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Chris W.

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IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT | PROGRAM MANAGEMENT | STRATEGY CONSULTING

Berlin
Chris W.

Last position:

Senior Strategy Advisor, Transformation Lead – program realignment with target picture, governance, and priority steering at Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe | S-Communication Services

In-house consulting provider and driver of transformation within the group, multi-stakeholder environment and C-level.

Realignment and stabilization of a cross-functional transformation and scaling program within the group. Sharpening the target picture, priorities, and set of measures, as well as building reliable governance, planning, and steering structures. Structuring roles, responsibilities, and strategic initiatives while including AI and IT automation ideas.

  • Designed program realignment and project portfolio management

  • Developed strategy model and target picture for IT projects

  • Structured portfolio, roadmap, and priorities

  • Established governance and regular meetings

  • Worked out operating model for flagship projects

  • Assessed AI and automation ideas

  • Clarified roles and responsibilities

  • Implemented change measures

  • Developed, moderated, and evaluated workshops

  • Transformed 17 initiatives into a steering model

  • Increased transparency and decision-making ability

  • Strengthened commitment in steering

  • Sharpened the operating model structurally

  • Integrated three top-5 institutes

  • Involved over 80% of stakeholders

  • Governance

  • Portfolio steering (PPM)

  • Change management

  • Artificial intelligence

  • Workflow automation

  • AI use case assessment

  • Confluence

  • Jira

  • Stakeholder management

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Abdulla A.

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Product & Tech Consultant

Berlin
Abdulla A.

Last position:

Principal AI Product Consultant at Recare

  • Shipped Recare Voice Desktop from 0 to 1 in two months, including multi-language clinical documentation that auto-transcribes into structured German medical notes.
  • Reduced LLM inference costs by 60–70% across Docs and Extract through prompt caching architecture.
  • Built the AI workbench used by PMs/engineers for prompt experimentation and the Langfuse eval stack (10k+ traces evaluated).
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Silke W.

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Scientific Analyst & Strategy Consultant

Berlin
Silke W.

Last position:

Project Coordination for ERP System Implementation at BplusL Infra Log

Ensuring project coordination for the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations: stakeholder management, meeting coordination, open issue tracking, task prioritization and knowledge transfer between business units and IT.

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Max Z.

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Senior Transformation & Innovation Leader · Digital Strategy · Operational Excellence

Berlin
Max Z.

Last position:

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at DIGITALSINN GmbH

  • Leading innovation strategy and the establishment of an AI-native Production System at DIGITALSINN, a content and experience production company.
  • Responsibility for innovation direction, AI integration strategy, and production platform architecture
  • Establishing a fully AI-driven Production System to transform content operations for brand and agency clients
  • Building the strategic positioning of DIGITALSINN as a Production System partner within the DACH market
  • Client advisory on AI-native operating models, content automation, and scalable production infrastructure
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Gor O.

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Senior IT Transformation Consultant and Business Analyst

Berlin
Gor O.

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Senior IT Transformation Consultant and Business Analyst at Self-employed Consultant

  • Senior IT Transformation Consultant and Business Analyst specializing in banking and large-scale transformation projects.

  • Several years of experience in analyzing, structuring, and implementing business requirements, as well as designing target operating models in complex IT landscapes.

  • Strong interface skills between business units and IT, with a focus on translating business requirements into implementable IT concepts and architectures.

  • Solid experience in designing and optimizing end-to-end processes, as well as preparing business concepts and decision papers.

  • Proven project successes in the areas of Identity & Access Management (IAM), post-merger integrations, IT infrastructure, and regulatory requirements.

  • Confident working with agile methods and artifacts.

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Bert W.

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IT Consultant, Program / Project Manager, IT Architect

Berlin
Bert W.

