SaaS & B2B Software gtm recruitment in Salford
RevOps, Sales Engineering, GTM Engineering, Demand Gen and Enablement hires for B2B SaaS scale-ups. We help scope the seat as well as fill it, particularly for first-of-kind hires. On the ground in Salford and across the wider North West saas & b2b software cluster.
Salford's commercial profile has been transformed by MediaCityUK, the BBC's relocation, and the subsequent build-out of one of the largest broadcast and digital media clusters in Europe. The University of Salford, Salford Quays and the wider Greater Manchester catchment together support a deep concentration of commercial, partnerships and AdTech talent. Salford's regeneration around the Quays and Chapel Street has anchored a growing community of B2B SaaS and creative-industries employers.
Salford's SaaS market is built around MediaCityUK and Bruntwood SciTech, and most senior SaaS leaders here are realistically part of the wider Manchester commercial talent pool — Salford and Manchester operate as a single SaaS labour market for senior seats. Industrial SaaS (Hark) and broadcast tech give Salford a distinctive commercial flavour.
dock10
Broadcast tech
Salford-based broadcast post-production.
Hark
Industrial SaaS
Salford-area industrial-data SaaS scale-up.
Bruntwood SciTech (MediaCity)
Tech ecosystem
Anchor for the wider Salford / MediaCity SaaS scale-up base.
SaaS commercial talent supply at SDR, AE and Customer Success Manager level is now genuinely competitive in Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield, with healthy graduate inflow. Senior SaaS leadership (Sales Director and above) is thinner and most strong candidates are passive, equity-locked and approached on warm referrals. Hybrid working two or three days a week is the dominant pattern for senior SaaS roles in the North; full-remote is more common in pure scale-ups than in PE-backed businesses.
SaaS comp in the North runs broadly 10-20% below London for equivalent seats but the gap closes at CRO and VP level where the market is genuinely national. A typical Series A-Series B Head of Sales in Leeds or Manchester earns £90k-£130k base with OTE £140k-£200k. CRO seats in PE-backed Northern SaaS businesses commonly hit £150k-£200k base with OTE of £250k-£400k plus equity.
Salford salary nuance
Salford SaaS commercial salaries are effectively identical to Manchester for senior seats. Hybrid arrangements based at MediaCityUK with Manchester-resident leadership are the dominant pattern.
Salford Central, MediaCityUK tram and the wider Metrolink network give 10-minute access from central Manchester. The M60 and M602 connect directly to the wider Greater Manchester network.
How we work
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Before we recruit, we pressure-test the role itself against your GTM operating model. Many businesses ask for a GTM Engineer when they actually need a RevOps Lead, or vice versa. This step saves a six-figure mis-hire.
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We build a role scorecard that captures cross-functional accountabilities (sales, marketing, finance, product) and the systems environment the person will own (CRM, MAP, data warehouse, attribution).
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GTM talent is concentrated in a narrow set of scale-ups and consultancies. We map it deliberately, including in your region, and approach passive candidates with a clear narrative about the problem to be solved.
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Two screens: one commercial (impact delivered, cross-functional credibility, business judgement) and one technical (tooling fluency, data literacy, systems design where relevant).
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Considered shortlist plus a 30-60-90 integration plan. GTM hires fail when they are dropped into an unclear matrix without authority. We build the authority lines into the offer.
FAQs
Yes. We support both pre-Series A scale-ups (often via fractional CRO before a permanent hire) and PE-backed SaaS businesses through retained executive search. Our partners have personally led commercial functions in both stages.
Broadly 10-20% below London at SDR, AE and Director level for equivalent seats. The gap closes materially at VP and CRO level, where the market is national and most candidates compare across regions.
Yes, increasingly so. Hybrid working, the cost-of-living differential and the maturity of the Northern SaaS scene make Leeds and Manchester credible bases for senior London-resident commercial talent. Evara has run multiple successful searches on this model.
Salford's media and broadcast anchor (BBC, ITV at MediaCityUK) gives the city a uniquely deep AdTech, partnerships and creative-commercial talent pool. For B2B SaaS and FinTech, Salford and Manchester operate as one talent market.
Yes. The MediaCityUK and Salford Quays campuses offer modern commercial space, and the talent catchment is fully integrated with central Manchester via the Metrolink.
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