Business Consultant Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Business Consultant with related roles and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
How Business Consultant rates compare with related roles
See how closely related specialisations compare on price — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
Among the 2 related roles compared, average daily rates range from:
930 € for Business Development Consultant → 966 € for Startup Consultant
Business Consultant averages:
989 € per day
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 989 €, Business Consultant currently tops this comparison — a sign that demand for the role outweighs the supply of available specialists. Broader neighbouring roles draw on a larger pool of freelancers, which keeps their averages lower.
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 179 € — around 18% of the countrywide average. Dense metropolitan markets usually carry a premium over the national rate, smaller ones a discount; the chart below shows where each city lands.
Business Consultant daily rates across cities in Germany
See where the role earns the most, city by city against the national average — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
Among the 6 cities compared, average daily rates range from:
918 € for Cologne → 1098 € for Essen
Countrywide average:
989 € per day
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Jannik H.
Linda W.
Magdalena O.
Tandi T.
Pascal S.
Alexander F.
Nikita K.
Felix M.
Jürgen B.
Thomas D.
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Frequently asked questions
Key details about Business Consultant, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
The average daily rate for Business Consultant in Germany is 989 € with a median of 960 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 124 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 989 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 20,778 € — the underlying hourly rate is 124 €.
The average of 989 € sits about 29 € per day above the median of 960 € (124 € versus 120 € per hour): a smaller number of high-priced specialists pulls the average up, while the median marks the typical middle of the market — half of the freelancers charge less, half charge more.
Between Cologne (918 €) and Essen (1,098 €) the difference is about 179 € per day, roughly 22 € per hour — around 18% of the countrywide average of 989 €.
Essen shows the highest average of the 6 cities compared, at 1,098 € per day (137 € per hour) — about 11% above the countrywide average of 989 €.
Cologne shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 918 € per day (115 € per hour) — about 7% below the countrywide average of 989 €.
Among the 2 related roles compared, average daily rates range from 930 € for Business Development Consultant up to 966 € for Startup Consultant — that is 116 € to 121 € per hour.
None of the related roles compared averages more — Business Consultant leads the comparison at 989 € per day (124 € per hour).
Business Development Consultant currently averages 930 € per day (116 € per hour), about 59 € per day below the rate for Business Consultant.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Business Consultant and its related roles and locations; daily rates assume an 8-hour working day. The average is a weighted mean with outliers trimmed, the median is the middle value of the individual rates, and both refresh continuously as freelancer profiles change.
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