Fractional head of growth salary · pro-rata, 2026

What a fractional head of growth earns, pro-rata of the permanent salary

No independent UK source publishes a fractional head of growth day rate.

The figures here are the permanent head of growth salary from Intelligent People spread across working days — our arithmetic, a pro-rata floor for comparison, not a market rate.

On that basis, a fractional head of growth salary for one day a week comes to £20,700 a year at Intelligent People’s £100,000 figure (our arithmetic).

When you hire a fractional head of growth through us, we send a shortlist of 3–5, each with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out.

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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

£100,000

Head of growth salary, permanent · range £80,000–£120,000, placement data

Intelligent People, 2026

£450

Day equivalent · £100,000 ÷ 220 days, our arithmetic

£20,700

One day a week · a year: £450 × 46 weeks, our arithmetic

3–5

Shortlist · with day rate, availability and IR35 set out

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On the board · last 3 months

Fractional Head of growth jobs on the board

0 Fractional Head of growth · 9 fractional executive

No Fractional Head of growth roles on the board in the last three months. Showing fractional executive roles instead.

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Head of growth roles on the board

How fractional recruitment agencies compare is set out in one place, including how we work: a Fractional Head of Growth brief and a shortlist of three to five.

01/ the role

How we work out the figure, and what it is not

A fractional head of growth runs acquisition, activation and retention for part of the week: the experiments, the channels, the funnel numbers and the small team that moves them.

The Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Global Professional Marketing Framework sets out the capabilities the marketing side of the work draws on.

A fractional one is paid by the day or on a monthly retainer, not a salary.

No independent source we can verify publishes a day rate for the seat.

So we start from the permanent salary.

Intelligent People, a recruiter, puts head of growth pay at £100,000 from its placement data for July 2025 to July 2026, in a range of £80,000–£120,000.

We divide the salary by 220 working days to get a day equivalent, and round it to the nearest £10.

We multiply that by 46 working weeks and by the days a week.

The 220 days and 46 weeks are our assumptions, allowing for weekends, holidays and bank holidays.

The result is a floor for comparison.

It is what the permanent salary comes to for the same days.

It is not what a fractional head of growth charges, and it leaves out bonus, pension and the costs a self-employed leader carries.

The quotes you receive are the real figures.

02/ scope

How to hire a fractional head of growth

1. Count the days the funnel needs

List what the seat must own: the growth model, the experiment backlog, the channels, the reporting.

Estimate the days a month it takes.

The days set the cost; the scope sets the seniority.

2. Check the rules the channels run on

Growth work sends email and texts, sets cookies and makes claims in ads.

The ICO’s direct marketing and PECR guidance and the CAP Code set the rules.

Ask candidates how they have run campaigns within them.

3. Compare quotes on the same days

Ask every candidate for a day rate, the days a week they can commit and their notice.

Set each quote against the pro-rata floor in the table below for the same days.

What we do on a fractional brief

We recruit fractional, interim, part-time, temporary and permanent growth and marketing leaders, and non-executive directors.

We send a shortlist of 3–5, each with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out, and every candidate goes through our five-stage vetting first.

Roles on the board are on fractional head of growth jobs.

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.

Days a week for your company2 days

Your companyAnother clientA third client

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Illustration only: one way a fractional head of growth’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 · 9 roles · fractional executive

Engagement

Fractional9

Seat

CFO3
CHRO1
General counsel1
HRD1
CISO1
Other1
Other seats1

Days a week

Stated in the posting4
Not stated5

Day rate

Verified rate1
Estimated (est)4
Rate not stated4

Work arrangement (as the job feed classifies it)

Remote2
Hybrid5
On-site2

Newest posting on the board: 6 Oct 2026.

Postings per week on this board, last 90 days

9 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.

How much of the week does the work fill?

Is there a fixed end or a programme?

Does the seat sit on the board for years?

Is the need now, or can it wait for a search?

The route · Fractional

A fractional head of growth.

The work fills part of the week, so buy the days it needs.

A fractional head of growth holds the seat on agreed days for as long as the seat is needed, and works for other clients on the rest.

