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Inbox: Fractional Pulse
FRACTIONAL EXECUTIVE BRIEF
Active Listings
102
▲ +6% vs last week
Median Hourly Rate
$104/hr
n=58 disclosed
0%
Growth Hires
43%
Equity Offered
11%
Enterprise
Role demand
RoleListingsMedian rate
Fractional CFO 25 $90/hr
VP Level 18 $195/hr
Director Level 16 $75/hr
Head of Department 8 $106/hr
Fractional CRO 3 $35/hr
Fractional CMO 2 $62/hr
Top hiring metros
MetroListings
Remote 31
North Bethesda, MD 3
Chicago, IL 2
Los Angeles, CA 2
IL, US 2
Featured listings this week
Fractional Chief Technology Officer
$25,000-$40,000/yr
Remote
Part-time/Fracational Controller (Real Estate Devel…
Business Aviation Group, LLC
$90-$150/hr
Remote
Senior Vice President, Creative Strategy (Contract)
Highwire
$175,000-$225,000/yr
Remote
+ Hiring signal callouts, equity-offered breakdown, and weekly commentary in the full email.
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Market Snapshot

Total active listings, week-over-week changes, and which roles are gaining or losing demand.

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Rate Benchmarks

Average rates by role. Fractional CFO vs CMO vs CTO, from real job postings, updated weekly.

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Metro Spotlight

Which cities have the most fractional opportunities. NYC, LA, SF, DC, tracked by listing volume.

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Hiring Signals

Growth hires vs turnaround roles. Equity mentions. Enterprise vs SMB. The patterns that tell you where demand is headed.

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Weekly Playbook

One operator playbook each issue: pricing, contracts, landing clients, and going fractional.

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Market Read

A plain-English take on what the week's data means for your next engagement.

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