Revenue Advisory in Hull
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 Hull and the wider Yorkshire, with on-the-ground knowledge of the Hull commercial market.
Hull's commercial base has shifted decisively in the last decade. Siemens Gamesa's wind-turbine manufacturing facility on Alexandra Dock anchored a renewable-energy cluster around the Humber, while the C4DI tech hub in the Fruit Market regeneration zone has nurtured a community of SaaS, GovTech and digital services businesses. Hull's relative isolation means commercial talent tends to be locally rooted and loyal, with strong employer brands able to retain people for long tenures.
Siemens Gamesa
Renewable energy
Major wind-turbine manufacturer anchoring the Humber renewables cluster.
Reckitt
Consumer goods
Hull-headquartered global consumer health, with a substantial commercial function.
Smith & Nephew
MedTech
Hull-rooted global medical devices business.
BP Saltend Chemicals Park
Chemicals
Process-industries anchor with adjacent industrial-services suppliers.
Sauce
B2B SaaS
Hull-based SaaS scale-up emblematic of the C4DI cluster.
Arco
Industrial supply
Hull-headquartered safety and industrial supplies with a national sales team.
Hull's commercial talent pool is loyal and locally rooted, with the University of Hull supplying strong graduate flow for SDR, account management and GTM operations seats. Senior SaaS and GTM talent is thinner, and many Director-level hires are made through relocation packages from Leeds, Manchester or further south. The cost-of-living differential is significant and lands well with mid-career commercial leaders. Hybrid is normal at senior level; full-remote is more common than in Leeds or Manchester.
Hull Paragon gives direct services to Leeds (60 min) and Doncaster (45 min). The M62 corridor connects directly to West Yorkshire and Manchester.
Hull salary benchmarks
| Role | Hull 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 Hull 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 Yorkshire. We know the Hull 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 Hull, we will say so. We would rather lose the fee than place a senior leader into a seat that will not work.
FAQs
Renewable energy (anchored by Siemens Gamesa), consumer health (Reckitt), MedTech (Smith & Nephew) and a growing SaaS and GovTech cluster around the C4DI hub in the Fruit Market.
For mid and senior management, yes. For Director and CRO roles, most hires are made through relocation, often supported by the cost-of-living differential against Leeds, Manchester or London.
A Head of Sales in Hull typically earns £80k-£115k base with OTE of £130k-£175k, with industrial and energy-sector roles toward the upper end.
More common than in Leeds or Manchester. Hull's relative isolation means many SaaS employers accept fully remote senior commercial roles, with quarterly travel to a regional office.
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
Hull-based engagements regularly cover the wider commuter belt, including Beverley, Cottingham, Hessle, Goole, Bridlington.
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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