Penetration Testing Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Penetration Testing expert with related technologies and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
What the benchmark shows
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 156 € — around 19% 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.
Penetration Testing 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.
Across 6 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 785 € in Munich up to 941 € in Cologne — the countrywide average is 844 € per day.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with Penetration Testing? These answers cover the essentials.
The average daily rate for Penetration Testing in Germany is 844 € with a median of 800 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 105 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 844 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 17,717 € — the underlying hourly rate is 105 €.
The average of 844 € sits about 44 € per day above the median of 800 € (105 € versus 100 € 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 Munich (785 €) and Cologne (941 €) the difference is about 156 € per day, roughly 20 € per hour — around 19% of the countrywide average of 844 €.
Cologne shows the highest average of the 6 cities compared, at 941 € per day (118 € per hour) — about 12% above the countrywide average of 844 €.
Munich shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 785 € per day (98 € per hour) — about 7% below the countrywide average of 844 €.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Penetration Testing 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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