Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid / Proposal Writer salary, South Africa
Advertised base salaries from Bid / Proposal Writer adverts in South Africa.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid / Proposal Writer adverts in South Africa.
Bid / Proposal Writer salary, South Africa
R540,000
median advertised base salary
3 adverts3 employersLow dataUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 1 advert paid in GBP, converted to ZAR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
R630,373
Range
R480,000–R871,120
Adverts stating pay
30%
3 of 10 adverts · Low data
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Median advertised base salary R540,000
Adverts per R100,000 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 the 2 of 3 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 13th of the 17 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 3 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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Based on 1 advert that discusses benefits, from 10 permanent-role adverts for Bid / Proposal Writer in South Africa. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Not enough complete history: 1 complete month so far. We need two to measure a trend.
Oct 2026 so far: R540,000 from 1 advert. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend. Low data.
2 months so far
Day rates. No Bid / Proposal Writer advert in South Africa stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 3 of the 10 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (30%, Low data): 2 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 GBP, converted to ZAR 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 | R540,000 | R540,000 | R540,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 5–10 years | R871,000 | R871,000 | R871,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | R480,000 | R480,000 | R480,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| R400,000–R500,000 | 1 | 33% |
| R500,000–R600,000 | 1 | 33% |
| R600,000–R700,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R700,000–R800,000 | 0 | 0% |
| R800,000–R900,000 | 1 | 33% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education & training | R540,000 | R540,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| IT & software | R871,000 | £40,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | R3,110,000 | $190,000 | 1 |
| Brazil | R1,530,000 | $93,500 | 1 |
| Spain | R1,520,000 | $92,500 | 1 |
| United States | R1,480,000 | $90,000 | 243 |
| Germany | R1,260,000 | €67,500 | 9 |
| France | R1,200,000 | €64,632 | 2 |
| Ireland | R1,090,000 | €58,750 | 4 |
| Netherlands | R1,090,000 | €58,482 | 11 |
| United Kingdom | R980,000 | £45,000 | 135 |
| Cameroon | R926,000 | £42,500 | 1 |
| Canada | R809,000 | C$70,000 | 57 |
| Saudi Arabia | R740,000 | £34,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | R540,000 | R540,000 | 3 |
| Italy | R465,000 | €24,972 | 1 |
| Greece | R445,000 | €23,925 | 2 |
| Philippines | R157,000 | ₱600,000 | 5 |
| India | R110,000 | ₹645,000 | 22 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 100% | 1 |
| Health & medical | 100% | 1 |
| Learning & development | 100% | 1 |
| Life & disability insurance | 100% | 1 |
| Paid leave | 100% | 1 |
| Retirement & pension | 100% | 1 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | R675,560 | R577,780 | R773,340 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | R540,000 | R540,000 | R540,000 | 1 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid / Proposal Writer in South Africa | 30% | 11%–60% | 2 | 1 | 10 |
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