Linux Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Linux expert with related technologies and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
How Linux rates compare with related technologies
See how closely related specialisations compare on price — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
Among the 14 related technologies compared, average daily rates range from:
715 € for Kali Linux → 862 € for Arch Linux
Linux averages:
766 € per day
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 766 €, Linux sits mid-field in this comparison — 11 of the compared technologies above it, 3 below. Sharper specialisations tend to settle above the technology, broader ones below.
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 194 € — 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.
Linux 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.
Among the 14 cities compared, average daily rates range from:
640 € for Bremen → 834 € for Stuttgart
Countrywide average:
766 € per day
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Linux.
The average daily rate for Linux in Germany is 766 € with a median of 760 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 96 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 766 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 16,091 € — the underlying hourly rate is 96 €.
The average of 766 € sits about 6 € per day above the median of 760 € (96 € versus 95 € 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 Bremen (640 €) and Stuttgart (834 €) the difference is about 194 € per day, roughly 24 € per hour — around 25% of the countrywide average of 766 €.
Stuttgart shows the highest average of the 14 cities compared, at 834 € per day (104 € per hour) — about 9% above the countrywide average of 766 €.
Bremen shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 640 € per day (80 € per hour) — about 16% below the countrywide average of 766 €.
Among the 14 related technologies compared, average daily rates range from 715 € for Kali Linux up to 862 € for Arch Linux — that is 89 € to 108 € per hour.
Arch Linux currently averages 862 € per day (108 € per hour), about 96 € per day above the rate for Linux.
Kali Linux currently averages 715 € per day (89 € per hour), about 51 € per day below the rate for Linux.
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.
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