Scrum Master Certification
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Dorothée M.
Last position:
Head of Secure Operations at Fidelity Fondsbank
Christian S.
Last position:
PMO Project Management at Neuroth AG
- Project management in the PMO
- Further development of PMO and operational processes
- Development of templates and project documentation
- Management of a DACH/SOE-wide rollout project
Oscar M.
Last position:
IT Specialist / DBA at Rothschild Private Swiss Bank
- Act as DBA SME for MS SQL Server and primary contact for MSSQL infrastructure and long-term technology roadmap in a critical 24/7 banking environment
- Maintain and evolve SQL infrastructure and monitoring system across development, test, UAT, and production environments (10 servers, 4 always-active Windows clusters, MSSQL 2014–2022 on VMs hosted by Inventix)
- Automate SQL operations using Brent Ozar scripts, PowerShell, and Inventix cloud script integration
- Build and improve ETL processes and BI applications (Power BI); plan resources and mentor BI team
- Participate in review, delivery, and deployment of database improvements across the software development lifecycle
- Migrate SQL Server instances from 2017 to 2019 and 2022
- Integrate new applications requiring MSSQL databases
- Manage and support on-premise and Azure SQL Server solutions; advise on industry standards, best practices, and creative database solutions
- Develop automation scripts for internal systems using PowerShell and Git
- Monitor systems with Splunk and Grafana; manage alerts, filters, data ingestion, and dashboard configuration
- Collaborate with operations, development, and business teams to identify and resolve operational and performance issues proactively
- Implement new SQL Server technologies such as Query Store, Extended Events, Tuning Advisor, and system traces
- Provide on-call support and regular maintenance during evenings and weekends
- Define and enforce system policies and standards; work closely with application managers, HR, and IT platforms in Switzerland and the UK
- Handle 2nd/3rd level support service requests; document resolutions and cooperate with vendors
- Use internal and external monitoring tools to detect performance trends and implement alerts and processes to prevent database issues
- Document and share knowledge to improve technical understanding across operations and development teams; administer Confluence (installation, configuration, document management, performance, upgrades)
- Work professionally in cross-functional teams to advise, influence, and coach development and operations teams on database topics
Christian P.
Last position:
Power BI Developer & Consultant in an Agile Team (SAFe) at DB InfraGO AG
Further Development of the Integrated Capacity Management Platform InKa
Rail Infrastructure
- Power BI shared datasets and reports via DirectQuery on Amazon Redshift (timetable, construction and capacity data)
- Automated report testing with Playwright in Docker containers, version control with GitLab
- Concept and implementation of user communication (information page, changelog, known bugs)
Initial Situation:
The integrated capacity management platform (InKa) is a monitoring and analysis platform for data from timetable and capacity management: customer orders, infrastructure, timetable operations, construction, as well as route capacity and width. The data is stored and linked in a structured data warehouse. This makes it possible to create complex KPIs across different source systems and display current and future route utilization as well as construction activity across the network. The goal is to improve strategic, medium-term and intra-year planning and provide users with easy access to capacity management analyses.
Measures:
- Enablement: Introduction of Power BI with training and workshops for development teams.
- Consulting & Design: Problem analysis, concepts and solution consulting for reporting requirements; implementation of reporting solution plans.
- Data Model: Development of shared datasets with DirectQuery on Amazon Redshift and import tables; DAX measures for utilization and capacity KPIs.
- Development: Data analysis, data transformation and visualization in Power BI; extension and migration of business applications to Power BI; AI-supported development in VS Code with GitHub Copilot.
- Test Automation: Automated testing of Power BI reports with Playwright; setup of the test environment in Docker containers.
- User Communication: Concept and implementation of a central information page with hot news, changelog and known bugs, access from reports with report filters, updates via Power Automate.
- Deployment: Management of Power BI Deployment Pipelines across the DEV, TEST and PROD environments.
- Agile Working: Work in an agile team according to SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework); refinement of user stories and features including effort estimates in Jira; version control with Git and GitLab.
- Quality & Documentation: Reviews for quality assurance, error analysis and resolution, technical documentation in AsciiDoc and Confluence.
Technologies: Power BI, DAX, Power Query, DirectQuery, Amazon Redshift, Git / GitLab, Deployment Pipelines, Playwright, Docker, AsciiDoc, Power Automate, Jira, Confluence, VS Code with GitHub Copilot, SAFe
Results:
- Capacity management KPIs from multiple source systems combined on one platform
- Transparency regarding current and future route utilization and construction activity across the network
- Easy access to analyses for users
- Automated regression testing of Power BI reports
- User communication implemented: central information page with hot news, changelog and known bugs, directly accessible from the reports
Babak H.
Last position:
IT Project & Product Manager at Wiener Stadt Werke - Wiener Linien
Development and expansion of the drivers' app system, including the mobile app (frontend), system infrastructure (backend), and required interfaces to the various Wiener Linien core systems.
