Revenue Advisory in York
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 York and the wider Yorkshire, with on-the-ground knowledge of the York commercial market.
York's commercial base is smaller than Leeds or Sheffield but disproportionately senior. The bioscience cluster around York Science Park, the insurance and financial services anchor of Aviva's UK headquarters, and a growing community of mid-market SaaS and consultancy businesses around the city walls give the city a distinctive mix. The University of York's computer science and economics departments feed a steady flow of analytical and commercial graduates.
Aviva
Insurance
UK headquarters in York, the city's largest single commercial employer.
Hiscox
Insurance
Substantial York-based commercial team in specialty insurance.
York Science Park
BioTech
Anchor for a cluster of biotech and life-sciences scale-ups.
Smith & Williamson (Evelyn Partners)
Professional services
Strong York commercial advisory base.
Persimmon Homes
Construction and property
FTSE 250, headquartered in York.
Portakabin
Modular construction
York-headquartered industrial business with a sizeable commercial team.
York's talent pool is smaller in absolute terms but tilted toward more senior and analytical commercial profiles. Much of the senior talent commutes in from Leeds, Harrogate or Selby. The University of York provides strong graduate supply for SDR, RevOps and analyst seats. Hybrid working is the dominant pattern, with one to two days a week in office often acceptable given the wider catchment.
York Station gives 25-minute services into Leeds and direct services to Edinburgh, Manchester and London. The A1(M) and A64 link the city to Harrogate, Selby and the wider region.
York salary benchmarks
| Role | York 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 York 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 York 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 York, we will say so. We would rather lose the fee than place a senior leader into a seat that will not work.
FAQs
Yes, particularly if recruiting is run across the wider Leeds-York-Harrogate triangle. York alone is small, but the combined catchment delivers a genuinely competitive talent pool for SaaS and FinTech roles.
Insurance and financial services (anchored by Aviva and Hiscox), bioscience around York Science Park, specialty professional services, and a growing layer of SaaS and digital around the city centre.
More flexible than Leeds or Manchester. The smaller in-city talent pool means most York-based businesses accept one to two office days a week, broadening the catchment to Harrogate, Selby and East Yorkshire.
York itself, plus Harrogate, Wetherby, Selby, Pocklington and the rural North Yorkshire belt. A meaningful minority commute from Leeds two to three days a week.
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
York-based engagements regularly cover the wider commuter belt, including Selby, Wetherby, Pocklington, Tadcaster, Malton.
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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