We provide independent Technical Architecture, Fractional CTO, and Security Advisory services to organisations that need senior-level technology leadership — on the terms that make sense for them.
Three distinct service lines, each designed for a specific need. We bring senior-level thinking without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
Senior architecture expertise engaged for programmes or projects where the technical foundations matter. Cloud, enterprise, and solutions architecture across regulated and complex environments — with a focus on getting the design right before the money is committed.
Part-time technology leadership for scaling businesses that need CTO-level direction without the full-time cost. Strategy, roadmap, engineering oversight, board-level reporting, and hiring decisions — providing the operating rhythm your business needs to grow with confidence.
Independent security leadership covering strategy, governance, risk management and regulatory compliance. ISO 27001, DORA, NIS2 and FCA alignment. Particularly suited to organisations facing regulatory pressure, cyber insurance requirements, or post-incident governance gaps.
Most technology advisors work within a single lane. They are experts in their domain, and when a problem crosses a boundary — from technical into organisational, from architecture into politics, from security into commercial — they reach the edge of what they can see.
StratusPoint operates across those boundaries simultaneously. With 25 years of experience spanning hands-on engineering, architecture, management and director-level leadership, we bring pattern recognition that works at both technical depth and strategic altitude.
We have no vendor allegiances. Our advice reflects what is right for your organisation — not what is convenient for a partner relationship or driven by a preferred technology stack.
Outcome-led, not domain-led
We engage with the problem as a whole — technical, organisational, commercial and political — and resolve it. Not the part of it that falls within a predefined scope.
C-suite credibility
We communicate at board and executive level as naturally as we work at the technical layer. When the situation has escalated beyond IT, we are already operating at the right altitude.
Banking and regulated sector experience
Deep practical experience in financial services — including cloud architecture, compliance environments, and the operational constraints of regulated infrastructure.
Vendor-independent
No preferred partners. No referral relationships. Recommendations based entirely on what fits your architecture, your team, and your commercial constraints.
UK market rates for independent senior technology advisory. All figures ex-VAT.
Technical Architecture
Standard Contract
£550 – £700 /day
Architecture design, documentation, technology selection, and technical governance within a programme. Financial services and regulated sectors at upper end.
Technical Architecture
Senior / Advisory
£700 – £1,400 /day
Cloud, security, or enterprise architecture specialists. Complex programmes, independent review and assurance, or outcome-shaped advisory engagements.
Fractional CTO
Day Rate
£1,000 – £1,600 /day
Technical due diligence, architecture reviews, defined assessments. London rates £1,200–£1,600.
Fractional CTO
Monthly Retainer
£2,000 – £8,000 /month
1–2 days/week standard. Intensive 3+ days/week from £6,000/month. Typical term 6–12 months.
Security Advisor / vCISO
Day Rate
£750 – £1,500 /day
Project-based audits, assessments, incident response support. Regulated sectors at upper end.
Security Advisor / vCISO
Monthly Retainer
£3,000 – £6,000 /month
Continuous governance oversight. Most common model for ongoing security leadership. 12-month typical term.
Financial services adds 15–25%. Rates sourced from IT Jobs Watch H1 2026, Boardman, fractional.quest, hightable.io.
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