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Revenue Leader Hiring Guide

Head of Sales. VP Sales. CRO. Fractional. Most founders conflate these roles or hire the wrong one. This guide sets out the differences, when each makes sense, and what each costs — UK figures, no fluff.

The four roles defined — what each one actually does
Decision matrix by ARR stage and team size
UK salary ranges (2024/25)
Common hiring mistakes at each transition
When fractional beats permanent
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Revenue Leader
Hiring Guide
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Roles covered 4 + Fractional
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Who this is for

The hire you make at £1M ARR is not the hire you make at £5M.

The most expensive commercial hiring mistake isn't hiring the wrong person — it's hiring the right person for the wrong stage. A CRO who should have been a Head of Sales. A VP Sales brought in before there was anything to build on. A founder who waited too long to hire anyone at all.

This guide gives you a clear framework for the decision: what each role actually does day-to-day, the conditions that make each one the right choice, and the salary expectations you should plan for in the UK market right now.

It also covers when fractional commercial leadership makes more sense than a permanent hire — and how to know which situation you're in.

What's inside

01 The role confusion problem
02 Head of Sales — what, when, what it costs
03 VP Sales — what, when, what it costs
04 CRO — what, when, what it costs
05 Fractional — when it beats permanent
06 Decision matrix by ARR stage
07 Common hiring mistakes

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