Can be bypassed by changing that to "Salary Range for this position"

"Highly-competitive within the market"

I have had very little luck getting a recruiter to supply a range. I've had a few, but they are few and far between. I've also had a few that I've gotten to name a range by first naming something comfortably above where I suspect their range is — to which the reply is then to talk me down to that number.

(And, in the cases where I've done this, I've found out the recruiter's range was well below my own BATNA…)

If a hiring manager or recruiter gets back to me with a vague answer like this, I wouldn't be pursuing the position.

Plenty of recruiters in the past were happy to give me specifics... I'm unsure why you haven't had much luck.