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Executive Assistant - Private Equity 12m FTC

Posted Today by C&C Search


Job DescriptionC&C Search is currently recruiting an Executive Assistant for a prestigious global private equity fir...

  • Rate £80,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location London Area, United Kingdom

Executive Assistant

Posted Today by VWA Ltd


The ClientA leading global financial services firm is seeking to build its pool of temp Executive Assistants to cover bo...

  • Rate £33 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Onsite
  • Location London Area, United Kingdom

Executive Assistant - Financial Sector [211474]

Posted Today by Aquent


This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading global technology company that is transforming the world through digit...

  • Rate £38 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

Pensions Director, Change and Business Management

Posted Today by Barclays


PLEASE NOTE – This is a 12 month FTC The role provides the opportunity to become part of the senior executive leadership...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Fixed-Term
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

Marketing, Sales and Customer Success Executive

Posted Today by Tooting Film Studios


The RoleWe are seeking a dynamic Marketing, Sales and Customer Success Executive to sit at the heart of our operations.T...

  • Rate £40,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Onsite
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

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Programme Manager

Posted Today by Korn Ferry


OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a large-scale mortgage platform transformation programme.T...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location London, UK

Salesforce Test Manager - Outside IR35

Posted Today by Experis


Outside IR35, Salesforce Test manager, London, UK, Hybrid Flexibility, Immediate Start AvailableExperis are partnering w...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location London

principal director - sap

Posted 1 day ago by Randstad


OverviewWe are looking for a highly experienced Principal Director with a background of more than 15 years in Enterprise...

  • Rate £550 per day
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location london, london

Investor Relations Manager

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


The Investor Relations Manager role involves collaborating with a leading AI lab to enhance their language model by trai...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

Financial Analyst

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


The role involves collaborating with a leading AI lab to enhance their language model by leveraging the expertise of exp...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

Partnerships Manager (BD)

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


The role of Partnerships Manager (BD) involves collaborating with a leading AI lab to enhance their language model throu...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

Investor Relations Associate

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


The Investor Relations Associate role involves collaborating with a leading AI lab to enhance their language model throu...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

M&A Associate

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


The role of M&A Associate involves collaborating with a leading AI lab to enhance their language model by leveraging exp...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

Product Marketing Manager

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


The role of Product Marketing Manager involves collaborating with a leading AI lab to enhance their language model throu...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

Investment Banking Analyst

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


This role seeks experienced investment banking analysts from top firms to assist a leading AI lab in training their lang...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

Senior Account Executive

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


The role of Senior Account Executive involves collaborating with a leading AI lab to enhance their language model throug...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

Business Development Manager

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


The role of Business Development Manager involves collaborating with a leading AI lab to enhance their language model th...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

Account Executive

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


The role of Account Executive involves collaborating with a leading AI lab to enhance their language model through the c...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

M&A Analyst

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


The role of M&A Analyst involves collaborating with a leading AI lab to enhance their language model by leveraging exper...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

Sales Manager

Posted 1 day ago by Ethos


The role of Sales Manager involves collaborating with a leading AI lab to enhance their language model through the creat...

  • Rate £100 per hour
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location London, England, United Kingdom

About Our Executive Contract Roles in London

What does a executive contractor do?

Executive interim contractors are engaged at the most senior levels of an organisation, stepping into CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, CMO, and other C-suite roles on a fixed-term basis during periods of leadership transition, strategic transformation, or operational crisis. The executive interim market is distinct from the broader contracting market in several important respects: assignments are typically sourced through specialist executive interim firms and personal networks rather than conventional recruitment channels; the selection process is driven by personal track record and board-level credibility rather than technical skills assessment; and the day rates involved are at the very top of the contracting market, reflecting the accountability, seniority, and commercial impact of the roles.

What distinguishes a strong executive interim from other senior contractors is the combination of proven P&L or functional leadership accountability, the ability to make consequential decisions under significant uncertainty and time pressure, and the personal authority to lead an organisation or function through a period of difficulty or change without the institutional support that a permanent executive builds over time. Most executive interims have held permanent roles at or near the level at which they operate as interims before transitioning to portfolio and interim work. The ability to diagnose a new situation quickly, build credibility with boards, investors, and leadership teams rapidly, and deliver visible progress within the often short window of an interim assignment is the defining characteristic of the most sought-after executive interim contractors.

What is the market like for executive contractors?

The executive interim market in the UK is a high-value, specialist segment with a distinct ecosystem of specialist interim management firms that sit between clients and candidates. Demand is driven primarily by PE-backed portfolio businesses requiring rapid leadership change, SMEs facing succession or performance challenges, and larger organisations managing leadership transitions that require immediate capability rather than a prolonged permanent search. The market is resilient across economic cycles because the situations that require executive interims, leadership vacancies, turnarounds, and rapid transformation, tend to be non-discretionary. Supply of genuinely credible candidates at CEO, CFO, and COO level with relevant sector experience is tight, which maintains the premium rate levels that characterise the executive interim market.

What is the contracting market like in London?

London dominates the UK contractor market by volume, depth, and rate levels. The capital concentrates the headquarters and major offices of most FTSE 100 companies, the largest global banks, the Big Four professional services firms, and the central government departments that collectively generate the majority of UK contract demand. Every contracting discipline covered on this site has active demand in London, from niche specialisms like threat intelligence and LLM engineering through to high-volume disciplines like project management and business analysis. The sheer density of employers means contractors in London typically have more choice of engagement at any given time than anywhere else in the UK. Day rates carry a premium of 15 to 25 per cent over the national average across most disciplines, reflecting both the concentration of complex, high-value programmes and the cost of operating in the capital.

How much do executive contractors usually earn in London?

Contract rates for executive roles in London typically range from £880 to £1650 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.

How many executive vacancies in London are there on Quality Contracts?

Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 140 executive contract roles across the site, with London accounting for roughly one in three of those. Data reviewed up to June 2026.