Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Manager salary, United Kingdom, 2–5 years
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager adverts in United Kingdom.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager adverts in United Kingdom.
Proposal Manager salary, United Kingdom, 2–5 years
£54,125
advertised base salary, 2–5 years · from 2 adverts
2 adverts2 employersLow dataUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Range
£53,250–£55,000
Adverts stating pay
20%
2 of 10 adverts · Low data
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Advertised base salary £54,125
Adverts per £5,000 band
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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.
Based on both adverts, whose sectors 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 →
United Kingdom ranks 9th of the 26 countries with salary figures in GBP for this role, based on 12 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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International RecruitmentFlexible working is named most often, in 83% of the 6 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 6 adverts that discuss benefits, from 10 permanent-role adverts for Proposal Manager 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
£510 /day
advertised day rate · from 1 advert
1 advert1 employerLow 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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Not enough complete history: 2 complete months so far. We need two to measure a trend.
Oct 2026 so far: a median of £70,000 from 6 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend.
3 months so far
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): 2 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 | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | No figure | No figure | No figure | 1 | No figure | No step |
| 2–5 years | £53,688 | £54,125 | £54,563 | 2 | Low data | –£4,125 (–8%) |
| 5–10 years | £37,500 | £50,000 | £66,250 | 6 | Indicative | +£40,000 (+80%) |
| 10+ years | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | £53,800 | £57,600 | £63,800 | 3 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| £50,000–£55,000 | 1 | 50% |
| £55,000–£60,000 | 1 | 50% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education & training | £53,250 | £53,250 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | £55,000 | £55,000 | 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 | £86,700 | $115,250 | 778 |
| 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 | 84 |
| 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 | 73 |
| 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 |
| Portugal | £17,600 | €20,640 | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 83% | 6 |
| Bonus & incentive | 67% | 6 |
| Health & medical | 33% | 6 |
| Paid leave | 33% | 6 |
| Retirement & pension | 33% | 6 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 33% | 6 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 33% | 6 |
| Allowances & stipends | 17% | 6 |
| Life & disability insurance | 17% | 6 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | £47,500 | £46,250 | £48,750 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Sept 2026 | £44,125 | £39,563 | £48,688 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | £70,000 | £58,750 | £72,250 | 6 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Manager in United Kingdom, 2–5 years | 20% | 6%–51% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
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