Software Developer Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Software Developer with related roles and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
How Software Developer 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 17 related roles compared, average daily rates range from 598 € for ServiceNow Developer up to 819 € for CRM Developer — Software Developer averages 720 € per day.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 27 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 720 €, Software Developer sits mid-field in this comparison — 9 of the compared roles above it, 8 below. Sharper specialisations tend to settle above the role, broader ones below.
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 150 € — around 21% 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.
Software Developer 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.
Across 14 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 631 € in Leipzig up to 781 € in Stuttgart — the countrywide average is 720 € per day.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 27 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Software Developer.
The average daily rate for Software Developer in Germany is 720 € with a median of 720 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 90 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 720 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 15,127 € — the underlying hourly rate is 90 €.
Between Leipzig (631 €) and Stuttgart (781 €) the difference is about 150 € per day, roughly 19 € per hour — around 21% of the countrywide average of 720 €.
Stuttgart shows the highest average of the 14 cities compared, at 781 € per day (98 € per hour) — about 8% above the countrywide average of 720 €.
Leipzig shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 631 € per day (79 € per hour) — about 12% below the countrywide average of 720 €.
Among the 17 related roles compared, average daily rates range from 598 € for ServiceNow Developer up to 819 € for CRM Developer — that is 75 € to 102 € per hour.
CRM Developer currently averages 819 € per day (102 € per hour), about 99 € per day above the rate for Software Developer.
ServiceNow Developer currently averages 598 € per day (75 € per hour), about 122 € per day below the rate for Software Developer.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Software Developer 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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