SaaS & B2B Software sales recruitment in Liverpool
Retained search for SaaS Sales Directors, VP Sales, Heads of Customer Success and CROs. Each search is anchored by a named partner who has personally led the equivalent function in a SaaS business. On the ground in Liverpool and across the wider North West saas & b2b software cluster.
Liverpool's commercial profile combines a long-standing maritime and logistics economy (the Port of Liverpool and Liverpool2 deep-water terminal) with a fast-growing digital, gaming and life-sciences cluster around the Knowledge Quarter, Baltic Triangle and Paddington Village. The University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores together produce one of the largest STEM and commercial graduate flows in the North West, supporting a healthy pipeline of junior commercial talent.
Liverpool's SaaS market is younger and smaller than Manchester's but growing fast, with the Knowledge Quarter Liverpool tech cluster, BetVictor's iGaming adjacency and a wider M62 SaaS spillover from Manchester creating a genuine commercial talent pool. Many senior Liverpool SaaS leaders have a Manchester scale-up alumni background.
BetVictor
iGaming tech
Liverpool-area iGaming employer with adjacent commercial roles.
Princes Group
FMCG with growing tech function
Liverpool-headquartered FMCG group with commercial-tech roles.
TrueCommerce / Maginus
B2B SaaS
Liverpool / North West-based B2B SaaS commercial bench.
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.
Liverpool salary nuance
Liverpool SaaS salaries run 5-10% below Manchester at AE and Director level, with CRO and VP Sales seats running national and frequently filled with Manchester-resident or hybrid candidates.
Liverpool Lime Street gives direct services to Manchester (35 min), Chester (45 min) and London (2hr 15). The Mersey ferry and Merseyrail give strong intra-region coverage. Liverpool John Lennon Airport supports national reach.
How we work
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We start with a structured kick-off that captures the commercial objective, not just the title. Reporting line, comp envelope, the deal sizes the person will sell, the buyers they will sell to, and the behaviours that will succeed in your environment.
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We map where the right people actually sit, across direct competitors, adjacent industries and proven environments in your region. This becomes the long-list of candidates we approach, not just whoever is on the job boards this week.
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Candidates are approached with a clear commercial narrative, not a job advert. We communicate the opportunity, the leadership environment, the expectations and the growth path, so only genuinely relevant people move forward.
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Two structured commercial screens before a candidate ever reaches you. Track record validation, deal-stage probing, motivation, and a credibility check on the numbers they have actually delivered.
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You receive a considered shortlist, not a CV flood. Each candidate is presented with strengths, potential risks and a fit assessment. We then support the process through to offer, acceptance and the first 90 days.
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.
FMCG (anchored by Unilever and Princes), pharma and life sciences (AstraZeneca at Speke), e-commerce (The Very Group), gaming (Sony), and a fast-growing SaaS and digital cluster around the Baltic Triangle.
Yes. Senior SaaS supply is smaller than Manchester but real, and Liverpool's cost-of-living advantage often makes it easier to attract relocating Director and CRO talent.
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