COBOL Daily Rates in Germany

Compare the average daily rate of a freelance COBOL expert with related technologies and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.

Among the 4 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

722 € for Dusseldorf → 867 € for Frankfurt

Countrywide average:

804 € per day

Frankfurt Hamburg Munich Dusseldorf

120 240 360 480 600 720 840 €/day

What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 145 € — 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.

Frequently asked questions

Everything clients usually want to know about COBOL, in one place.

The average daily rate for COBOL in Germany is 804 € with a median of 800 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 100 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 804 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 16,877 € — the underlying hourly rate is 100 €.

Between Dusseldorf (722 €) and Frankfurt (867 €) the difference is about 145 € per day, roughly 18 € per hour — around 18% of the countrywide average of 804 €.

Frankfurt shows the highest average of the 4 cities compared, at 867 € per day (108 € per hour) — about 8% above the countrywide average of 804 €.

Dusseldorf shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 722 € per day (90 € per hour) — about 10% below the countrywide average of 804 €.

All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to COBOL and its related technologies 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.