Cathrin H.
Last position:
Coach & Trainer at Self-employed
- Conducting one-on-one coaching sessions to support personal and professional goal achievement
- Developing customized coaching and training concepts for different target groups
- Facilitating training workshops on communication, leadership and personal development
- Analyzing development needs and deriving suitable learning and coaching measures
- Using various coaching methods and tools tailored to the client's individual situation
Nadin T.
Last position:
Sales Employee at OMH Vermarktung GmbH
- Development of the B2B and B2G sales structure, agreements with aggregators and sales partners
- Initiation and support of collaborations and media partnerships (HOPE-Gala, Jedermann-Ensamble)
Christoph Q.
Last position:
Managing Director at Stage-IT
optimizing business processes
IT consulting
- ERP
- intralogistics process
- production planning process
- Sales (wholesale, online, B2B B2C)
- product information management
- business intelligence
implementation
- interfaces (SAP, EDI, Databases, ERP, ...)
- ETL processes
- BI Reports
Majk K.
Last position:
Program Manager Core, Aggregation, Edge Network 4.0 at Deutsche Glasfaser GmbH
- Roll-out of 12 core locations in Germany (covering core routers, route reflectors, border routers, CGNAT, Sedges)
- Roll-out of 40 aggregation locations in Germany (covering aggregation routers and BNG functionality)
- Roll-out of 230 edge locations in Germany (covering several edge routers per site)
- Network topology (re-) planning (core-to-core, core-to-agg, edge rings planning) including carrier management
- BNG (customer) migration to new network infrastructure including IT support
- Lawful interception and LIMS
- Network documentation with FNT Command, ServiceNow
- Network engineering handover to operations, process management
- Commercial and technological management, supplier management
- Management of architecture and design progress (HHLD, HLD, LLD)
Ahmed M.
Last position:
Senior Transformation Lead at Mercor Intelligence
- Providing expertise in management consulting to support the improvement of frontier AI models for a leading AI lab
Michael G.
Last position:
Scrummaster at Xenovo
Planning and monitoring sprints and holding the scheduled meetings
Analyzing and resolving issues in the development process
Error analysis, bug management and correction in individual process steps
Stakeholder management
Documentation and improvement of the development process
Tools: JIRA, Confluence
Marc B.
Last position:
Project Manager at Psychiatrische Dienste Aargau AG
- Introduction of Closed Loop in connection with the new pharmacy building
- Project management, design & implementation, including commissioning
- Support on various projects and topics, including the takeover of the Rehalp practice, staff scheduling, and replacement of Navision & Orbis
Paul T.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager Networks Division at Samsung Electronics GmbH
- Managed the successful overall Trial and Commercial deployment of OpenRAN technology and swap-out of legacy SRAN for 2 mobile network operators in Germany.
- End-to-End Project life cycle governance and coordination of multiple Workstream leads i.e. Operations, Performance, Site Solution Management, Design, SW Delivery, Integration & Implementation, OSS Tools, 3rd-party Resource Support.
- Project planning to cover major milestones by delivering roadmap alignment in compliance with the German Network Regulatory Agency (BNetzA), as a vendor.
- Provided pre/post-Sales support to the Accounts Team for RfP/RfQ submissions.
Matthias M.
Last position:
IT Consultant at Backup4U Datenverarbeitung GmbH
- Role-based access control (RBAC) for dmTECH across the DM Group (2024–2026)
- Completion of the Lotus Notes replacement for R-IT (2023–2024)
- Further development of IAM for dmTECH (2023–2024)
- Realignment of test infrastructure and test management for dmTECH/IAM (2023–2024)
- Further development of IAM for 28,000 employees (project for dmTECH, Germany, 2023)
- Completion of the Lotus Notes replacement for R-IT customers Raiffeisen Landesbank and bank branches (2023)
- Completion of the IAM implementation for >50.000 employees (2022)
- Replacement of an in-house remote access solution with PAM/cyberark (2022)
- Implementation of IAM for <1.000 employees (project for card complete, Austria, 2022)
Hanspeter J.
Last position:
Lead Consultant Salesforce DACH at DXC Technology
- Recording, validating and coordinating customer requirements
- Analyzing commercial processes at customers, as well as designing and implementing solution designs in Salesforce
- Designing and developing Salesforce architectures based on Sales and Service Cloud
- Maintaining and expanding own competence in order to know the new functions of Salesforce
- Taking an active role in the pre-sales phase and working closely with the sales and pre-sales teams
- Building and consolidating maturity within the team in new topics
- Actively helping to define and align own role within the DXC Best Practice
- MC Growth implementation
- AI Agentforce Agents Builder
- Agent Designer with elements.cloud
- Salesforce ORG assessments
- Process configuration mining
- Single point of contact for SFDC contacts global
- Project coordination with the EMEA and global head
- Proposal presales work with Salesforce AE and client partners for global accounts
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Scrum Masters statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
3.1 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
90%
Master's degree or higher
70%
Doctorate
10%
Certifications per freelancer
6
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 15 Nov 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts holding this certification are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates for Scrum Masters
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.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 15 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Scrum Masters experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (77%)
- Professional Services (64%)
- Manufacturing (48%)
- Banking and Finance (47%)
- Automotive (45%)
- Retail (39%)
- Education (35%)
- Media and Entertainment (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the certification
What it validates
A Scrum Master Certification shows that a professional can help a team work in a real Scrum environment. It points to practical knowledge of the Scrum framework, servant leadership, and the habits needed to keep work visible, focused, and moving.
