{ "name": "fractionalctocost.co.uk Fractional CTO Price Index", "title": "Fractional CTO Price Index", "url": "https://fractionalctocost.co.uk/datasets/fractional-cto-price-index/", "csv": "https://fractionalctocost.co.uk/datasets/fractional-cto-price-index.csv", "markdown": "https://fractionalctocost.co.uk/datasets/fractional-cto-price-index/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-11-09", "license": "https://fractionalctocost.co.uk/terms", "headline": "The median published figure in the Fractional CTO Price Index is 2,499.50 GBP across 8 sources' own pages (range 1,500 to 5,000 GBP), read 9 November 2026.", "quotes": [ "The median published figure in the Fractional CTO Price Index is 2,499.50 GBP across 8 sources' own pages (range 1,500 to 5,000 GBP), read 9 November 2026.", "8 of the 47 named sources read in full publish a figure; 41 publish none, read 9 November 2026." ], "citation": "\"fractionalctocost.co.uk Fractional CTO Price Index\", updated 2026-11-09, https://fractionalctocost.co.uk/datasets/fractional-cto-price-index/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "GBP", "n": 8, "median": 2499.5, "min": 1500, "max": 5000, "p25": 1808.75, "p75": 4350, "mean": 2868, "units": { "GBP": 8 }, "published_sources": 8, "named_sources": 55, "read_sources": 47, "not_published": 41, "published_share": 0.17 }, "by_axis": {}, "rows": [ { "source": "Fractional CTO Services UK", "url": "https://foresightmobile.com/services/fractional-cto-service", "figure": "£2,500 ", "value": 2500, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31", "quote": "Retainers start at £2,500 per month for two to five days.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "f93e28848e7c7304add89d293f34434f7aea67b8b38e7ad26d946dfc6f6da5f0" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO UK", "url": "https://leadership-services.co.uk/fractional-cto-services/", "figure": "£1,795 ", "value": 1795, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "quote": "Leadership Services' fractional CTOs start from £1,795 per month, typically £1,795–£5,000 depending on scope.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "8fb2889de77587f100bece2caaee1408a893b08b8012b00a97fcc1017fb72e8c" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Pricing 2026", "url": "https://941consulting.com/en/fractional-cto-pricing/", "figure": "£2,499", "value": 2499, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "quote": "£2,499/mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "a4dfa6a048d8df67e6d75d068f64738fb1b4b0441ab00ef12cc425d11700610d" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO", "url": "https://prodevel.co.uk/services/fractional-cto", "figure": "£1,500", "value": 1500, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "quote": "From £1,500/month · No full-time hire needed", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "75fd12dbee0c12d616bfe611a641d615d4ce2c0d0fca9252918024a334c3252b" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Services", "url": "https://fullstackconsulting.co.uk/services/fractional-cto", "figure": "£5,000", "value": 5000, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "quote": "Our fractional CTO service is typically based on a fixed monthly management fee, starting at £5,000/month, plus some form of uplift participation for incentive alignment.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "b7289625010d5cb7f06af5c398d36045bc361a8edb670eccebc3a69e251627a3" }, { "source": "What Is a Fractional CTO? 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2026 Pricing Guide", "url": "https://fcto.uk/blog/fractional-cto-pricing-uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CPTO UK", "url": "https://fcto.uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "CTO as a Service Pricing: What UK Scale-Ups Pay in 2026", "url": "https://www.wireapps.co.uk/blog/cto-as-a-service-pricing-what-uk-scale-ups-are-paying-in-2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "CTO as a Service: What You Get, What It Costs, and Who It Is For", "url": "https://www.wireapps.co.uk/blog/cto-as-a-service-what-you-get-what-it-costs-and-who-it-is-for", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Transparent Pricing Models for CTO as a Service UK", "url": "https://codpal.com/cto-as-a-service-pricing-uk-5/", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "CTO as a Service: What It Actually Means and Whether Your Startup Needs It", "url": "https://www.cooply.com/blog/cto-as-a-service", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Jonathan Holloway", "url": "https://www.jonathanholloway.co.uk/hiringaninterimfractionalcto.html", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO vs Technical Consultant vs Interim CTO: Which Does Your UK Business Actuall", "url": "https://www.grow-fast.co.uk/blog/fractional-cto-vs-consultant-vs-interim-uk-guide-2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO vs interim CTO: costs, day rates and when to hire", "url": "https://howtech.uk/insights/fractional-cto-vs-interim-cto", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Interim CTO Recruitment UK", "url": "https://www.execcapital.co.uk/interim-cto/", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "CTO on Demand", "url": "https://www.bespokesoftwaredevelopment.com/services/cto-on-demand", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "How Much Does a Fractional CTO Cost in the UK?", "url": "https://zpventures.com/blog/fractional-cto-cost-uk", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Cost Calculator UK (2026)", "url": "https://www.ctoondemand.co.uk/tools/fractional-cto-cost-calculator/", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Metamindz", "url": "https://www.metamindz.co.uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "What is a fractional CTO? Meaning, cost and when you need