Last position:

IT Consultant, Program / Project Manager, IT Architect at Self-employed

  • Consulting and project management in IT projects
  • Data and process analytics, evaluation, reporting, optimization, dashboards
  • Program management, project management
  • Strategic consulting
  • Rollout, cut-over (concept development, automation, planning)
  • IT infrastructure, IT system architecture, ITIL
  • Process and application management
  • ITSM, IT security, data protection, IAM
  • BPNM
  • MDM
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Kerstin G.

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IT Security Officer with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification

Berlin
Kerstin G.

Last position:

Information Security Consulting at CAS AG

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André S.

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IT Consultant SAP® Authorizations RAD/UAM, Basis Administration, SAP® IS-U EMD, Billing Processes

Berlin
André S.

Last position:

IT Consultant SAP® Administration at Lechwerke AG (LEW)

  • IT services for the administration of the SAP® systems NETZ/Sales, BW, Core, Portal
  • Administration of SAP® authorizations and users via central user administration (ZBV) in SAP® Solution Manager
  • Setup and further development of SAP® authorization roles
  • Role assignment according to requests
  • Creation, change, and deletion of users
  • Incident handling and error analysis (e.g. authorization trace, debugging in test systems)
  • Cooperation with the SAP® development team on new implementations and process changes
  • Special tasks
  • Execution of Privileged User Management (PUM) 2023–2025 using Security Bridge
  • Decommissioning of the SAP® Core system and migration to S/4HANA
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Mark W.

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Independent IT/AI Consultant

Berlin
Mark W.

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Independent IT/AI Consultant at Freelance

  • IT consulting, coaching, and implementation with a focus on AI
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Egon M.

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SAP S/4HANA Integration Consultant – MES / Siemens Opcenter Integration

Berlin
Egon M.

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SAP S/4HANA Integration Consultant – MES / Siemens Opcenter Integration at Metso Corporation

  • Supported an integration project between SAP S/4HANA and a MES / Siemens Opcenter system via Azure Middleware.
  • Responsible for SAP-side analysis, mapping and provisioning of relevant data objects such as material master data, production orders and process orders using SAP standard APIs and OData services.
  • SAP-side mapping for Material Master, Production Orders and Process Orders
  • Usage of API_PRODUCT, API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV and API_PROCESS_ORDER_2_SRV
  • Consideration of SAP S/4HANA Advanced Available-to-Promise for order confirmation, production availability and downstream MES execution
  • Support for SAP Gateway and OData service topics
  • Interface coordination between SAP S/4HANA, Azure Middleware and MES / Siemens Opcenter
  • Support for testing, monitoring and error analysis
  • Worked with BTC Cockpit and Deloitte ASADEV Tool
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Andreas B.

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Senior Technology Consultant

Berlin
Andreas B.

Last position:

Senior Technology Consultant at BearingPoint

  • Insurance project: SME for further development of Salesforce Service Cloud (flows, process builder, person accounts, assignment rules), requirements engineering and close collaboration with PO and IT
  • Logistics project: test manager and requirements engineer managing a team of 5 Salesforce developers, backlog refinement, user story creation, UAC, quality assurance and release management
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Toralf C.

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IT Consultant in PKI Software Development

Hohen Neuendorf
Toralf C.

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IT Consultant in PKI Software Development at BWI

  • Implementation of a full-stack application with Angular as the frontend framework and Java as the backend language
  • Use of the Swagger OpenAPI specification for REST communication between the frontend and backend applications
  • Control of a card printer via the Nexus Card SDK framework
  • Design and implementation of card management software with a web interface and a JavaFX module for printer monitoring
  • Use of Cucumber tests for test automation and creation of test artifacts to test outside the development environment
  • Use of Wireshark for network investigations to analyze the API of a third-party product and to monitor the REST API of the self-developed software
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Broder F.

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Project Management and Consulting

Berlin
Broder F.

