Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Manager salary, South Africa
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager adverts in South Africa.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager adverts in South Africa.
Proposal Manager salary, South Africa
£49,489
advertised base salary · from 2 adverts
2 adverts2 employersLow dataUpdated 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.
Range
£35,000–£63,977
Adverts stating pay
20%
2 of 10 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Advertised base salary £49,489
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Only one sector has a figure here: Facilities & support services, at an advertised salary of £35,000 from 1 advert, marked Low data.
Based on the 1 of 2 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 12th of the 25 countries with salary figures in GBP for this role, based on 2 adverts. Austria 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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Based on 4 adverts that discuss benefits, from 10 permanent-role adverts for Proposal Manager in South Africa. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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1 month so far
Day rates. No Proposal Manager advert in South Africa stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 2 of the 10 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (20%, Low data): 1 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 →
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 | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 2–5 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 1 | No figure | No step |
| 5–10 years | £35,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | £64,000 | £64,000 | £64,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| £35,000–£40,000 | 1 | 50% |
| £40,000–£45,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £45,000–£50,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £50,000–£55,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £55,000–£60,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £60,000–£65,000 | 1 | 50% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facilities & support services | £35,000 | £35,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | £93,100 | $123,750 | 1 |
| Ireland | £87,600 | €102,500 | 1 |
| United States | £86,600 | $115,000 | 751 |
| Australia | £86,500 | A$165,000 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | £69,100 | HK$720,000 | 1 |
| Japan | £65,400 | C$123,200 | 1 |
| Netherlands | £61,500 | €72,000 | 18 |
| Canada | £59,900 | C$112,900 | 78 |
| United Kingdom | £55,000 | £55,000 | 12 |
| Mexico | £53,700 | MX$1,293,104 | 4 |
| Singapore | £49,500 | S$84,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | £49,489 | £49,489 | 2 |
| Switzerland | £49,200 | €57,600 | 1 |
| Germany | £48,200 | €56,420 | 75 |
| France | £48,100 | €56,250 | 14 |
| Italy | £47,900 | €56,000 | 71 |
| Spain | £44,000 | €51,500 | 12 |
| Romania | £39,700 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Serbia | £39,700 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Poland | £39,600 | zł202,500 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | £36,300 | €42,500 | 1 |
| Philippines | £23,000 | ₱1,920,000 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | £22,700 | AED111,000 | 2 |
| India | £6,130 | ₹780,000 | 14 |
| Nigeria | £2,720 | ₦4,800,000 | 2 |
| Algeria | Shown in local currency only | DZD1,980,000 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Learning & development | 75% | 4 |
| Flexible working | 50% | 4 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 25% | 4 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | £49,489 | £42,244 | £56,733 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Manager in South Africa | 20% | 6%–51% | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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