Linux Daily Rates in Cologne, Germany

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

Among the 2 related technologies compared, average daily rates range from:

826 € for Ubuntu → 908 € for Debian

Linux averages:

749 € per day

Debian Ubuntu

120 240 360 480 600 720 840 €/day

What the benchmark shows

With an average daily rate of 749 €, Linux 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.

Frequently asked questions

Key details about Linux, drawn from the questions we get asked most.

The average daily rate for Linux in Cologne, Germany is 749 € with a median of 720 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 94 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 749 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 15,725 € — the underlying hourly rate is 94 €.

The average of 749 € sits about 29 € per day above the median of 720 € (94 € versus 90 € 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.

Among the 2 related technologies compared, average daily rates range from 826 € for Ubuntu up to 908 € for Debian — that is 103 € to 114 € per hour.

Debian currently averages 908 € per day (114 € per hour), about 160 € per day above the rate for Linux.

None of the related technologies compared averages less — at 749 € per day (94 € per hour), Linux 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 Linux 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.