250 | £55,000 | £60,000 | 34 | Fair | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | £37,500 | £47,500 | £55,000 | 66 | Fair | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| £20,000–£25,000 | 1 | 4% |
| £25,000–£30,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £30,000–£35,000 | 4 | 15% |
| £35,000–£40,000 | 5 | 19% |
| £40,000–£45,000 | 12 | 44% |
| £45,000–£50,000 | 3 | 11% |
| £50,000–£55,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £55,000–£60,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £60,000–£65,000 | 1 | 4% |
| £65,000–£70,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £70,000–£75,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £75,000–£80,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £80,000–£85,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £85,000–£90,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facilities & support services | £35,000 | £35,000 | Not available | 5 | 5 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Construction | £38,750 | £38,750 | Not available | 3 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Energy & utilities | £26,835 | £26,835 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Financial & professional services | £60,779 | £60,779 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | £43,121 | £43,121 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Business consulting | £42,500 | £42,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | £143,000 | $190,000 | 1 |
| Brazil | £70,400 | $93,500 | 1 |
| Spain | £69,600 | $92,500 | 1 |
| United States | £67,700 | $90,000 | 250 |
| Germany | £57,700 | €67,500 | 10 |
| France | £55,200 | €64,632 | 2 |
| Ireland | £50,200 | €58,750 | 4 |
| Netherlands | £50,000 | €58,482 | 11 |
| United Kingdom | £45,000 | £45,000 | 136 |
| Cameroon | £42,500 | £42,500 | 1 |
| Canada | £37,100 | C$70,000 | 63 |
| Saudi Arabia | £34,000 | £34,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | £24,800 | R540,000 | 3 |
| Italy | £21,300 | €24,972 | 1 |
| Greece | £20,400 | €23,925 | 2 |
| Philippines | £7,200 | ₱600,000 | 5 |
| India | £5,070 | ₹645,000 | 22 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 79% | 42 |
| Paid leave | 55% | 42 |
| Learning & development | 50% | 42 |
| Retirement & pension | 48% | 42 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 40% | 42 |
| Health & medical | 36% | 42 |
| Bonus & incentive | 31% | 42 |
| Life & disability insurance | 24% | 42 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 21% | 42 |
| Family & care leave | 14% | 42 |
| Allowances & stipends | 10% | 42 |
| Equity & ownership | 10% | 42 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | £46,500 | £40,000 | £58,750 | 39 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | £41,612 | £37,500 | £50,625 | 32 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | £41,000 | £37,750 | £53,750 | 31 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid / Proposal Writer in United Kingdom, 2–5 years | 32% | 23%–42% | 25 | 2 | 85 |
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