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About the certification
What it covers
CompTIA Network+ is a vendor-neutral certification for practical networking work. It shows that a professional can support, configure, and troubleshoot common network environments without relying on a single product stack. For companies, it is a useful signal when hiring for infrastructure support, network operations, and technical implementation roles in Dusseldorf or remote teams.
Core skills
- Network concepts, topologies, and common protocols
- Wired and wireless setup, configuration, and troubleshooting
- IP addressing, routing, switching, and basic subnetting
- Network security, segmentation, and access control basics
- Operational procedures, documentation, and fault isolation
Typical holders
You usually see Network+ on the profiles of network technicians, support engineers, junior administrators, and hands-on IT generalists. It also fits freelancers who move between office rollouts, service desk escalation, and field support. In Dusseldorf, it can be relevant for companies that need reliable German or English speaking support close to the site, or someone who can work remotely with the internal IT team.
What it signals
A freelancer with CompTIA Network+ should be comfortable reading network issues from the symptoms up, not just following scripts. That matters when you need someone who can trace a connectivity problem, check device and cable layers, validate basic security settings, and hand over clear notes to your internal staff. It does not replace deep specialist certifications, but it gives you a strong baseline for everyday network work.
Where it fits
- Office moves, network refreshes, and new site setups
- Wi-Fi issues, slow connections, and intermittent outages
- Support for mixed Windows, cloud, and on-premises networks
- Coordination with vendors, sysadmins, and service desks
Why companies ask for it
When a role calls for CompTIA Network+, the company usually wants practical troubleshooting, not theory alone. The certification helps filter for freelancers who understand how network parts fit together and who can work safely around business-critical systems. It is a good fit when you need someone who can join an incident, stabilize the environment, and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Meet FRATCH CompTIA Network+
Rudolf Eggelbusch
Datacenter Engineer, Network & Security Administrator
Last position:
Datacenter Engineer, Network & Security Administrator at International insurance group
Operation and further development of the network and security infrastructure.
Monitoring, analysis and resolution of network and security incidents.
Cross-department collaboration with other specialist teams for operations, further development and reporting.
Firewall vulnerability analysis.
Firewall rule approvals.
Troubleshooting IP communication issues in the network and firewall infrastructure.
Security-critical IT infrastructure, processing of personal data, compliance with legal regulations.
Products: Palo Alto Networks Firewalls, Cisco ACI, Checkpoint Firewalls, F5
Technologies: SDN, SDWAN, Cisco EPIC, Cisco ACI
Federico Leefhelm
ISO – Senior Consultant Quality & Information Security
Last position:
Senior IAM Manager & Single Point of Contact for Information Security at EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
As the only large integrated energy company in Germany, EnBW covers the entire value chain - from energy production through distribution to customers. It expands its renewable energy sources, advocates for a socially responsible coal exit, and drives key technologies like green hydrogen. A rapid energy transition and achieving climate neutrality by 2035 are priorities for EnBW. Developed and implemented a holistic process view covering both technical and organizational aspects Ensured end-to-end control of all IAM-related technical services Established clear responsibilities and accountabilities within the IAM landscape Collaborated with different departments to identify and optimize a holistic architecture and act as Single Point of Contact (SPoC) for Information Security Introduced and monitored governance policies to ensure compliance and security Continuously improved IAM processes and systems through regular audits and evaluations Participated in external audits of the process as part of official ISO audits Further developed the policy for setting administrative requirements and procedures and aligned it with administrative units Conceptually advanced the KPI system to measure process quality
Federico Leefhelm
ISO – Senior Consultant Quality & Information Security
Last position:
Senior IAM Manager & Single Point of Contact for Information Security at EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
As the only large integrated energy company in Germany, EnBW covers the entire value chain - from energy production through distribution to customers. It expands its renewable energy sources, advocates for a socially responsible coal exit, and drives key technologies like green hydrogen. A rapid energy transition and achieving climate neutrality by 2035 are
