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.

Among the 6 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

770 € for Hamburg → 942 € for Cologne

Countrywide average:

837 € per day

Cologne Frankfurt Dusseldorf Berlin Munich Hamburg

130 260 390 520 650 780 910 €/day

What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 172 € — around 21% 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

Not sure where to start with Penetration Testing? These answers cover the essentials.

The average daily rate for Penetration Testing in Germany is 837 € 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 837 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 17,573 € — the underlying hourly rate is 105 €.

The average of 837 € sits about 37 € 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 Hamburg (770 €) and Cologne (942 €) the difference is about 172 € per day, roughly 22 € per hour — around 21% of the countrywide average of 837 €.

Cologne shows the highest average of the 6 cities compared, at 942 € per day (118 € per hour) — about 13% above the countrywide average of 837 €.

Hamburg shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 770 € per day (96 € per hour) — about 8% below the countrywide average of 837 €.

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.