Chief Information Security Officer

Cyber risk is a commercial reality, not a technical problem.

Fractional CISO Oversight for Board-Level Discipline.

When security is managed in a silo, it becomes a checkbox exercise that fails to protect the business. I provide the Senior Security Leadership required to move security from a "department of no" to a board-level strategic asset. I provide the Senior Hand to manage your risk, roadmap, and technical debt so you can refocus on scale.

The Security Friction Points

The Solution: Fractional CISO Leadership

Senior leadership without the overhead

Hiring a full-time CIO or CISO in today's market is an expensive commitment that goes far beyond the base salary. Once you account for Employer National Insurance, pension contributions, private healthcare, and recruitment fees, the total cost of ownership often exceeds £200,000 per year.

Most SMEs and scale-ups do not require a 40-hour work week from a CIO or CISO. They need strategic clarity, board-level guidance, and a technical road map that aligns with business goals.

At Phenomlab, we provide that leadership at a competitive flat rate of £850 per day, allowing you to reinvest significant capital back into your core operations.

Compare the costs

Use the tool below to realise the positive impact on your annual and monthly budget - and your bottom line.

Why these figures matter

• Tax Efficiency: By utilising a fractional model, you entirely eliminate the 13.8% Employer National Insurance burden and secondary pension liabilities tied to a traditional PAYE hire.

• Zero Recruitment Fees: Executive search firms typically charge up to 20% of the base salary as an upfront placement fee. Phenomlab completely bypasses this immediate capital drain.

• Agile Allocation: You only pay for the executive leadership your business actually consumes - whether that is 2 days a month for strategic advisory or 8 days for an embedded technical transformation.

• Immediate ROI: By stripping out unrecoverable overheads, the structural efficiency gain consistently tracks between 60% and 75%, providing instant relief to your operational runway or net profit margins.

The Phenomlab Standard

Protect your business with intent.

If your security posture feels like a series of "patches," or if you lack the executive confidence to defend your risk position to a Board or Regulator, you need a firm hand to lead the strategy.

• Senior Presence: Direct engagement as a Fractional CISO to bridge the gap between IT operations and C-suite objectives.

• Senior Judgement: Direct access to an Interim CISO who has managed high-stakes risk environments and complex technical debt.

• Commercially Grounded: Security that enables business agility and supports your valuation, rather than stifling it.