Microsoft Access Expert in Zurich
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Jakob F.
Last position:
Core Team Member at Jafa Consulting
- SME for operational processes, contract negotiation and product design for the implementation of a SaaS contact center solution & carrier services
- Definition of several operational processes, organizational setup, ITSM application integrations, creation of contract schedules and advising contract negotiation
- Scrum Master with agile tooling (processes & automation)
- Commercial manager to create business cases and closing the sales process
- Increasing impact, trusted relationship, and key team member within a short time
Philipp S.
Last position:
Equity Portfolio Manager - Digital Wealth Management at Interactive Brokers LLC
- Solely responsible for two portfolios totaling USD 1 million with an average monthly performance of 2%
- Responsible for the investment strategy, specializing in US equities and ETFs (exchanges: NASDAQ and NYSE)
- Market, trend, data, and technical chart analysis
- Risk management – diversification, daily/weekly risk mitigation measures (rebalancing) to ensure optimal portfolio profitability
Peter S.
Last position:
Web Application Developer PHP / WordPress Plugin Development at Gemeinde Bauma
- Analysis, consulting, and development of a WordPress application for the digital processing and delivery of the Bauma chronicle archive
Daniel L.
Last position:
SQL, .NET and VBA Developer at Postfinance AG
- For the internal MIS, which gathers data in a complex, comprehensive system landscape and loads it into a central database via ETL, existing processes and packages had to be maintained and new KPIs analyzed, specified, and implemented.
Balázs S.
Last position:
Owner at Schweighoffer GmbH
- Business analysis and requirements engineering
- Consulting technical mathematics and control theory
- Selling outsourcing software development projects to companies
- Project lead, controlling and automated testing
- Software design and support
- Developed control algorithm for a sensorless permanent magnet electric motor
- Solved control engineering problems for customers
Udo W.
Last position:
Julius Bär
Application ownership and further development of test user management (TUM)
Areas of responsibility: Application ownership (Application Ownership / ITSO), application management, incident management, deployment / release management, requirements management, prioritization, further development, automation, and interface management
Technologies: SQL Server, Python, GitLab, UC4, Lieberman, Linux
Responsible for the operation and continuous development of a central application for managing more than 5.000 technical test users and their data.
Gathered and assessed business requirements, independently prioritized further development, and planned and coordinated implementation using agile methods and PI Planning, in close collaboration with the relevant business units and IT teams.
Expanded the central SQL Server database with additional information about test and real users, and integrated further applications through defined interfaces. The modular application used Python-based processing components, with execution and workflows controlled through UC4. This enabled data from different source systems to be automatically transferred, processed, and made available, as well as new test users to be created automatically.
Ensured reliable application operations and continuously optimized and automated existing processes.
Application ownership, modernization, and migration of incident management (TRANT)
Areas of responsibility: Application ownership (Application Ownership / ITSO), application management, incident management, deployment / release management, requirements management, software modernization, migration, interface integration, and quality assurance
Technologies: UC4, Jira, SQL Server, Oracle, Java, Python, Lieberman, Linux, Jai
Responsible for the operation and development of an application that automatically records, processes, and forwards technical incidents in various test environments.
Automated the creation of Jira incident tickets when UC4 workflows were blocked, including routing them to the relevant application managers.
Modernized the application by migrating from Java to Python, moving the database from Microsoft SQL Server to Oracle, and replacing the Jenkins scheduler with UC4.
Integrated the Jira API and used the bank's internal AI solution Jai to support code migration and subsequent validation. Independently and critically reviewed AI-generated results for business and technical accuracy.
Shift lead for operations control in test environments
Areas of responsibility: Monitoring various test systems
Technologies: UC4, TSO, HOST, Azure-Cloud
Responsible for monitoring and controlling automated processing workflows in various test environments, including systems running in the Azure-Cloud.
Monitored UC4 and HOST workflows and analyzed and handled incidents. When processing workflows were blocked, Jira tickets were automatically created through TRANT and assigned to the relevant application owners. In coordination with them, affected jobs were restarted or stopped as needed. HOST processes were also monitored and controlled through OPC.
A multi-shift operation was introduced to ensure stable and as continuous as possible testing.
Test data anonymization manager
Areas of responsibility: Planning/anonymizing/publishing production data for test systems
Technologies: UC4, Informatica (PowerCenter and IDMC)
To ensure test environments could run with real data, production databases were cloned regularly. Production data had to be untraceable in test environments. For this reason, the cloned databases were first anonymized with Informatica PowerCenter and later with Informatica IDMC. Critical tables and columns in the various databases (Oracle, SQL-Server, MongoDB) had to be identified and analyzed at the data level. Rules for handling critical data were agreed with the application owners.
