Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid / Proposal Writer salary, United Kingdom
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
£45,000
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within £38,000–£55,000.
136 adverts109 employersFairUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 2 adverts paid in EUR and 2 in USD, converted to GBP using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
£47,641
Range
£23,670–£112,901
Adverts stating pay
42%
136 of 322 adverts
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View BidMaster™More adverts land in £40,000–£45,000 than in any other band: 20% of the 136 we hold.
Median advertised base salary £45,000
Adverts per £5,000 band
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Of the 3 sectors with enough adverts and employers to compare, Construction has the highest median advertised salary, £40,000, and Energy & utilities the lowest, £35,000. 5 more sectors are marked Low data and not compared.
| Sector | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Construction | £40,000 (£40,000)13 advertsIndicative | 13 | Indicative | |
| Facilities & support services | £38,000 (£38,000)7 advertsIndicative | 7 | Indicative | |
| Energy & utilities | £35,000 (£35,000)6 advertsIndicative | 6 | Indicative | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| Business consulting | £56,250 (£56,250)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
| Financial & professional services | £64,097 (£64,097)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data | |
| Healthcare & life sciences | £44,000 (£44,000)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data | |
| Education & training | £38,537 (£38,537)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
| Manufacturing & industrial | £28,250 (£28,250)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
Based on the 44 of 136 adverts whose sector we know, from the employer's LinkedIn industry or the advert itself. 6 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 69% of the 187 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 187 adverts that discuss benefits, from 322 permanent-role adverts for Bid / 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 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. 136 of the 322 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (42%): 47 in a structured field and 89 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 →
Estimated posting dates. 33 of the 136 adverts behind the figures above reached us with no posting date on them, so we recorded the day we collected them instead. They count in every window on this page and are left out of the monthly series. How we date an advert →
Includes 2 adverts paid in EUR and 2 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 | 1% |
| £25,000–£30,000 | 7 | 5% |
| £30,000–£35,000 | 8 | 6% |
| £35,000–£40,000 | 22 | 16% |
| £40,000–£45,000 | 27 | 20% |
| £45,000–£50,000 | 17 | 13% |
| £50,000–£55,000 | 15 | 11% |
| £55,000–£60,000 | 10 | 7% |
| £60,000–£65,000 | 18 | 13% |
| £65,000–£70,000 | 4 | 3% |
| £70,000–£75,000 | 2 | 1% |
| £75,000–£80,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £80,000–£85,000 | 2 | 1% |
| £85,000–£90,000 | 1 | 1% |
| £90,000–£95,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £95,000–£100,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £100,000–£105,000 | 1 | 1% |
| £105,000–£110,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £110,000–£115,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | £40,000 | £40,000 | £34,000–£52,500 | 13 | 13 | Indicative | Yes |
| Facilities & support services | £38,000 | £38,000 | £30,000–£60,000 | 7 | 7 | Indicative | Yes |
| Energy & utilities | £35,000 | £35,000 | £23,670–£57,500 | 6 | 4 | Indicative | Yes |
| Business consulting | £56,250 | £56,250 | Not available | 4 | 4 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Financial & professional services | £64,097 | £64,097 | Not available | 3 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | £44,000 | £44,000 | Not available | 3 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Education & training | £38,537 | £38,537 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | £28,250 | £28,250 | 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 | 62 |
| 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 | 69% | 187 |
| Paid leave | 50% | 187 |
| Learning & development | 48% | 187 |
| Retirement & pension | 45% | 187 |
| Health & medical | 37% | 187 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 36% | 187 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 32% | 187 |
| Bonus & incentive | 28% | 187 |
| Life & disability insurance | 26% | 187 |
| Family & care leave | 12% | 187 |
| Allowances & stipends | 11% | 187 |
| Equity & ownership | 5% | 187 |
| Housing allowance | 1% | 187 |
| Dependant education | 1% | 187 |
| 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 | 42% | 37%–48% | 47 | 89 | 322 |
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