Revenue Advisory in Manchester
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 Manchester and the wider North West, with on-the-ground knowledge of the Manchester commercial market.
Manchester is the dominant commercial centre in the North of England. The MediaCityUK campus in Salford anchors a national broadcast and digital media cluster. NOMA, Spinningfields and the Northern Quarter host a deep concentration of FinTech, B2B SaaS, MarTech and AdTech employers. The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan and Salford produce one of the largest STEM and commercial graduate flows in the UK. Senior talent supply is national, with the city pulling regularly from London, Leeds, Birmingham and beyond.
BBC (MediaCityUK, Salford)
Media
National broadcasting anchor of the Manchester-Salford media cluster.
AutoTrader
B2B SaaS
FTSE 100, Manchester-headquartered, deep commercial bench.
Boohoo Group
E-commerce
Manchester-headquartered global e-commerce business.
THG (The Hut Group)
E-commerce and tech
Manchester-headquartered, substantial commercial and tech functions.
Co-op Group
Retail and FinTech
Manchester-headquartered, major commercial employer.
Booking.com (Manchester hub)
Travel tech
One of the largest tech hubs in the city.
On The Beach
Travel tech
Manchester-headquartered, substantial commercial team.
Manchester has the deepest and most competitive commercial talent pool in the North. SDR, AE and mid-level supply is plentiful but expensive: the city competes with London on senior comp, particularly in FinTech, MarTech and B2B SaaS. Hybrid working two or three days a week is the dominant pattern, with full-remote rare above Director level. Talent is highly mobile across the city, which makes both attraction and retention demanding.
Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria provide direct national rail. The Metrolink tram network connects MediaCityUK, Spinningfields, the Northern Quarter and Trafford. Manchester Airport gives the city national and international reach unique among UK regions.
Manchester salary benchmarks
| Role | Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester, we will say so. We would rather lose the fee than place a senior leader into a seat that will not work.
FAQs
A typical Sales Director search in Manchester runs 8 to 12 weeks. The market is competitive, the best candidates are passive, and counter-offers from current employers are common, which lengthens the close phase.
A Sales Director in Manchester typically earns £130k-£185k base with on-target earnings of £220k-£310k. FinTech, MarTech and PE-backed SaaS sit at the top of the range.
Hybrid two or three days a week is the dominant pattern. Most senior leaders are expected to be in the office at Spinningfields, NOMA, MediaCityUK or the Northern Quarter for the cadence-heavy days of the week.
B2B SaaS, FinTech, MarTech, AdTech and travel tech, alongside the established media, e-commerce and retail base. The MediaCityUK and Spinningfields ecosystems together generate consistent senior commercial demand.
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
Manchester-based engagements regularly cover the wider commuter belt, including Salford, Stockport, Bolton, Altrincham, Sale, Bury.
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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