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Program Manager - IT Networks Service Management and Transition at Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes

  • Managing the further development of IT network service management

  • Overall leadership of the transition, consulting on the transition of IT network services

  • IT coordination of a tender in the area of IT network services

For (3) Further development of IT network service management Managing follow-up work for the transition (including setup of issue management) Managing and monitoring the performance of external service providers Consulting and managing the further development of IT network service management (processes, procedures, organization, tools)

For (2) Transition of IT network services Overall leadership of the transition (transfer of operational responsibility for IT network services to an IT service provider) Definition and setup of transition governance Planning and tracking of milestones, dependencies and cutover windows Managing the preparation, achieving operational readiness & process/tool integration Carrying out service handovers (cutover, parallel run, stabilization) Ensuring risk management, progress tracking, steering committee and management reporting, stakeholder management

For (1) IT coordination of the IT network services tender Managing all IT work streams of an IT network tender Coordinating the creation of all service descriptions IT review / evaluation of offers IT representative in bidder talks/negotiations Creating presentations/decision papers

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Qaiser A.

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Freelance Lead DevOps Engineer

Berlin
Qaiser A.

Last position:

Freelance Lead DevOps Engineer at Schwarz Gruppe Produktion

  • Bootstrapping a CloudOps team and building a multi-cloud provider backend for a low-code Internal Developer Platform (IDP) with env zero

  • Introducing user story mapping, ADRs, milestones, and backlog management

  • Designing and developing core APIs, setting up CI/CD pipelines, OpenTofu/Terraform scripts

  • Representing and communicating the team with third-party stakeholders (e.g. env zero)

  • (Cross-)team coaching on DevOps, software design, Terraform, Golang, and agile practices

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IT Consultants statistics

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

21 years (Germany: 23 years)

IT Consultants in Berlin have 21 years of professional experience on average. It is 2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 23 years.

Position duration

3.2 years (Germany: 5.4 years)

IT Consultants in Berlin stay in a single position for 3.2 years on average. It is 2.2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 5.4 years.

Positions per freelancer

12 (Germany: 14)

IT Consultants in Berlin have completed 12 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 2 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 14.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

IT Consultants in Berlin have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Automotive

IT Consultants in Berlin are most in demand in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Automotive.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

IT Consultants in Berlin earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

86% (Germany: 84%)

86% of IT Consultants in Berlin hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 2% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 84%.

Master's degree or higher

57% (Germany: 53%)

57% of IT Consultants in Berlin hold at least a Master's degree. It is 4% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 53%.

Doctorate

11% (Germany: 8%)

11% of IT Consultants in Berlin have a doctorate (PhD). It is 3% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 8%.

Certifications per freelancer

3 (Germany: 4)

IT Consultants in Berlin hold 3 professional certifications on average. It is 1 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 4.

Most common languages

German, English, Spanish

IT Consultants in Berlin most often speak German, English, and Spanish.

Speak two or more languages

95% (Germany: 96%)

95% of IT Consultants in Berlin speak two or more languages. It is 1% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 96%.

Based on our profile pool as of 6 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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26% of IT Consultants in Berlin charge less than €800 per day.
67% of IT Consultants in Berlin charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
5% of IT Consultants in Berlin charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
3% of IT Consultants in Berlin charge €1600 or more per day.
<€800 €800-​1200 €1200-​1600 €1600+

The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this role in Berlin 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.

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Average rates for IT Consultants in Berlin

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 884 €
Germany avg. 836 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 896 €
Germany median 800 €

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 6 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

IT Consultants 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 (93%)
  • Professional Services (52%)
  • Automotive (40%)
  • Manufacturing (40%)
  • Media and Entertainment (40%)
  • Government and Administration (36%)
  • Energy (33%)
  • Banking and Finance (33%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the role

Navigating complex digital transformation

An experienced IT consultant bridges the gap between business objectives and technological execution. They analyze existing systems, identify bottlenecks, and design scalable architectures that align with corporate strategy. By providing an objective external perspective, these professionals help organizations avoid costly procurement mistakes, optimize software development lifecycles, and steer technical implementations toward measurable success.

