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Title: Fractional Controller rate in West Midlands | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional Controller pay in West Midlands: median wage £31 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £65. Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p.

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

# Fractional Controller hourly rate in West Midlands

The market median wage for a Fractional Controller in West Midlands is **£30.76 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£65 an hour** on Deftridge, -7% against the United Kingdom rate.

**£65/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**£30.76/hr** median wage

**£20-48** middle half of wages

**£1,410** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional Controller 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 | £14.01 | £300 | £29,100 |
| 25th | £20.32 | £440 | £42,300 |
| Median | £30.76 | £670 | £64,000 |
| 75th | £47.98 | £1,040 | £99,800 |
| 90th | £71.94 | £1,560 | £149,600 |

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 Controller, from the same sources as the table above.

- **-8%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £33.54

- **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 Controller 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manager | £55 | £1,190 |
| Director | £65 | £1,410 |

- Regular role **£65**

- One-off task **£75**

- Task bundle **£65**

## Fractional Controller pay across United Kingdom

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

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| London | £49.88 | £105 |
| South East | £32.14 | £70 |
| Scotland | £32.12 | £70 |
| East of England | £31.44 | £65 |
| North West | £31.18 | £65 |
| West Midlands | £30.76 | £65 |
| South West | £30.33 | £65 |
| Northern Ireland | £30.30 | £65 |
| East Midlands | £29.90 | £65 |

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