Industry group overview

Fractional work across Software

Explore the industries within Software, the professionals with relevant experience, and the roles companies hire for. Group totals count each job and professional once across member industries.

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131

Jobs published · past year

93

Hiring companies

$184/hr

Average benchmark · 90 days

3777

Professionals with industry experience

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Explore individual industries with enough observed data to publish insights. Industry audiences overlap.

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Public profiles with experience at companies in this industry group. Experience does not establish current availability.

  • Adanna U
    EdTech GTM & PartnershipsEY, Google, Yale University

    Fractional EdTech GTM & Partnerships leader | Ex-Bain | Expert in B2B, postsecondary, career education, and revenue expansion.

    Hire Adanna
  • Ade A
    Communications & Finance Executive | Corporate Strategy | Investor Relations | Digital TransformationMicrosoft, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

    Distinguished executive with 15+ years in finance & communications, excelling in people, process, and performance.

    Hire Ade
  • Akshi F
    Fractional professionalBoston Consulting Group (BCG), Blackrock, Condé Nast

    Fractional COO & executive leader with 20 years’ experience scaling startups. Expert in strategy, ops, and growth. Ex-BCG, BlackRock, Kraken.

    Hire Akshi
  • Alan J
    Product @ Ro | data-driven product growth expertFTI Consulting, Squarespace, Ro.Co

    Experienced B2C product growth expert with a rich background in startups like Squarespace & Skillshare, specializing in fractional talent.

    Hire Alan
  • Alexa B
    Senior Marketing Manager | Content Marketing Strategy | Digital StrategistPanera Bread, The Ohio State University, ICF

    Trailblazing Marketing Executive specializing in B2B SaaS, ABM, SEO. Proven success in fractional talent roles with 4.4x ROAS.

    Hire Alexa
  • Alon B
    AI for Investors. Ex-Google, Ex-Microsoft. Kaggle Master (Top 1%)Google, Microsoft, Genpact

    AI product leader with a fintech and adtech background, experience at Google and Microsoft, and prior experience as a hedge fund portfolio manager.

    Hire Alon
  • Alper Y
    Founder, Forte Growth | Your GTM & marketing department for 90 days. We build the engine, run tests, get you results fast | Outbound, content, sales systems | 3x CRO, 1 IPO, 1 Exit, 1x SaaS Founder, 8x Fractional CMOAccenture, Hyatt, Bain & Company

    Founder at Forte Growth building and running go to market and marketing engines for B2B startups and scale-ups in London.

    Hire Alper
  • Alyssa C
    Marketing Consultant: Brand Strategy, PR, Communications, Content Marketing, Demand GenerationSolarWinds, The Zebra, Jungle Scout

    Expert in B2C & B2B SaaS marketing with a focus on content-led growth. Proven track record in fractional brand success.

    Hire Alyssa
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Popular roles in Software

Ranked by professionals with industry experience, not hiring demand. Activity covers the past year.