Strategic guidance for Berlin companies

The Berlin business landscape demands a unique blend of agility and regulatory compliance. From fast-scaling fintech startups in Kreuzberg to established manufacturing enterprises, local organizations require advisors who understand both international tech trends and German data protection standards. Freelance IT advisors in the capital help businesses migrate legacy systems to secure cloud environments, integrate modern APIs, and prepare for strict IT audits without disrupting daily operations.

Core areas of consulting expertise

  • IT infrastructure audits and modernization strategies
  • Cloud migration planning for AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Enterprise resource planning setup, including SAP S/4HANA transitions
  • Cybersecurity risk assessments and ISO 27001 readiness
  • Software architecture design and agile development oversight
  • Vendor evaluation and technology procurement support

When to hire freelance IT advisors

Companies typically onboard external IT consultants during critical transitional phases when internal teams lack specialized knowledge or capacity. This includes launching new digital products, migrating physical servers to the cloud, merging disparate IT systems after an acquisition, or resolving systemic performance issues. Bringing in an independent expert ensures that projects remain on track, budget overruns are minimized, and internal staff can focus on their core day-to-day operations without being overwhelmed by temporary project demands.

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Frequently asked questions

Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about IT Consultants.

An IT consultant focuses on strategy, architecture, and alignment with business goals, whereas a developer primarily writes and maintains code. While some consultants do write code, their main value lies in analyzing requirements, choosing technologies, and planning the implementation path. They act as strategic advisors rather than execution-focused builders.

Hiring a freelance IT consultant gives you immediate access to highly specialized knowledge for a specific, time-limited project without long-term overhead. Independent advisors have often seen dozens of different IT environments, enabling them to solve problems faster than internal teams. This flexibility allows your business to scale technical expertise up or down as project demands change.

Most IT consultants in Berlin work in a hybrid setup, combining remote strategic planning with targeted on-site workshops. While system discovery and stakeholder alignment benefit greatly from face-to-face meetings in the Berlin office, the actual architectural design and documentation can be done efficiently from a home office.

A top-tier IT advisor is evaluated by their past project outcomes, technical certifications, and communication skills. Look for a proven track record of handling similar technical challenges, such as cloud migrations or ERP rollouts. A good consultant must also be able to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders clearly.

Virtually every sector in the region profits, but tech consultants are especially critical for Berlin's booming e-commerce, fintech, and digital health sectors. Traditional companies undergoing digital transformation also rely on external expertise to modernize their legacy infrastructure. These consultants help local businesses scale rapidly while maintaining high standards of data security.

It depends on your company culture and the scope of the project, but many independent IT consultants in Berlin work entirely in English. If the project involves coordination with local authorities or traditional medium-sized enterprises in Germany, native or professional German language skills are highly beneficial. For international startups, English is usually the standard.

Yes, an experienced security consultant can audit your current infrastructure and guide you through compliance processes like ISO 27001 or GDPR. They identify vulnerabilities in your data workflows, draft security policies, and implement best practices to protect your intellectual property. This preparation ensures your company passes official external audits smoothly.

Most contract IT specialists bill on a daily or hourly basis, depending on the complexity and duration of the project. For clearly defined phases, such as an initial system assessment, some might agree on a fixed-price milestone. It is best to agree on deliverables and reporting intervals before the collaboration starts to ensure full transparency.

The average hourly rate for IT Consultants in Berlin is 110 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 884 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers working as IT Consultants in Berlin, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers working as IT Consultants in Berlin have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.

The most common languages among freelancers working as IT Consultants in Berlin are German (100%), English (95%), and Spanish (14%).

The most common industries among freelancers working as IT Consultants in Berlin are Information Technology (93%), Professional Services (52%), and Automotive (40%).

The most common business areas among freelancers working as IT Consultants in Berlin are Information Technology (98%), Product Development (74%), and Project Management (67%).

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