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.

Among the 11 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

759 € for Dortmund → 987 € for Hamburg

Countrywide average:

902 € per day

Hamburg Dusseldorf Hanover Cologne Munich Frankfurt Essen Berlin Nuremberg Stuttgart Dortmund

130 260 390 520 650 780 910 €/day

What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 228 € — around 25% 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

Questions about Cybersecurity? Start with the answers below.

The average daily rate for Cybersecurity in Germany is 902 € with a median of 880 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 113 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 902 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 18,944 € — the underlying hourly rate is 113 €.

The average of 902 € sits about 22 € per day above the median of 880 € (113 € versus 110 € per hour): a smaller number of high-priced specialists pulls the average up, while the median marks the typical middle of the market — half of the freelancers charge less, half charge more.

Between Dortmund (759 €) and Hamburg (987 €) the difference is about 228 € per day, roughly 28 € per hour — around 25% of the countrywide average of 902 €.

Hamburg shows the highest average of the 11 cities compared, at 987 € per day (123 € per hour) — about 9% above the countrywide average of 902 €.

Dortmund shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 759 € per day (95 € per hour) — about 16% below the countrywide average of 902 €.

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.