roles by talent experience in Software
RoleProfessionalsAvg. rate · 90dRate details
Advisor general rates1316$201/hr
CTO general rates653$201/hr
CPO general rates463$209/hr
CMO general rates421$176/hr
CRO general rates383$192/hr
Director of Operations general rates247$180/hr
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Additional roles by talent experience in Software
RoleProfessionalsAvg. rate · 90dRate details
CEO general rates244$219/hr
Chief Growth Officer general rates242$187/hr
Consultant general rates230$166/hr
Product Manager general rates224$173/hr
CSO general rates191$210/hr
COO general rates181$204/hr
Chief AI Officer general rates173$220/hr
Board Member general rates153$221/hr
Senior Software Engineer general rates150$166/hr
Architect general rates148$196/hr
Engineering Manager general rates143$184/hr
Chief Customer Officer general rates128$207/hr
Director of Growth Marketing general rates121$165/hr
Director of Business Development general rates111$182/hr
Director of Product Management general rates108$216/hr
Coach general rates98$194/hr
Lead AI Engineer general rates96$180/hr
Marketing Consultant general rates88$155/hr
Account Executive general rates87$155/hr
Head of Talent general rates82$143/hr
Chief of Staff general rates80$198/hr
Growth Strategist general rates77$167/hr
CFO general rates71$196/hr
Director of Business Operations general rates70$190/hr
Director of Digital Marketing general rates68$156/hr
CDO general rates67$215/hr
Director of People Operations general rates67$177/hr
Sales Manager general rates66$164/hr
CIO general rates65$214/hr
Chief Design Officer general rates62$181/hr
Business Manager general rates61$165/hr
Director of Product Marketing general rates61$166/hr
Project Manager general rates60$154/hr
Marketing Manager general rates57$134/hr
Chief Brand Officer general rates56$160/hr
Solutions Architect general rates56$202/hr
Technical Program Manager general rates51$160/hr
Senior Program Manager general rates50$154/hr
Principal Engineer general rates49$193/hr
Product Marketing Manager general rates49$149/hr
Creative Director general rates48$160/hr
CHRO general rates47$208/hr
Director of Partnerships general rates45$190/hr
Marketing Strategist general rates45$162/hr
Product Lead general rates45$161/hr
Enterprise Sales Executive general rates42$157/hr
Full Stack Engineer general rates42$163/hr
Senior Product Designer general rates42$158/hr
Software Engineer general rates42$169/hr
Managing Partner general rates41$218/hr
CISO general rates39$227/hr
Head of Strategic Partnerships general rates37$205/hr
Director of Program Management general rates36$184/hr
Customer Success Manager general rates35$164/hr
Director of Product Design general rates35$165/hr
Technical Lead general rates34$171/hr
Enterprise Account Manager general rates32$156/hr
Senior Sales Leader general rates32$165/hr
Chief Business Officer general rates31$202/hr
Non-Executive Director general rates30$217/hr
Director of Innovation general rates28$195/hr
Enterprise Architect general rates28$218/hr
Startup Advisor general rates28$203/hr
Product Strategist general rates27$201/hr
Head of Content general rates24$170/hr
Product Owner general rates24$150/hr
Transformation Lead general rates24$208/hr
Controller general rates23$156/hr
Senior Product Growth Manager general rates23$138/hr
Human Resources Business Partner general rates22$171/hr
Lead Platform Engineer general rates22$173/hr
Product Design Lead general rates22$139/hr
Recruiter general rates22$129/hr
User Experience Designer general rates22$149/hr
Cloud Solutions Architect general rates20$195/hr
Frontend Engineer general rates20—
Principal Strategy Consultant general rates20$181/hr
Analyst general rates19$205/hr
Design Lead general rates19$134/hr
Director of Marketing and Product Strategy general rates19$183/hr
Instructor general rates19$169/hr
Product Engineer general rates19$167/hr
Senior Data Scientist general rates19—
Director of Learning and Development general rates18—
General Manager general rates18$205/hr
Head of Data Science general rates18—
Chief Commercial Officer general rates17$255/hr
Strategic Customer Success Manager general rates17$170/hr
Senior Technical Recruiter general rates16$113/hr
Director of User Experience general rates15—
Sales Engineer general rates15$186/hr
Senior Strategic Account Executive general rates15$136/hr
Chief Communications Officer general rates14$149/hr
Executive Recruiter general rates14—
Senior Backend Engineer general rates14$155/hr
Director of Content Marketing general rates13$163/hr
Director of Content Strategy general rates13—
Director of Performance Marketing general rates13$138/hr
Director of Supply Chain general rates13—
People Manager general rates13—
Scrum Master general rates13—
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager general rates13$119/hr
Data Architect general rates12—
Founding Designer general rates12$135/hr
Head of PMO general rates12—
Regional Sales Manager general rates12$174/hr
Senior Program Operations Manager general rates12$140/hr
Associate Director general rates11—
Director of Strategic Account general rates11—
Growth Manager general rates11$143/hr
Technical Director general rates11—
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis general rates10—
Director of Strategy and Partnerships general rates10—
Enterprise Sales Manager general rates10—
Sales Trainer general rates10—
Senior Business Analyst general rates10—
Senior Content Marketing Manager general rates10—
Senior Data Engineer general rates10—
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Ranked by jobs published in the past year, across at least five employers.

roles by hiring demand in Software
RoleJobsAvg. rate · 90dRate details
Project Manager general rates10$154/hr

A dash means there is not enough observed data to publish a rate. Rates shown cover this group; links open general role benchmarks across all industries.

Companies hiring fractional talent in Software

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How we measure this industry group

This group combines 35 industry classifications. Each job and profile is counted once within the group, even when associated with multiple member industries. Rates are calculated from the combined observations and independently meet the same publication thresholds. Group totals cannot be calculated by adding individual industry counts.

Activity window · 2025-11-11 to 2026-11-11 · refreshed hourly. Public and platform job postings and aggregated talent profiles are evaluated as separate sources. Talent aggregates include public and non-public profiles; individual profile cards only show public profiles. Rate benchmarks always use jobs published and profiles active in the last 90 days.

Industry and company size come from accepted company tags linked to matched Crustdata identities. 1,765 of 2,560 period job records have a qualifying industry classification. Unclassified records remain unknown. Industry and role groups overlap; their totals must not be added together.

Demand counts require at least 10 jobs across 5 companies. Talent counts require 10 distinct professionals active in the selected activity window. Roles are ranked separately by jobs and professionals with industry experience. Hire links can also appear with 3 relevant public profiles and authored hiring guidance. Each rate source requires at least 10 observed samples; employer-side prices also require 5 companies and no employer contributing more than 40% of samples. Percentile ranges require 20 samples. Estimated job prices are excluded. Averages are a weighted blend of our live benchmarks and are only published when an employer offer or talent asking rate independently qualifies.

Company-size comparisons use current tags for activity in the period, not historical size or funding stage. Profile rates describe professionals with industry experience, not rates charged to specific past employers. These platform observations are not a census of the fractional market.

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