Revenue Advisory in Blackpool
Sometimes the gap is not a hire, it is a missing layer of leadership and judgement. We do this for SMEs and scale-ups across Blackpool and the wider North West, with on-the-ground knowledge of the Blackpool commercial market.
Blackpool's commercial profile combines a substantial tourism and hospitality economy with a meaningful energy, financial services and digital base. The Blackpool Enterprise Zone around the airport has anchored renewable energy and engineering employers, and the town centre has seen meaningful commercial-property regeneration with the Talbot Gateway development. Major financial services back-office employers anchor a substantial commercial talent pool.
DWP (Talbot Gateway)
Public sector
One of the largest single employers in town, with major central-government commercial and operations function.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Tourism
Anchor of the coastal tourism economy and a substantial commercial employer.
AXA UK
Insurance
Major Blackpool operations and commercial site.
Westinghouse Springfields (nearby)
Energy
Major nearby commercial and engineering site.
Burton's Biscuits
FMCG
Major Blackpool-area manufacturing and commercial team.
Victrex
Industrial chemicals
FTSE 250, headquartered nearby in Thornton-Cleveleys.
Blackpool's commercial talent pool is mid-sized and tilts toward financial services, insurance, public sector and tourism. The Blackpool and the Fylde College and University of Central Lancashire feed a steady graduate flow. Senior SaaS and GTM supply is thin; Blackpool-based businesses typically recruit across the wider Lancashire and North West market for senior commercial seats.
Blackpool North gives direct services to Preston (20 min) and Manchester (90 min). The M55 connects directly to the M6, putting Preston, Lancaster and Manchester within commuting reach.
Blackpool salary benchmarks
| Role | Blackpool band |
|---|---|
| Fractional CRO (day rate) | £1,500-£2,200 / day |
| Fractional Commercial Director | £1,100-£1,600 / day |
| Board advisor | £800-£1,500 / day |
Bands reflect the Blackpool market as of 2026. Talk to us for live, role-specific data.
How we work
01
A two to four-week Strategic Revenue Audit. Interviews across leadership, sales, marketing and CS. Pipeline, forecast and CRM data review. Output is a written diagnostic with a prioritised set of interventions, not a generic playbook.
02
We translate the diagnostic into an operating-model design: structure, segmentation, role design, compensation, forecasting cadence, tooling decisions. Reviewed with the CEO and board before any change is made.
03
Working back from revenue targets, we model the headcount, ramp, attainment and hiring plan needed to deliver. This becomes the joined-up commercial plan against which decisions are made.
04
Where useful, an Evara fractional revenue leader steps in to run the change. Where the in-house team has capacity, we support from alongside. Either way the work gets done, not just recommended.
05
Monthly commercial reviews against the plan. Quarterly board pack. Annual re-plan. The advisory engagement winds down as the in-house function gets stronger; it is not designed to be permanent.
What you get
Why Evara
Local
On-the-ground in North West. We know the Blackpool employer base, the talent pools and the comp norms first-hand, not from a database.
Operator-led
Every Evara partner has carried a number. Revenue Advisory engagements are run by people who have built and led commercial functions, not pure intermediaries.
Honest
If a hire is the wrong move for your stage in Blackpool, we will say so. We would rather lose the fee than place a senior leader into a seat that will not work.
FAQs
Financial services and insurance (anchored by AXA), public-sector commercial functions (DWP at Talbot Gateway), tourism and hospitality, energy and a growing layer of digital and BPO.
Typically 5-8% below Preston and 12-18% below Manchester for equivalent commercial seats. Cost of living is meaningfully lower, which often offsets the gap for relocating candidates.
More common than in Manchester or Preston. Blackpool's coastal location means many SaaS and FinTech employers accept full-remote senior commercial roles, with quarterly travel to a central office.
Difficult for senior office-based roles given the commute. For hybrid or remote roles offering genuine ownership and a meaningful equity package, yes, particularly for candidates seeking lifestyle change.
A structured two to four-week diagnostic of the full revenue function: strategy, structure, process, comp, pipeline, forecast, tooling and people. Output is a written diagnostic with a prioritised set of interventions.
Most fractional CRO engagements run between 4 and 10 days per month. Heavier at the start to install the operating model, lighter once the cadence is in place.
Nearby
Blackpool-based engagements regularly cover the wider commuter belt, including Lytham St Annes, Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton-Cleveleys.
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Email Rachel Lunn and the Evara team. We will reply within one working day with live market data for the role you have in mind.
Email Rachel Lunn