Cybersecurity Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Cybersecurity expert with related technologies and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
What the benchmark shows
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 219 € — around 24% 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.
Cybersecurity daily rates across cities in Germany
See where the technology commands the highest rates, city by city against the national average — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
Across 10 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 767 € in Dortmund up to 986 € in Cologne — the countrywide average is 907 € per day.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Cybersecurity? Start with the answers below.
The average daily rate for Cybersecurity in Germany is 907 € with a median of 904 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 113 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 907 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 19,055 € — the underlying hourly rate is 113 €.
Between Dortmund (767 €) and Cologne (986 €) the difference is about 219 € per day, roughly 27 € per hour — around 24% of the countrywide average of 907 €.
Cologne shows the highest average of the 10 cities compared, at 986 € per day (123 € per hour) — about 9% above the countrywide average of 907 €.
Dortmund shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 767 € per day (96 € per hour) — about 15% below the countrywide average of 907 €.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Cybersecurity 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.
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