The fractional head of growth route Talk it through

06/ rates by stage

Fractional head of growth salary pro-rata, by days a week

Our arithmetic on Intelligent People’s permanent head of growth pay (placement data, July 2025 – July 2026). Day equivalent = salary ÷ 220 working days, rounded to the nearest £10. A year = day equivalent × 46 working weeks × days a week. A pro-rata floor for comparison, not a market rate. Intelligent People is a recruiter.

Permanent salaryDay equivalent (÷ 220)1 day a week, a year2 days a week, a year3 days a week, a yearSource

£80,000, low end of the range£360£16,560£33,120£49,680Intelligent People, 2026; our arithmetic

£100,000, headline figure£450£20,700£41,400£62,100Intelligent People, 2026; our arithmetic

£120,000, high end of the range£550£25,300£50,600£75,900Intelligent People, 2026; our arithmetic

07/ economics

What to check in the quotes before you agree a day rate

Read every quote on three terms: the day rate, the days a week, and the notice on both sides.

Agree too who pays for the tools and the ad spend: neither is part of a day rate unless the quote says so.

Tax status turns on how the engagement runs, not on the title or the contract alone.

Under the off-payroll working rules (IR35), a medium or large client makes the status determination; for a small client outside the public sector, the fractional leader’s own company decides.

The rules apply contract by contract.

HMRC’s CEST tool gives its view on one engagement; our IR35 guide sets out the tests.

If the person’s company is registered for VAT, VAT is added to the invoice.

A day rate carries no employer pension: an employer pays into a workplace pension for an employee, not for a supplier.

Nor does it carry paid holiday: the client pays for the days worked.

08/ vetting

How we vet fractional head of growths

What we undertake on every brief, before a candidate reaches you.

01
Qualification screen
Verify Fractional Head of Growth 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

09/ fractional head of growth day rate

Fractional head of growth day rate: why we print a floor, not a rate

We looked for a fractional head of growth day rate we could stand behind.

The figures online are providers’ own price lists or US-dollar pages.

None is an independent count of what the seat is paid here.

So the page shows one verified source, the permanent salary, and our arithmetic on it.

At Intelligent People’s £100,000 figure, the day equivalent is £450; across its £80,000–£120,000 range, it is £360–£550 (our arithmetic, rounded to the nearest £10).

Use the floor to test a quote, not to set one.

For the board-level seat, see chief growth officer salary.

10/ the other routes

Fractional, permanent or interim: three ways to fill the seat

A permanent hire is paid a salary, bonus and package; see head of growth salary for the benchmarks.

An interim covers the seat full-time for a fixed period on a day rate; see interim head of growth salary.

A third route is a part-time employee on a pro-rata salary.

A part-time worker must not be treated less favourably than a comparable full-time one, with some benefits applied pro rata (GOV.UK).

For the role in full, see what a head of growth does.

11/ questions

Fractional head of growth salary FAQ

The questions people ask before bringing in a fractional head of growth.

A fractional head of growth is paid a day rate or retainer, not a salary. No independent source publishes that rate. Pro-rata of Intelligent People’s £100,000 permanent figure, one day a week comes to £20,700 a year and two days to £41,400 (our arithmetic, a floor for comparison).

We take Intelligent People’s permanent head of growth pay, divide by 220 working days and round to the nearest £10. We then multiply by 46 working weeks and by the days a week. The 220 days and 46 weeks are our assumptions.

No independent source we can verify publishes one. The day equivalent of the permanent salary is £360–£550 across Intelligent People’s £80,000–£120,000 range, and £450 at its £100,000 figure (our arithmetic). That is a floor for comparison, not a rate the seat is quoted.

The day rate you agree times the days. As a floor, the £100,000 figure comes to £20,700 a year for one day a week and £62,100 for three (our arithmetic). Add VAT if the person is registered, and any tools or ad spend. We set out the day rate, availability and IR35 position for every candidate on the shortlist of 3–5.

It depends on how the engagement runs. A medium or large client makes the status determination; a small private-sector client leaves it to the fractional leader’s own company (HMRC). It is set contract by contract, not per person.

Count the days the funnel needs, check the candidate knows the rules the channels run on, and compare every quote on the same days. See fractional head of growth jobs for roles on the board and how we run a brief.

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