Fractional C-Suite · which seats, what it costs
Fractional C-Suite · board-level leadership, part of the week
The fractional C-suite is any board-level seat — CFO, CMO, CTO, COO, CHRO, CRO, CPO, General Counsel and more — held part of the week instead of full-time.
"Fractional C suite" and "fractional c-suite" both describe the same thing: a named leader with full authority in their seat, bought for an agreed number of days.
This page covers which seats go fractional and what it costs across them.
For the broader concept, see fractional executive; for the engagement model and how to scope the days, see fractional leadership services.
We recruit fractional, interim, part-time, temporary and permanent executives, and non-executive directors.
How a brief runswhat we undertake
- 01Brief30-MINUTE SCOPING CALLDay 0
- 02Shortlist of 3–5VETTED · RATE BENCHMARK · IR35After the brief
- 03InterviewsYOU MEET THE SHORTLISTYour diary
- 04Scoped startFIRST-MONTH OUTCOMES AGREEDYou set the date
- 05Fractional, interim and permanentIR35 POSITION SET OUTOn every brief
Shortlist3–5
15 minutes · video or phone
Book 15 minutes to hire a fractional C-suite leader
Tell us the scope and the days a week. We come back with C-suite leader candidates, their day rates and availability.
- 0115 minutes, video or phone
- 02We scope the role and the days a week
- 03A shortlist of 3–5 after the call
- 04Fractional, interim and permanent briefs
Pick a day that suits · live availability
On the board · last 3 months
Fractional C-Suite jobs on the board
- FractionalSyndicatedProduction Lead and Fractional CTO
Reg Advantage Ltd · London
est £1,500/dayLondon - FractionalSyndicatedReward Lead (Fractional- 12 month FTC)
Unity Advisory · London
est £750/day3 d/wk - FractionalSyndicatedFractional Financial Controller
LRO Financial Consultancy · Worcester
est £650/dayWorcester - FractionalAvailable now · our mandateFractional SDR
Confidential client (Fractional Quest mandate) · Remote
Rate not statedRemote - FractionalAvailable now · our mandateFractional Executive Assistant
Confidential client (Fractional Quest mandate) · London
Rate not stated2–3 d/wk - FractionalSyndicatedPart time / Fractional Finance Director
PHIX · United Kingdom
est £650/day3 d/wk - FractionalSyndicatedAcquisition CFO / Finance Director (Fractional)
CivSec Group · London
est £1,500/dayLondon - FractionalSyndicatedBusiness Affairs Executive (Fractional / Per-Project)
Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment · London
est £1,100/dayLondon - FractionalSyndicatedFinancial Controller (fractional)
Fermtech · Oxford
est £550/dayOxford - FractionalSyndicatedFractional IT Director – Technology & AI (FTC)
Flat Iron · London
est £1,000/day2 d/wk - FractionalSyndicatedFractional Chief Medical Officer - Tricorder Systems
Founders Factory · Bristol
Rate not statedBristol - FractionalSyndicatedFractional People Director
People Puzzles Ltd · Cambridge
Rate not statedCambridge
Current C-suite leadership roles
Fractional recruitment works differently from a permanent search — shorter, scoped by days a week, and priced on the engagement. Send a C-suite leader brief and we come back with a shortlist of three to five vetted candidates.
01/ the role
What is the fractional C-suite? board authority, part of the week
The fractional C-suite is the set of board-level seats a company can fill part of the week rather than full-time: CFO, CMO, CTO, COO, CHRO, CRO, CPO and General Counsel are the ones most often bought this way.
A fractional C-suite leader holds full authority in their seat for their days — they decide and are accountable, the same as a full-time officer, just not every day.
Which seats go fractional
Finance (fractional CFO), marketing (fractional CMO), technology (fractional CTO) and operations (fractional COO) are the most common.
HR (fractional CHRO), revenue (fractional CRO), product (fractional CPO) and legal (fractional General Counsel) follow the same model.
A company rarely buys all of them fractionally at once — usually one or two seats, where the gap is clearest.
