Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Tender Manager salary, South Africa
Advertised base salaries from Tender Manager adverts in South Africa.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Tender Manager adverts in South Africa.
Tender Manager salary, South Africa
R450,000
advertised base salary · from 1 advert
1 advert1 employerLow dataUpdated 3 Nov 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
Permanent roles stating pay
3%
1 of 30 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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View BidMaster™The 1 advert we hold sits in R400,000–R500,000.
Advertised base salary R450,000
Adverts per R100,000 band
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Only one sector has a figure here: Facilities Management & Property, at an advertised salary of R450,000 from 1 advert, marked Low data.
Based on the one advert, whose sector we know, read from the advert. Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
South Africa ranks 25th of the 37 countries with salary figures in ZAR for this role, based on 1 advert. Switzerland has the highest available advertised median, based on 1 advert.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
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International RecruitmentFlexible working is named most often, in 100% of the 2 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 2 adverts that discuss benefits, from 30 permanent-role adverts for Tender Manager in South Africa. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Day rates. No Tender Manager advert in South Africa stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 1 of the 30 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (3%, Low data): 0 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 →
| Band | Lower quarter | Advertised salary | 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 | 9 | No figure | No step |
| 5–10 years | R450,000 | R450,000 | R450,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 7 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | No figure | No figure | No figure | 4 | No figure | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| R400,000–R500,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Sector | Advertised salary | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facilities Management & Property | R450,000 | R450,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Advertised salary | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | R2,330,000 | CHF115,000 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | R2,140,000 | SAR480,000 | 4 |
| United States | R2,060,000 | $123,488 | 69 |
| Canada | R1,640,000 | C$137,438 | 6 |
| Australia | R1,350,000 | A$115,000 | 3 |
| Netherlands | R1,330,000 | €71,520 | 155 |
| United Kingdom | R1,170,000 | £52,500 | 42 |
| Belgium | R1,150,000 | €61,722 | 6 |
| Sweden | R1,140,000 | €61,398 | 2 |
| Poland | R1,140,000 | zł268,513 | 6 |
| Germany | R1,070,000 | €57,500 | 17 |
| Austria | R1,030,000 | €55,000 | 7 |
| Greece | R983,000 | €52,700 | 1 |
| Türkiye | R983,000 | €52,700 | 1 |
| Colombia | R967,000 | COP183,600,000 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | R817,000 | HK$384,000 | 2 |
| France | R788,000 | €42,250 | 26 |
| Spain | R746,000 | €40,000 | 45 |
| Portugal | R730,000 | €39,125 | 2 |
| Italy | R653,000 | €35,000 | 274 |
| Latvia | R615,000 | €33,000 | 1 |
| China | R602,000 | CN¥240,000 | 4 |
| Singapore | R587,000 | S$45,000 | 3 |
| Czechia | R459,000 | Kč600,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | R450,000 | R450,000 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | R382,000 | AED84,000 | 7 |
| Romania | R314,000 | lei90,000 | 2 |
| Ukraine | R252,000 | €13,500 | 1 |
| Mexico | R249,000 | MX$282,000 | 8 |
| Philippines | R220,000 | ₱840,000 | 3 |
| Brazil | R166,000 | R$54,000 | 4 |
| Malaysia | R160,000 | RM38,997 | 8 |
| Chile | R142,000 | CLP8,400,000 | 1 |
| Egypt | R134,000 | E£450,000 | 1 |
| India | R72,800 | ₹414,000 | 254 |
| Pakistan | R72,300 | PKR1,200,000 | 5 |
| Nigeria | R59,500 | ₦4,800,000 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | Shown in local currency only | ৳555,000 | 2 |
| Georgia | Shown in local currency only | ₾21,600 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 100% | 2 |
| Month | Advertised salary | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | R450,000 | R450,000 | R450,000 | 1 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tender Manager in South Africa | 3% | 1%–17% | 0 | 1 | 30 |
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