Peter W.
Last position:
IT Consultant at WYP-Consulting
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Access
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
32 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
67%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Doctorate
17%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Zurich are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Zurich using Microsoft Access
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Microsoft Access experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (100%)
- Banking and Finance (86%)
- Manufacturing (71%)
- Professional Services (71%)
- Insurance (57%)
- Automotive (43%)
- Education (43%)
- Government and Administration (43%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Access does
Microsoft Access is a desktop database system for creating structured business applications without the overhead of a full custom software stack. It combines tables, queries, forms, reports, macros, and VBA in one environment. Companies use it to manage operational data, guide internal processes, and give teams a practical interface for everyday work.
Typical applications
Access is well suited to focused tools used by departments, subsidiaries, and small or mid-sized operations.
- Customer, supplier, and product records
- Inventory, purchasing, and order tracking
- Project, service, and compliance registers
- Scheduling, document, and reporting workflows
A specialist can turn spreadsheets or fragmented files into a controlled database with clear validation and repeatable processes.
Ecosystem and connections
Strong Access work covers more than table design. It may involve VBA modules, saved queries, macros, forms, reports, ODBC connections, and Microsoft Excel imports or exports. Specialists also connect Access front ends to SQL Server, SharePoint, or other data sources when a shared back end, larger data volume, or stronger governance is required. Microsoft 365 knowledge helps when Access sits alongside Outlook, Excel, Teams, or Power Automate.
When companies need help
Freelance expertise is useful when an internal spreadsheet has become difficult to control, a legacy database needs repair, or a department needs a working tool before a larger system is selected.
- Rebuilding unreliable queries, forms, or reports
- Migrating data from Excel or older Access files
- Splitting a database into front end and back end
- Adding permissions, audit trails, and validation
For Zurich teams, remote delivery often works well when documentation and testing are clear. On-site workshops can help when processes, German-language labels, or local stakeholder input need close coordination.
Skills that matter
A capable professional understands relational modelling, primary and foreign keys, normalization, indexing, query performance, and safe data updates. They can write maintainable VBA, handle error conditions, secure shared files, and document how users should operate the application. Experience with SQL Server or another back end is valuable when Access must remain the user interface while data moves to a more robust server.
How to assess quality
Ask for examples of Access applications that resemble the intended workflow, not just screenshots of forms. A strong specialist explains data ownership, backup and recovery, multi-user risks, deployment, and future maintenance before building. Test the solution with realistic records and concurrent users, review the underlying queries and VBA, and confirm that another professional could understand the structure without relying on undocumented fixes.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Microsoft Access, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
Companies use Microsoft Access for departmental databases, operational registers, reporting tools, and workflow applications. It is especially practical when a team needs structured data, forms, queries, and reports without commissioning a large standalone system.
Microsoft Access sits between a spreadsheet and a server-based database. It offers stronger relationships, forms, validation, and repeatable queries than Excel, while SQL Server is generally better for larger, highly concurrent, or centrally managed data environments.
A good Microsoft Access professional often brings SQL, VBA, Excel automation, ODBC, data migration, and relational modelling skills. Knowledge of SQL Server, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, or Power Automate can help when Access must exchange data with other business systems.
The right level depends on the scope. A simple form and report may need focused database skills, while a multi-user application with VBA, integrations, permissions, and migration requires a professional who has delivered and supported comparable Microsoft Access systems.
Yes. Microsoft Access work can usually be handled remotely through documented requirements, secure file exchange, screen sharing, and structured testing. On-site sessions may be useful for process discovery, user training, or teams that prefer collaboration in Zurich.
A Microsoft Access front end with SQL Server is worth considering when several users need shared data, reliability must improve, or the database is outgrowing file-based storage. The specialist should assess concurrency, security, network conditions, reporting needs, and long-term ownership first.
Review the data model, query logic, VBA structure, error handling, documentation, and deployment process in Microsoft Access. Ask the professional to explain backup, recovery, permissions, validation, and how the application behaves when users edit records at the same time.
A Microsoft Access assignment may involve legacy files, unclear business rules, inconsistent source data, or users with different expectations. Clarify the current architecture, integrations, hosting, data ownership, testing responsibilities, and whether the goal is to improve Access or prepare a migration.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Access in their recent projects is 136 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,089 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Access in their recent projects, 67% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 17% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Access in their recent projects have 32 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Access in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (57%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Access in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (86%), and Manufacturing (71%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Access in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (100%), and Product Development (86%).
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