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Calculate your Year-1 savings with a fractional executive vs. a full-time hire. Based on 2026 European market research covering 8 C-suite roles across 11 European markets, including employer social charges, bonus, benefits and recruitment costs.
Typical Year-1 saving vs. a fully-loaded full-time C-suite hire in most markets, varies by market and engagement
Time-to-impact with a fractional executive vs. 6–9 months for a full-time search
Roles × markets covered (COO, CMO, CFO, CTO, CPO, CSO, HR, Legal across 11 European markets)
Pick a role, country, and engagement level. Results use fully-loaded full-time cost (base + employer taxes + benefits).
Note: full-time figures are fully-loaded (base salary + employer social charges + standard benefits). Fractional cost is a linear proxy based on engagement share — real market fractional retainers often command a 20–30% premium for senior C-level talent (Elite tier), but are still materially below full-time. See the Fractional CFO Cost Playbook or the Fractional CMO Playbook for real retainer ranges including IR35, portage salarial, and Scheinselbstständigkeit overhead.
The underlying data: salaries, taxes and total cost for 8 roles × 5 countries.
Real retainer benchmarks, ROI case studies, regulatory traps per country.
Day rates, ROI, platforms, equity structures, regulatory frameworks.
You've run the numbers. Now get matched with a pre-vetted fractional executive across 11 European markets. Typical engagement starts within 2–4 weeks vs. 3–6 months for a full-time search.