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Fractional executive search firms & recruitment agency [01]

Leading fractional executive search firms and recruitment agency platform. Every CFO, CTO, CMO, COO and CPO mission is graded on rate percentile, applicant pressure, fill-time and IR35 structure — so you can choose where your two days a week create the most leverage. Top fractional recruitment agency with transparent pricing.

Open the missions console →Read the 2026 rate index

247 live missions48h match SLA£1.5K median CFO ratereviewed by Dan Keegan · updated may 2026

£5.7bn

Global fractional executive search firms market, 2025 — growing 14% annually

Fractionus 2025

400%

Growth in roles tagged fractional or interim since 2022

LinkedIn Talent Insights

1.1m

UK workers who left jobs over lack of flexibility

CIPD 2025

48hrs

Average brief-to-shortlist on Fractional.Quest, vs 3–6 months traditional

Quest placement data

02 / our edge

Leading fractional executive search firms analyse roles. Other fractional recruitment agencies just publish them.

Most fractional recruitment agencies are CV bait — title, salary band, send your details. We grade every mission on three dimensions before it appears, and we surface that signal next to the role so operators choose with their eyes open.

01 / RATE

Where this rate sits in the fractional executive market

Each mission is benchmarked against our 2,400+ placement dataset and the live Robert Walters and FD Capital indices — not a guess.

$ fq rate --role=CFO --region=london
› £1,500/day = 72nd percentile
band: £1,200 – £1,800
sample: 312 placements (24mo)

02 / DEMAND

Fractional executive search pressure & fill ETA

Live read on how many operators are circling, how quickly comparable missions filled, and where this one ranks on intent.

$ fq pressure --id=FQ-2087
› 14 applicants · ETA 11d
sector avg: 19 · 14d
signal: HIGH-INTENT

03 / STRUCTURE

IR35 & contract pre-check

Every brief carries an outside-IR35-ready scope, vetted before posting. Substitution rights, multi-client reality, financial risk — all checked.

$ fq ir35 --id=FQ-2087
› outside · pre-vetted
CEST: pass
template: standard-fract-2026

03 / analysed missions

Fractional executive search firms: Open this week.

Six of the 247 live missions from top fractional executive search firms, with the same analysis layer that operators see in the console. Browse all 247 →

COMMAND · CFOFQ-2087

Fractional CFO — Series B FinTech, FCA-authorised

Veridiom Capital · London · 2d/wk · Outside IR35

day rate

£1,500

rate pctile

P72

applicants

fill eta

11d

COMMAND · CTOFQ-2086

Median day rates across the C-suite, drawn from 2,400+ UK placements (24-month rolling). Top quartile reserved for operators with at least one prior C-suite exit. Full rate index →

Role	Median	Band (P25–P75)	12-mo trend	Sample
CFO Fractional CFO Finance leadership	£1,500PER DAY	£1,200 – £1,800P25 – P75	+6.4%	312PLACEMENTS
CTO Fractional CTO Engineering leadership	£1,300PER DAY	£1,000 – £1,600P25 – P75	+9.1%	274PLACEMENTS
CMO Fractional CMO Marketing & growth	£1,150PER DAY	£900 – £1,400P25 – P75	+3.0%	218PLACEMENTS
COO Fractional COO Operations & delivery	£1,200PER DAY	£900 – £1,500P25 – P75	+4.2%	186PLACEMENTS
CPO Fractional CPO Product leadership	£1,200PER DAY	£1,000 – £1,400P25 – P75	+5.6%	142PLACEMENTS

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