System Engineer Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance System Engineer with related roles and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
How System 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:
871 € for Linux System Engineer
System Engineer averages:
791 € per day
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 791 €, System Engineer is currently the most affordable entry into this field — every specialisation compared averages more, typically because a narrower cut of the same skill set meets a smaller pool of available freelancers.
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 125 € — around 16% 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.
System 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 3 cities compared, average daily rates range from:
797 € for Berlin → 922 € for Hamburg
Countrywide average:
791 € per day
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Lasse B.
Eric P.
Andreas W.
Sara A.
Alessandro P.
Victor O.
Kapil B.
Melanie H.
Mustafa K.
Mike K.
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Frequently asked questions
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The average daily rate for System Engineer in Germany is 791 € with a median of 800 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 99 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 791 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 16,608 € — the underlying hourly rate is 99 €.
The average of 791 € sits about 9 € per day below the median of 800 € (99 € 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 Berlin (797 €) and Hamburg (922 €) the difference is about 125 € per day, roughly 16 € per hour — around 16% of the countrywide average of 791 €.
Hamburg shows the highest average of the 3 cities compared, at 922 € per day (115 € per hour) — about 17% above the countrywide average of 791 €.
Berlin shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 797 € per day (100 € per hour).
Linux System Engineer currently averages 871 € per day (109 € per hour), about 80 € per day above the rate for System Engineer.
None of the related roles compared averages less — at 791 € per day (99 € per hour), System Engineer is already the most affordable option in this comparison.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to System 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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