
PhpStorm Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used PhpStorm
Markus S.
Last position:
Fullstack Developer at VRM Digital / RYZE
- Development and maintenance of a news portal CMS with interfaces.
- PHP development with HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, MySQL, Laravel, documentation of the interfaces and the system.
- Further development of the SSO system based on Laravel with a large API and connections to AWS, SAP, ERPS.
- Reorganisation and development of the news portals on the basis of a publish platform, services and interfaces to Google, Facebook, Twitter, SSO, SAP technical based on NodeJS with TypeScript and AWS.
- Technologies: PHP, Laravel, MySQL, JavaScript, Vue.js, NodeJS, TypeScript, jQuery, CSS, SCSS, SASS, Unix, Jira, Confluence, Git, Apache, Nginx, AWS.
Mario S.
Last position:
Expert in Web Analytics, Tag Management and Consent Management at Deutsche Bahn AG
- Conducting and evaluating web analyses
- Creating and editing tags and scripts in the area of tag management as well as banners and other client-side web elements in the area of consent management
- Technologies used in development: Tealium, JavaScript, IntelliJ, Git, Android Studio, Selenium, Appium, Adobe Analytics, Power Automate, Power App
Volker D.
Last position:
Developer at DV-Consulting und Entwicklung Volker Döch
- Developed a new web app to manage and configure counting devices for large events
- Technologies: .NET 10, C#, Blazor, MudBlazor, MySQL, Git
Zacharias C.
Last position:
CTO at Laracraft
- Architecture and conception
- Development at gitis.de (Laravel, Vue, Blade, CI/CD Pipeline [Rector, PHPUnit, PHPStan, PHP_CodeSniffer])
- Development at plotdesk.app (Laravel, Vue, Inertia, Tailwindcss, Prism, Ansible, Docker, CI/CD Pipeline [Rector, Pest, PHPStan, Pint])
- Development at sales-automation.ai (Laravel, Vue, Inertia, Tailwindcss, Prism, CI/CD Pipeline [Pest, PHPStan, Pint])
- Development at Cynapsis Interactive (Laravel, Filament, Google Ads API, CI/CD Pipeline [Rector, Pest, PHPStan, Pint])
- Analysis and monitoring tool for z-optimations GmbH (Laravel, Blade)
- Development at ProgressMaker (Laravel, Pest, REST-API)
- Development of a data warehouse at ProgressMaker (Laravel)
- Development of SimpleStats.io (Laravel, Vue, Inertia, Tailwindcss, Pest, CI/CD)
- Development of Validation for Laravel (Laravel, Vue, Inertia, Tailwindcss)
- Development of multiple open-source projects (laravel-date-scopes, laravel-schema-rules, laravel-xhprof)
Michael L.
Last position:
Development of B2B shop for curtain fabrics
- Development of a B2B shop based on Magento 2
- Plugin research and implementation, e.g. individual prices per customer
- Implementation of custom adjustments
- Quality assurance
- Release management
- Collaboration with the marketing team
- Technologies: Magento 2, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Docker, Git
Patrick M.
Last position:
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- A series of interactive live online workshops designed to help students and recent graduates from the African diaspora prepare for the professional world, improve their problem-solving skills, and master tech skills.
Manuel K.
Last position:
.NET Developer, SAP Business One Consultant at Own Projects
- DTO class generator: In-house development of a tool for the automatic generation of classes, functions, and methods for use in .NET Core projects based on SAP Business One Service Layer metadata
- E-invoice import add-on: Development of a SAP Business One add-on / coresuite module for the automated import of ZUGFeRD e-invoices as incoming invoices – with configurable mapping to flexibly control the import logic across four mapping types (DIRECT, SQL, FIXED, EXPR). The add-on is available as a licensed product for SAP Business One customers.
Stack: SAP Business One, SAP Business One Service Layer, coresuite Country Package, C#
Anna F.
Last position:
Quality Management Officer at APS Services GmbH
Responsible for quality management of software products, including specifying and managing requirements for new modules, conducting quality assurance tests, creating and maintaining related documentation, and regularly communicating with customers to coordinate and clarify requirements.