As the only large integrated energy company in Germany, EnBW covers the entire value chain - from energy production through distribution to customers. It expands its renewable energy sources, advocates for a socially responsible coal exit, and drives key technologies like green hydrogen. A rapid energy transition and achieving climate neutrality by 2035 are priorities for EnBW. Developed and implemented a holistic process view covering both technical and organizational aspects Ensured end-to-end control of all IAM-related technical services Established clear responsibilities and accountabilities within the IAM landscape Collaborated with different departments to identify and optimize a holistic architecture and act as Single Point of Contact (SPoC) for Information Security Introduced and monitored governance policies to ensure compliance and security Continuously improved IAM processes and systems through regular audits and evaluations Participated in external audits of the process as part of official ISO audits Further developed the policy for setting administrative requirements and procedures and aligned it with administrative units Conceptually advanced the KPI system to measure process quality
priorities for EnBW. Developed and implemented a holistic process view covering both technical and organizational aspects Ensured end-to-end control of all IAM-related technical services Established clear responsibilities and accountabilities within the IAM landscape Collaborated with different departments to identify and optimize a holistic architecture and act as Single Point of Contact (SPoC) for Information Security Introduced and monitored governance policies to ensure compliance and security Continuously improved IAM processes and systems through regular audits and evaluations Participated in external audits of the process as part of official ISO audits Further developed the policy for setting administrative requirements and procedures and aligned it with administrative units Conceptually advanced the KPI system to measure process quality
Marijn Scholtens
Cloud Solutions Architect or Senior Software Engineer
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at Puls Security GmbH
Optimizing and acceleration of our Gitlab CI pipeline
Conceptual work for the PoC of the Zero Trust system
Extension of the policy-engine backend in Go
Extension of the policy-testing mechanism in Python
Architectural design of the PEP component of Zero Trust
Documentation of the product
Technologies: Zero Trust, Go, Python, Gitlab CI, Docker, JWT, Domain-Driven Design
Marijn Scholtens
Cloud Solutions Architect or Senior Software Engineer
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at Puls Security GmbH
- Optimizing and acceleration of our Gitlab CI pipeline
- Conceptual work for the PoC of the Zero Trust system
- Extension of the policy-engine backend in Go
- Extension of the policy-testing mechanism in Python
Optimizing and acceleration of our Gitlab CI pipeline
Conceptual work for the PoC of the Zero Trust system
Extension of the policy-engine backend in Go
Extension of the policy-testing mechanism in Python
Architectural design of the PEP component of Zero Trust
Documentation of the product
Technologies: Zero Trust, Go, Python, Gitlab CI, Docker, JWT, Domain-Driven Design
Architectural design of the PEP component of Zero Trust
Documentation of the product
Technologies: Zero Trust, Go, Python, Gitlab CI, Docker, JWT, Domain-Driven Design
Andreas Wißkirchen
Freelancer
Last position:
Freelancer at Infrafibre Networks GmbH
- Assessing the current status (planning stage / rollout status) of the so-called inter-polygon routes
- Creating an end-to-end project plan for the individual routes, considering active and passive components and tasks
- Monitoring and controlling the implementation of the plan
- Optimizing the chosen network architecture
- Creating network and splice diagrams
Andreas Wißkirchen
Freelancer
Last position:
Freelancer at Infrafibre Networks GmbH
- Assessing the current status (planning stage / rollout status) of the so-called inter-polygon routes
- Creating an end-to-end project plan for the individual routes, considering active and passive components and tasks
- Assessing the current status (planning stage / rollout status) of the so-called inter-polygon routes
- Creating an end-to-end project plan for the individual routes, considering active and passive components and tasks
- Monitoring and controlling the implementation of the plan
- Optimizing the chosen network architecture
- Creating network and splice diagrams
- Monitoring and controlling the implementation of the plan
- Optimizing the chosen network architecture
- Creating network and splice diagrams
Boban Stamenkovic
Senior Citrix Consultant & Architect, NetScaler Expert
Last position:
Senior Citrix Consultant & Architect, NetScaler Expert at Freelancer
- Design, installation, configuration, administration, optimization and further development of IT infrastructures in Citrix environments
- Updating older Citrix systems to the latest versions
- Installation, configuration and deployment of applications in Citrix environments
- Support in 2nd and 3rd level support
- Carrying out performance analysis and optimizations in complex Citrix environments
- Analysis and troubleshooting of issues in complex Citrix systems
