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Title: Fractional CMO hourly rate in West Midlands | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional CMO pay in West Midlands: median wage £34 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £85. Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p.

TLG · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Fractional CMO hourly rate in West Midlands

The market median wage for a Fractional CMO in West Midlands is **£33.71 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£85 an hour** on Deftridge, -11% against the United Kingdom rate.

**£85/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**£33.71/hr** median wage

**£24-46** middle half of wages

**£1,840** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional CMO wage percentiles in West Midlands

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | £16.66 | £360 | £34,700 |
| 25th | £23.65 | £510 | £49,200 |
| Median | £33.71 | £730 | £70,100 |
| 75th | £46.15 | £1,000 | £96,000 |
| 90th | £63.22 | £1,370 | £131,500 |

Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## West Midlands in numbers

What sets West Midlands apart for a Fractional CMO, from the same sources as the table above.

- **-8%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £36.74

- **6th of 12** regions by median wage for this role

- **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Fractional CMO in West Midlands by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Director | £70 | £1,520 |
| Executive | £85 | £1,840 |

- Regular role **£85**

- One-off task **£95**

- Task bundle **£90**

- Expert hour **£110**

## Fractional CMO pay across United Kingdom

Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional CMO, highest first; 9 of 12 places shown. By median wage West Midlands ranks **6 of 12**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| London | £54.65 | £140 |
| South East | £35.21 | £90 |
| Scotland | £35.18 | £90 |
| East of England | £34.44 | £85 |
| North West | £34.16 | £85 |
| West Midlands | £33.71 | £85 |
| South West | £33.22 | £85 |
| Northern Ireland | £33.19 | £85 |
| East Midlands | £32.75 | £85 |

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.

[Fractional CMO rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/) · [Fractional CMO jobs in West Midlands](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-cmo/west-midlands/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
