Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Writer salary, United Kingdom
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Writer adverts in United Kingdom.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Writer adverts in United Kingdom.
Proposal Writer salary, United Kingdom
£64,097
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within £50,000–£86,557 (approximate).
5 adverts3 employersLow dataUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 2 adverts paid in USD and 1 in EUR, converted to GBP using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
£70,711
Range
£40,000–£112,901
Adverts stating pay
16%
5 of 31 adverts · Low data
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Median advertised base salary £64,097
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 the 4 of 5 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 →
United Kingdom ranks 6th of the 13 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 5 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 72% of the 18 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 18 adverts that discuss benefits, from 31 permanent-role adverts for Proposal Writer in United Kingdom. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
Day rate
£350 /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: £40,000 from 1 advert. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend. Low data.
3 months so far
How many adverts say what they pay. 5 of the 31 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (16%, Low data): 3 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 2 adverts paid in USD and 1 in EUR, 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 | 2 | No figure | No step |
| 2–5 years | £86,600 | £86,600 | £86,600 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 5–10 years | £45,000 | £50,000 | £81,450 | 3 | Low data | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | £64,100 | £64,100 | £64,100 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| £40,000–£45,000 | 1 | 20% |
| £45,000–£50,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £50,000–£55,000 | 1 | 20% |
| £55,000–£60,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £60,000–£65,000 | 1 | 20% |
| £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 | 20% |
| £90,000–£95,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £95,000–£100,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £100,000–£105,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £105,000–£110,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £110,000–£115,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy & utilities | £45,000 | £45,000 | Not available | 2 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Financial & professional services | £75,300 | €88,140 | Not available | 2 | 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 | 244 |
| France | £67,700 | $90,000 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | £64,097 | £64,097 | 5 |
| Germany | £57,700 | €67,500 | 7 |
| Canada | £37,100 | C$70,000 | 61 |
| South Africa | £22,000 | R480,000 | 1 |
| Italy | £21,300 | €24,972 | 1 |
| Greece | £20,400 | €23,925 | 2 |
| Philippines | £7,380 | ₱614,940 | 4 |
| India | £5,300 | ₹675,000 | 20 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 72% | 18 |
| Paid leave | 44% | 18 |
| Retirement & pension | 39% | 18 |
| Learning & development | 33% | 18 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 33% | 18 |
| Bonus & incentive | 28% | 18 |
| Equity & ownership | 11% | 18 |
| Family & care leave | 11% | 18 |
| Health & medical | 11% | 18 |
| Life & disability insurance | 11% | 18 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 11% | 18 |
| Dependant education | 6% | 18 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | £86,557 | £75,327 | £99,729 | 3 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Sept 2026 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 | 1 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 | 1 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Writer in United Kingdom | 16% | 7%–33% | 3 | 2 | 31 |
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