- Creation, updating and management of technical documentation
- Troubleshooting slow logons in Citrix XenApp / CVAD environments
- Analysis and resolution of printer issues in Citrix environments
- Creation, management and optimization of Citrix VDI policies
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) 2402 LTSR, Citrix Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Citrix Hypervisor / Citrix XenServer, Citrix Director / Citrix StoreFront, Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) / Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS), Citrix App Layering, Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM), Citrix Profile Management
- NetScaler SDX 14 / NetScaler Gateway 14 / NetScaler Console 14, NetScaler Load Balancing / Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), NetScaler Applications Analytics (Web Insights, Security Insights, SSL Insights, TCP Insights, Gateway Insights, HDX Insights, ADC Infrastructure Analytics)
- Design, installation, configuration, management, optimization and further development of IT infrastructures in Microsoft environments
- Updating older Microsoft systems to the latest versions
- Installation, configuration and deployment of applications in Microsoft environments
- Creation, management and optimization of Microsoft Group Policy
- Design, implementation and administration of Microsoft Azure environments
- Windows Server 2022 / Windows 11, Windows Group Policy / Active Directory, Remote Desktop Services (RDS), SQL Server 2022 / SCCM Server, RADIUS Server, FSLogix, PowerShell
- Implementation of standard changes according to ITIL guidelines
- VMWare / Splunk
Boban Stamenkovic
Senior Citrix Consultant & Architect, NetScaler Expert
Last position:
Senior Citrix Consultant & Architect, NetScaler Expert at Freelancer
- Design, installation, configuration, administration, optimization and further development of IT infrastructures in Citrix environments
- Updating older Citrix systems to the latest versions
- Installation, configuration and deployment of applications in Citrix environments
- Support in 2nd and 3rd level support
- Design, installation, configuration, administration, optimization and further development of IT infrastructures in Citrix environments
- Updating older Citrix systems to the latest versions
- Installation, configuration and deployment of applications in Citrix environments
- Support in 2nd and 3rd level support
- Carrying out performance analysis and optimizations in complex Citrix environments
- Analysis and troubleshooting of issues in complex Citrix systems
- Creation, updating and management of technical documentation
- Troubleshooting slow logons in Citrix XenApp / CVAD environments
- Analysis and resolution of printer issues in Citrix environments
- Creation, management and optimization of Citrix VDI policies
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) 2402 LTSR, Citrix Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Citrix Hypervisor / Citrix XenServer, Citrix Director / Citrix StoreFront, Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) / Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS), Citrix App Layering, Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM), Citrix Profile Management
- NetScaler SDX 14 / NetScaler Gateway 14 / NetScaler Console 14, NetScaler Load Balancing / Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), NetScaler Applications Analytics (Web Insights, Security Insights, SSL Insights, TCP Insights, Gateway Insights, HDX Insights, ADC Infrastructure Analytics)
- Design, installation, configuration, management, optimization and further development of IT infrastructures in Microsoft environments
- Updating older Microsoft systems to the latest versions
- Installation, configuration and deployment of applications in Microsoft environments
- Creation, management and optimization of Microsoft Group Policy
- Design, implementation and administration of Microsoft Azure environments
- Windows Server 2022 / Windows 11, Windows Group Policy / Active Directory, Remote Desktop Services (RDS), SQL Server 2022 / SCCM Server, RADIUS Server, FSLogix, PowerShell
- Implementation of standard changes according to ITIL guidelines
- VMWare / Splunk
- Carrying out performance analysis and optimizations in complex Citrix environments
- Analysis and troubleshooting of issues in complex Citrix systems
- Creation, updating and management of technical documentation
- Troubleshooting slow logons in Citrix XenApp / CVAD environments
- Analysis and resolution of printer issues in Citrix environments
- Creation, management and optimization of Citrix VDI policies
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) 2402 LTSR, Citrix Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Citrix Hypervisor / Citrix XenServer, Citrix Director / Citrix StoreFront, Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) / Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS), Citrix App Layering, Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM), Citrix Profile Management