Projects: IT development and enhancement of the cash register software and additional modules for the services of climbing and bouldering gyms, trampoline parks, and leisure facilities.
Stefan J.
Last position:
PHP / Symfony Fullstack Developer via temporary staffing at N.V.L. Group
- PHP legacy and Symfony 5+ development of N.V.L. Group's own ERP from PHP 7.4 onward including Oracle SQL, RabbitMQ, React and ExtJS
- Use of Docker and GitLab to manage containers and source code
- Implementation of unit, integration and functional tests
- Frontend development with React and ExtJS in Docker containers via GitLab
Ivan V.
Last position:
Senior DevOps Engineer at 58agents
- Provision Kubernetes infrastructure on Azure, GCP, or bare-metal at the hosting provider
- Design and implementation of REST and GraphQL APIs
- Cloud governance (cost, compliance, security)
- Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD as code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Container technologies (Docker, Helm)
- Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions), Argo CD
- Deployment, scaling, and monitoring of microservices
- Distributed event streaming (Kafka)
- Message brokers RabbitMQ, MQTT
- Software development from scratch or further development of existing projects using PHP, Python, Go, C#, and Bash
Eugene K.
Last position:
Lead PHP Web Developer at Deutscher Fachverlag GmbH
- PHP application development for the following news portal CMS:
- lebensmittelzeitung.net
- textilwirtschaft.de
- horizont.net
- iz.de
- fvw.de
- ahgz.de
- horizont.at
- agrarzeitung.de
- food-service.de
- fashionmagazine.it
Martin S.
Last position:
Fullstack Developer at Affiliate / Price Comparison (Technical Relaunch)
- Technical relaunch of the existing affiliate site based on Pimcore and Symfony
- Use of TailwindCSS for performant and flexible frontend design
- Implemented a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions
- Used Redis for caching and performance optimization
- Responsible for DevOps tasks including system configuration and deployment
- Integrated the eBay API for automated data processing
- Managed tickets via YouTrack and team communication through Slack
- Test coverage with Codeception (unit & acceptance tests)
- Continuous development, maintenance, and performance improvement
- Designing new features and optimizing existing processes
Gernot L.
Last position:
Founder and Managing Director at Softwerk/Ruhr GmbH
- Architecting and developing SaaS platform for graphical definition and execution of pandas data processing pipelines
- Developed POlyglott, an open-source Python CLI tool for translation workflow management featuring PO file parsing, quality linting with glossary enforcement, and DeepL API integration for machine translation
- Developed web application for material compliance management (EU REACH) using Django and modern web technologies
- Built automated infrastructure platform using Proxmox, Terraform, and Ansible — VM provisioning, configuration management, internal DNS, and fleet-wide security hardening across multiple subnets
Tamas D.
Last position:
Senior Frontend Engineer at Automation24
- Worked on a custom eCommerce platform to maintain and improve the legacy frontend codebase under challenging access limitations
- Achieved a 38% increase in page speed after two months of optimization and development
- Conducted R&D to identify the best frontend framework for a new eCommerce website, researching and developing with MedusaJS, Salior, Adobe Commerce, and VueStorefront
- In 2023 worked on a new ERP system written in React using Redux for state management, Tailwind for styling, TypeScript, and Material Design, improving development efficiency by almost 20%
Volker A.
Last position:
Senior Frontend Angular Developer at fintus GmbH
- Senior Frontend Angular and Frontend
- Integrating Camunda processes into the frontend
- Development supported by ChatGPT (Codex) and Claude (skills etc.)
Knowledge: Angular, Camunda
Products used: Claude, Codex, ChatGPT, Camunda
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Statistics of experts using PhpStorm
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years

