Interim positions do tend to pay more than permanent positions. But stop! That’s not the whole story. They do not gain the same benefits as a permanent employee and many of these are financially significant.
There’s no paid holiday by the client, no pension contributions outside what they pay in themselves and rarely a bonus scheme. In addition, they will need to find a new job much more often than a regular employee so there will be periods where they are not paid.
From the client’s perspective, not only do they avoid shouldering the costs of these benefits, they also avoid paying employer’s national insurance, which can be sizeable on senior talent. In fact, it is much more cost-efficient than many organisations realise.
See our blog post: why interim management is much less costly than you think