DevOps Daily Rates in Germany

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

Among the 13 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

712 € for Dortmund → 837 € for Hamburg

Countrywide average:

784 € per day

Hamburg Stuttgart Frankfurt Cologne Essen Munich Hanover Dusseldorf Berlin Leipzig Nuremberg Dresden Dortmund

110 220 330 440 550 660 770 €/day

What the benchmark shows

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.

Frequently asked questions

What clients ask us most about DevOps — answered in short.

The average daily rate for DevOps in Germany is 784 € with a median of 800 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 98 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 784 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 16,469 € — the underlying hourly rate is 98 €.

The average of 784 € sits about 16 € per day below the median of 800 € (98 € 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 Dortmund (712 €) and Hamburg (837 €) the difference is about 125 € per day, roughly 16 € per hour — around 16% of the countrywide average of 784 €.

Hamburg shows the highest average of the 13 cities compared, at 837 € per day (105 € per hour) — about 7% above the countrywide average of 784 €.

Dortmund shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 712 € per day (89 € per hour) — about 9% below the countrywide average of 784 €.

All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to DevOps 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.