Position duration
3.1 years

Positions per freelancer
13

Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Top industries
Information Technology, Retail, Banking and Finance

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
91%
Master's degree or higher
32%
Doctorate
5%

Certifications per freelancer
1

Most common languages
German, English, French

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 Germany 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 Germany using PhpStorm
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.
PhpStorm 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 (94%)
- Retail (59%)
- Banking and Finance (35%)
- Telecommunication (35%)
- Media and Entertainment (29%)
- Education (26%)
- Manufacturing (26%)
- Government and Administration (26%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
PhpStorm in practice
PhpStorm is JetBrains’ integrated development environment for PHP and modern web projects. It combines code editing, navigation, refactoring, debugging, testing and version control in one workspace. Teams use it to maintain structured applications rather than relying on a basic text editor and a collection of separate tools.
PHP project work
PhpStorm supports the full delivery cycle of PHP software, from an initial codebase review to production maintenance. It is commonly used for:
- Symfony and Laravel applications
- WordPress and other content management systems
- REST and GraphQL backends
- E-commerce and customer portals
- JavaScript and TypeScript front ends connected to PHP services
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong specialists work comfortably with Composer, PHPUnit, Xdebug, PHPStan and Psalm. They configure Docker or local PHP runtimes, connect databases, manage environment settings and use Git workflows inside PhpStorm. Familiarity with JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SQL and API tooling is often important for work across the application stack.
When companies need support
Companies bring in freelance expertise when a PHP codebase needs a clear technical assessment, a framework migration or safer feature delivery. External specialists can also help when internal teams lack capacity for testing, debugging production defects or improving a slow development workflow.
- Review an inherited PhpStorm project setup
- Upgrade PHP, Symfony, Laravel or Composer dependencies
- Introduce tests, static analysis and consistent coding standards
- Connect local development with Docker and CI pipelines
Germany-based collaboration
In Germany, PhpStorm specialists contribute to software products, digital commerce, agencies and internal business applications. Remote collaboration works well when repositories, environments and acceptance criteria are organised; on-site work can help with workshops, legacy-system discovery and close coordination with product teams. German or English communication should match the project’s working language.
What strong specialists bring
A capable PhpStorm professional treats the IDE as part of a disciplined engineering workflow, not as a substitute for sound design. They understand PHP language features, framework conventions, dependency management and database behaviour, while keeping changes reviewable and testable. Quality is visible in clear commits, reproducible environments, useful tests and explanations that help the team maintain the result.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about PhpStorm? Start with the answers below.
PhpStorm is an integrated development environment for PHP and web development. It helps professionals write, navigate, refactor, test and debug applications built with frameworks such as Laravel and Symfony, as well as CMS projects and API backends.
PhpStorm provides a deeper, ready-made PHP workflow with framework support, inspections, refactoring and debugging features included. Visual Studio Code is more lightweight and flexible, but teams may need to select, configure and maintain more extensions to reach comparable PHP coverage.
A strong PhpStorm specialist usually works with PHP frameworks, Composer, Git, PHPUnit and Xdebug. Docker, SQL, CI pipelines, JavaScript or TypeScript, and tools such as PHPStan or Psalm are also valuable when the project spans the full application stack.
The right level depends on the codebase, not on the editor alone. A small maintenance task may need focused PHP and framework knowledge, while a legacy migration or development workflow redesign calls for a specialist who can assess architecture, dependencies, testing and deployment risks.
Yes. PhpStorm projects are well suited to remote work when source control, development environments, issue tracking and review rules are clear. German or English communication can work equally well, provided the specialist matches the team’s established language and meeting rhythm.
A company may need a PhpStorm freelancer for a framework upgrade, an inherited PHP codebase, difficult debugging or a stalled feature backlog. Freelance support is also useful when a team wants to improve testing, static analysis, Docker setup or the consistency of its development process.
Ask how the professional approaches an unfamiliar PHP codebase, failing tests, dependency conflicts and production defects. Good answers should cover version control, incremental changes, automated testing, debugging with Xdebug and clear communication of technical trade-offs.
Professionals using PhpStorm should know how to tailor inspections, run configurations, debugging sessions and test integrations to the project. They should also be comfortable switching between the IDE and command-line tools, because Composer, Git, