DevOps Engineer Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance DevOps Engineer with related roles and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
How DevOps Engineer 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 1 related roles compared, average daily rates range from:
741 € for MLOps Engineer
DevOps Engineer averages:
778 € per day
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 778 €, DevOps Engineer 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 149 € — around 19% 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.
DevOps Engineer 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 5 cities compared, average daily rates range from:
687 € for Cologne → 836 € for Frankfurt
Countrywide average:
778 € per day
Meet the freelancers behind these rates
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Syed Z.
Abdul W.
Rohit T.
Fahad R.
Ramazan C.
Alejandro P.
Kevin F.
Mukund B.
Nemanja M.
Ali A.
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Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about DevOps Engineer — answered in short.
The average daily rate for DevOps Engineer in Germany is 778 € with a median of 800 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 97 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 778 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 16,340 € — the underlying hourly rate is 97 €.
The average of 778 € sits about 22 € per day below the median of 800 € (97 € versus 100 € per hour): a number of lower-priced offers pulls the average down, while the median marks the typical middle of the market — half of the freelancers charge less, half charge more.
Between Cologne (687 €) and Frankfurt (836 €) the difference is about 149 € per day, roughly 19 € per hour — around 19% of the countrywide average of 778 €.
Frankfurt shows the highest average of the 5 cities compared, at 836 € per day (105 € per hour) — about 7% above the countrywide average of 778 €.
Cologne shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 687 € per day (86 € per hour) — about 12% below the countrywide average of 778 €.
None of the related roles compared averages more — DevOps Engineer leads the comparison at 778 € per day (97 € per hour).
MLOps Engineer currently averages 741 € per day (93 € per hour), about 37 € per day below the rate for DevOps Engineer.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to DevOps Engineer 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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