- Facilitation of Scrum events
- Support for sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
- Coaching the team on Scrum rules and team collaboration
- Removal of blockers and delivery impediments
- Protection of the team from avoidable interruptions
Typical holders
People with this certification are often agile coaches, team facilitators, project managers moving into agile delivery, or developers who have taken on the Scrum Master role. Some hold credentials such as CSM, PSM, or other Scrum Master badges from different issuers. What matters is not the logo on the certificate alone, but whether the person can guide a team in day-to-day Scrum practice.
Core skills
The certification usually signals hands-on knowledge of the role, not just theory. A strong holder knows how to keep ceremonies useful, make work transparent, and help the Product Owner and the team stay aligned.
- Sprint and backlog flow
- Impediment management
- Team coaching and conflict handling
- Agile metrics and delivery visibility
- Stakeholder communication in changing projects
Where it matters
Scrum Master Certification is useful in software delivery, product development, digital transformation, and other work that runs in short iterations. It is a strong signal when a company needs someone who can support a cross-functional team, whether the collaboration is remote, hybrid, or on-site. In international teams, clear English communication and calm facilitation matter as much as framework knowledge.
What companies can expect
A freelancer with this certification should be able to create structure without adding bureaucracy. They help teams inspect work, adapt plans, and keep delivery on track when priorities shift. For a company, that means fewer process gaps, better meeting discipline, and a clearer path from planning to done.
Choosing the right profile
Not every Scrum Master has the same background. Some are strongest in software teams, others in operations or product work, and some combine the role with agile coaching or project management. Look for evidence of real Scrum practice, not only a certificate name, especially if the team needs someone to step into a live delivery environment quickly.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Scrum Masters.
Scrum Master Certification shows that a professional understands the Scrum framework and the responsibilities of the Scrum Master role. It usually points to practical skills in facilitation, team support, and helping the group stay focused on value delivery. For companies, it is a signal that the freelancer can guide Scrum routines without turning them into paperwork.
In practice, people often use Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and Scrum Master Certification to mean a professional qualified for the Scrum Master role. The exact certificate depends on the issuing body, because different organizations offer their own Scrum Master credentials. When you review a profile, look at the person’s actual agile experience as well as the badge name.
A Scrum Master certification focuses on how the team works: facilitation, removing blockers, and improving the delivery process. Product Owner credentials focus more on product direction, backlog choices, and stakeholder priorities. If you need someone to support team flow and Scrum events, the Scrum Master path is the relevant one.
This certification is a good fit for people who already work with agile teams or want to move into that role. It suits project managers, developers, team leads, and agile practitioners who need a stronger grounding in Scrum practice. If you are responsible for helping a team work smoothly and improve over time, it is a natural next step.
A Scrum Master Certification is useful, but it does not replace real experience. Ask whether the freelancer has supported active teams, handled blockers, and worked with Product Owners and stakeholders in changing projects. The best profiles show calm facilitation, good judgment, and an ability to adapt Scrum to the team’s context.
Preparation usually combines reading the Scrum Guide, learning the purpose of each event, and practicing how to handle common team situations. Many candidates also study real cases on coaching, conflict, and backlog flow. The strongest preparation is not memorizing terms, but understanding how Scrum works when a team is under pressure.
That depends on the issuing organization, because Scrum Master credentials are offered by several bodies with different rules. Some certifications stay current through continuing education, while others require periodic renewal or renewal steps. Before hiring, it is worth checking whether the holder keeps the credential active and up to date.
It is especially relevant in software, product development, digital change, and any project that works in short cycles with frequent feedback. Scrum Master Certification also helps in non-technical teams that need clearer collaboration and faster adaptation. It is most valuable when the team is cross-functional and the work changes as it moves forward.
The average hourly rate for freelancers with Scrum Masters is 117 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 933 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers with Scrum Masters, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 70% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers with Scrum Masters have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers with Scrum Masters are German (100%), English (97%), and Spanish (27%).
The most common industries among freelancers with Scrum Masters are Information Technology (77%), Professional Services (64%), and Manufacturing (48%).
The most common business areas among freelancers with Scrum Masters are Project Management (90%), Information Technology (83%), and Operations (58%).
FRATCH Scrum Masters main locations
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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