- NetScaler SDX 14 / NetScaler Gateway 14 / NetScaler Console 14, NetScaler Load Balancing / Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), NetScaler Applications Analytics (Web Insights, Security Insights, SSL Insights, TCP Insights, Gateway Insights, HDX Insights, ADC Infrastructure Analytics)
- Design, installation, configuration, management, optimization and further development of IT infrastructures in Microsoft environments
- Updating older Microsoft systems to the latest versions
- Installation, configuration and deployment of applications in Microsoft environments
- Creation, management and optimization of Microsoft Group Policy
- Design, implementation and administration of Microsoft Azure environments
- Windows Server 2022 / Windows 11, Windows Group Policy / Active Directory, Remote Desktop Services (RDS), SQL Server 2022 / SCCM Server, RADIUS Server, FSLogix, PowerShell
- Implementation of standard changes according to ITIL guidelines
- VMWare / Splunk
Yvonne Scislowski
Senior Management Consultant
Last position:
Senior Management Consultant at Scillcon GmbH
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CompTIA Network+ statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
30 years
Position duration
2.7 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Telecommunication, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Human Resources, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
60%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Certifications per freelancer
26
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Daily Rate Distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers holding this certification are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Average rates for CompTIA Network+ & Seniority distribution
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions? See our quick guide to FRATCH
CompTIA Network+ validates core networking knowledge and hands-on support ability. A freelancer with this certification should be able to work with common network concepts, devices, connections, and troubleshooting steps. It is aimed at practical day-to-day operations, not deep vendor-specific engineering.
Network+ is broader and more foundational than advanced certifications focused on one vendor or one infrastructure area. It is a good sign when you need someone who understands the whole network picture and can support standard environments. For highly specialized design, security, or architecture work, companies often ask for additional experience or higher-level credentials.
Network+ fits network technicians, support engineers, junior administrators, and IT freelancers who handle connectivity issues. It is also useful for professionals who rotate between user support, infrastructure tasks, and small project work. Companies often value it when the assignment needs practical, general network competence.
A freelancer with CompTIA Network+ often helps with setup, fault finding, and stable day-to-day network operation. Typical work includes wireless issues, basic routing and switching tasks, device connectivity checks, and support during office changes or upgrades. It is especially relevant when the work must be done calmly and documented clearly.
Most candidates benefit from some real exposure to network devices, addresses, cabling, and troubleshooting before they attempt CompTIA Network+. The certification is built for people who want to prove practical knowledge, so hands-on familiarity helps a lot. It is not meant for complete beginners with no IT background.
Good preparation combines study with lab practice. Candidates usually review networking basics, then work through configuration and troubleshooting in real or simulated environments so the concepts stick. The exam rewards understanding how to diagnose problems, not just memorizing terms.
Yes, CompTIA Network+ is part of CompTIA's continuing certification model. That means holders need to keep their knowledge current over time through approved renewal activities. For companies, this helps show that the freelancer is maintaining up-to-date networking skills.
It is most useful when you need practical network support for offices, branches, migration work, or mixed on-site and remote collaboration in Dusseldorf. Companies often look for it when the assignment involves day-to-day stability, not just design work. It can be a strong fit where German or English communication with internal teams matters.
The average hourly rate for freelancers with CompTIA Network+ in Dusseldorf is 108 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 862 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers with CompTIA Network+ in Dusseldorf, 60% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 40% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers with CompTIA Network+ in Dusseldorf have 30 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers with CompTIA Network+ in Dusseldorf are German (100%), English (100%), and French (50%).
The most common industries among freelancers with CompTIA Network+ in Dusseldorf are Information Technology (83%), Telecommunication (67%), and Automotive (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers with CompTIA Network+ in Dusseldorf are Information Technology (83%), Operations (67%), and Product Development (67%).
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