NIS2 Daily Rates in Germany

Compare the average daily rate of a freelance NIS2 expert with related technologies and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.

Among the 5 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

958 € for Frankfurt → 1074 € for Cologne

Countrywide average:

970 € per day

Cologne Berlin Essen Munich Frankfurt

140 280 420 560 700 840 980 €/day

What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 116 € — around 12% 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

Everything clients usually want to know about NIS2, in one place.

The average daily rate for NIS2 in Germany is 970 € with a median of 1,000 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 121 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 970 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 20,362 € — the underlying hourly rate is 121 €.

The average of 970 € sits about 30 € per day below the median of 1,000 € (121 € versus 125 € 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 Frankfurt (958 €) and Cologne (1,074 €) the difference is about 116 € per day, roughly 14 € per hour — around 12% of the countrywide average of 970 €.

Cologne shows the highest average of the 5 cities compared, at 1,074 € per day (134 € per hour) — about 11% above the countrywide average of 970 €.

Frankfurt shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 958 € per day (120 € per hour) — about 1% below the countrywide average of 970 €.

All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to NIS2 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.