Linux Daily Rates in Switzerland

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

Among the 2 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

888 € for Zurich → 894 € for Basel

Countrywide average:

925 € per day

Basel Zurich

120 240 360 480 600 720 840 €/day

What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Switzerland, average daily rates differ by up to 6 € — around 1% 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

Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Linux.

The average daily rate for Linux in Switzerland is 925 € with a median of 940 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 116 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 925 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 19,433 € — the underlying hourly rate is 116 €.

The average of 925 € sits about 15 € per day below the median of 940 € (116 € versus 118 € 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 Zurich (888 €) and Basel (894 €) the difference is about 6 € per day, roughly 1 € per hour — around 1% of the countrywide average of 925 €.

Basel shows the highest average of the 2 cities compared, at 894 € per day (112 € per hour).

Zurich shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 888 € per day (111 € per hour) — about 4% below the countrywide average of 925 €.

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.