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5 open Fractional General Counsel tasks are listed for North East, from £67 to £104 an hour. The typical rate for a senior Fractional General Counsel here is £75 an hour, built from a market median wage of £28.95. At five hours a week that is about £1,630 a month.
Tasks located in North East plus remote tasks open to everyone in United Kingdom.
Director · Fractional General Counsel
Freight and logistics company with a cold-chain network · 1,001–5,000 employees
£87–£104 / hour
About £100 for the hour
Director · Fractional General Counsel
Biotech company in neuroscience · 201–500 employees
£73–£85 / hour
About £320–£950 in total
Director · Fractional General Counsel
Lending platform · 5,000+ employees
£67–£76 / hour
About £460 a month at 2 h a week
Executive · Fractional General Counsel
Staffing firm for tech hiring · 51–200 employees
£88–£102 / hour
About £570–£1,140 in total
Director · Fractional General Counsel
Recruiting platform for healthcare staffing · 5,000+ employees
£68–£78 / hour
About £470 a month at 2 h a week
Employee wage percentiles for the role. Contractors on Deftridge earn more than the median because they carry their own costs.
| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | £15.42 | £330 | £32,100 |
| 25th | £22.06 | £480 | £45,900 |
| Median | £28.95 | £630 | £60,200 |
| 75th | £40.34 | £870 | £83,900 |
| 90th | £76.13 | £1,650 | £158,400 |
Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026 with a wage index and calibrated on posted pay. Method.
| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
|---|---|---|
| Director | £60 | £1,300 |
| Executive | £75 | £1,630 |
The typical rate in North East is £75 an hour against £80 nationally: -6%. Tasks that are remote pay the national rate for the company's location, so a remote task can pay more than a local one.
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