one", "url": "https://www.metamindz.co.uk/post/fractional-cto-what-why-and-when-to-use-one", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Services UK", "url": "https://www.fractionalleadersgroup.com/services/fractional-cto", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Services UK", "url": "https://www.boardman.com/fractional-cto", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Cost 2026: Hourly Rates and Monthly Fees", "url": "https://kompella.io/thinking/fractional-cto-cost-guide", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "How Much Does a Fractional CTO Cost in the UK?", "url": "https://egon-expert.com/fractional-cto-cost", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "The Complete Guide to Hiring a Fractional CTO for Your UK Business", "url": "https://halotechlab.com/blog/fractional-cto-complete-guide-uk", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Executive Search for C-Suite and Board-Level UK", "url": "https://www.execcapital.co.uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO UK: Hire a Part-Time CTO, £800-£1,400/Day", "url": "https://getoperators.co/fractional/cto", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Cost in the UK, 2026 Guide", "url": "https://selectwise.io/blog/how-much-fractional-cto-cost-uk", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO - Chief Technology Officer", "url": "https://fractional-csuite.com/cto/", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional Executives UK - Elite Fractional CxO", "url": "https://fractional-csuite.com/uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Services: Cost, Rates & When to Hire (2026)", "url": "https://mentorcruise.com/fractional-cto/", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Cost & Rates 2026", "url": "https://fractional.quest/fractional-cto-cost", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Hourly Rate 2026", "url": "https://fractional.quest/fractional-cto-hourly-rate", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Cost & Rates 2026", "url": "https://fractionus.com/markets/rates/cto", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Rates: Hourly and Monthly", "url": "https://fractionalchiefs.com/blog/fractional-cto-rates", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO cost in Europe: 2026 rates", "url": "https://www.highcircl.com/en/blog/fractional-cto-cost", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Fractional CTO Rates Europe 2026: Benchmark by Country", "url": "https://941consulting.com/en/resources/articles/fractional-cto-rates-europe/", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://foresightmobile.com/services/fractional-cto-service", "label": "Fractional CTO Services UK", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://leadership-services.co.uk/insights/fractional-cto-cost-uk-vs-full-time-cto-2026/", "label": "Fractional CTO Cost UK 2026: Day & Hourly Rates", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://leadership-services.co.uk/fractional-cto-services/", "label": "Fractional CTO UK", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://leadership-services.co.uk/insights/part-time-cto-uk/", "label": "Part-Time CTO UK: How a Fractional CTO Works", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://941consulting.com/en/fractional-cto-pricing/", "label": "Fractional CTO Pricing 2026", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://941consulting.com/en/fractional-cto-london/", "label": "Fractional CTO London", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://941consulting.com/en/fractional-cto-uk/", "label": "Hire a Fractional CTO in the UK", "license": "the publisher's own terms; 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quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://fcto.uk/fractional-cto-uk/", "label": "Fractional CTO UK", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://fcto.uk/blog/fractional-cto-pricing-uk/", "label": "How Much Does a Fractional CTO Cost in the UK? 2026 Pricing Guide", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://fcto.uk/", "label": "Fractional CPTO UK", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://redeagle.tech/blog/fractional-cto-guide", "label": "Fractional CTO: Complete UK Guide with Costs & Day Rates (2026)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.wireapps.co.uk/blog/cto-as-a-service-pricing-what-uk-scale-ups-are-paying-in-2026", "label": "CTO as a Service Pricing: What UK Scale-Ups Pay in 2026", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.wireapps.co.uk/blog/cto-as-a-service-what-you-get-what-it-costs-and-who-it-is-for", "label": "CTO as a Service: What You Get, What It Costs, and Who It Is For", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://codeleap.co.uk/insights/what-is-a-fractional-cto/", "label": "What Is a Fractional CTO? 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The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 644 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): per firm, its own published fee normalised to a day rate and a monthly retainer ex VAT, tagged by product (async advisory plan, days-per-month retainer, hands-on delivery retainer, recruiter-placed interim day rate), stage served (pre-seed, seed, Series A+, SME) and region; across firms the median, quartiles and range of the day rate and of the 1-day-a-week monthly fee, the London premium against the regions, the share of firms that publish versus quote-only (a firm with no published fee is counted as does-not-publish, never estimated), and the 1-day-a-week fee as a share of the ONS full-time IT director cost plus employer on-costs; every figure dated to the read", "embed": "

2,499.50 GBP

median published figure, Fractional CTO Price Index, across 8 sources, read 9 November 2026

Source: fractionalctocost.co.uk Fractional CTO Price Index
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