Practice
Leadership & Architecture
Interim C-level, Heads of, Enterprise and Solution Architects, Programme Managers across Europe.
What we're seeing in the market
“Interim leadership demand jumped in Q1 2026 as European boards postponed perm hires and bought capability by the quarter instead. Enterprise architects who can land a target operating model in 90 days are the rarest profile we recruit.”
AddanEx desk — Leadership & Architecture
Senior Management and C-level interims, Heads of Data / Analytics / Cloud, Enterprise and Solution Architects, Project and Programme Managers — placed into European transformations on rate-based contracts.
We've staffed founding leadership for scale-ups and interim cover for listed enterprises — same network, same depth.
2026 European Contract Benchmarks
Rate bands.
Indicative ranges based on contract placements made by AddanEx in 2025–26 across the Nordics, Benelux, DACH and UK & Ireland.
By region — rates.
Sourced 2026
| Role | Nordics | Benelux | DACH | UK & Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programme / Project Manager | €760–1,120/day | €780–1,140/day | €800–1,160/day | €820–1,180/day |
| Solution Architect | €870–1,220/day | €890–1,240/day | €910–1,260/day | €930–1,280/day |
| Enterprise Architect | €1,020–1,460/day | €1,040–1,480/day | €1,060–1,500/day | €1,080–1,520/day |
| Interim Head of / C-level | €1,220–1,940/day | €1,240–1,960/day | €1,260–1,980/day | €1,280–2,000/day |
Sources: TalentUp Europe 2026, Onsiter EU rate index, Honeypot.io 2026 European Tech Salary Report, Eurostat ICT wage data 2025, cross-checked against AddanEx contract placements 2025–26.
Recent placements
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Programme Manager (S/4 rollout)
Common questions
- Do you only do interim?
- Day or hourly rates.
- How fast can you move?
- Within 2–5 days of a proper brief.
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