02/ scope
What a fractional C-suite leader brings
Seniority without full-time cost
A fractional C-suite hire has usually already held the full-time version of the seat, often more than once.
The company gets that experience on the days it needs it, rather than paying for a full working week it does not yet have enough work to fill.
A defined mandate
Because the days are limited, the mandate has to be clear: what the leader owns, what they decide alone and what needs sign-off, and how they hand off to whoever covers the rest of the week.
03/ the week
How a week divides.
Part of a week is the point of the model: the days you buy are yours, the rest of the week goes to other clients. Move the days a week and the week redraws.
Illustration only: one way a fractional C-suite leader’s week can divide at 2 days a week for you. Each block is half a day.
04/ the board
What the board holds.
A read of the roles on the board on this page, counted as they stand: how each is engaged, whether the posting gives the days and the rate, and where the work happens.
On this board, last 90 days · 12 roles · Fractional C-Suite
Engagement
- Fractional12
Seat
- CTO2
- Other2
- Financial controller2
- SDR1
- Executive assistant1
- Finance director1
- Other seats3
Days a week
- Stated in the posting3
- Not stated9
Day rate
- Verified rate0
- Estimated (est)8
- Rate not stated4
Work arrangement (as the job feed classifies it)
- Remote1
- Hybrid6
- On-site3
- Not classified2
Newest posting on the board: 16 Oct 2026.
Postings per week on this board, last 90 days
12 postings on this board in the last 90 days, counted by the week each was published.
05/ the route
Fractional, interim or permanent?
Four taps. The answer names the route for the seat and the page that covers it.
The route · Fractional
A fractional c-suite leader.The work fills part of the week, so buy the days it needs.
A fractional c-suite leader holds the seat on agreed days for as long as the seat is needed, and works for other clients on the rest.
The route · Interim
An interim c-suite leader.The work fills the week, and it has an end: a programme, a cover, a transaction.
An interim c-suite leader takes the seat full time for that stretch and hands it over when it is done.
The route · Interim, then permanent
Interim now, a permanent c-suite leader after.The seat is full time and long term, and the need is now.
An interim c-suite leader holds it while the permanent search runs, so the seat is not left empty.
The route · Permanent
A permanent c-suite leader.A full-time seat that sits at the table for years is a permanent hire.
There is time to run a search, so run one.
06/ vetting
How we vet fractional C-suite leaders
What we undertake on every brief, before a candidate reaches you.
- 01
Qualification screen
Verify C-suite leader tenure, sector context and stage fit.
SOURCING - 02
Mandate fit
Match to your situation — stage, board dynamics, timing.
MATCHING - 03
Reference deep-dive
We take references ourselves, from recent past clients — real outcomes, not titles.
VERIFY - 04
Shortlist
Three to five candidates with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out.
SHORTLIST OF 3–5
07/ what it costs
What a fractional C-suite hire costs by seat
Day rates vary by seat.
Connectd publishes UK fractional day rates of £600–£1,500 for a CFO, £750–£1,400 for a CMO, £900–£1,600 for a CTO and £800–£1,400 for a COO — roughly £600–£1,600 a day across the fractional C-suite, with technology seats at the top of that range and finance at the bottom.
Every shortlist we send states each candidate’s day rate or pay, availability and IR35 position.
Our rate calculator turns a day rate and a number of days into a monthly and annual figure for any seat.
08/ fractional vs full-time
Fractional C-suite or a full-time hire?
A fractional C-suite seat suits a company that needs senior judgement but not a full week of it: an early-stage business without the budget or workload for a full-time officer, or a scale-up covering a gap while it decides on a permanent structure.
A full-time hire suits a seat that has grown to fill the week.
Many companies move from fractional to full-time, or the reverse, as the business changes — see fractional leadership services for how the days are scoped and reviewed.
09/ questions
Fractional C-Suite FAQ
The questions people ask before bringing in a fractional C-suite leader.
Book 15 minutes · shortlist of 3–5
Bring the brief. We architect the team.
A shortlist of 3–5 with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out, after five-stage vetting.
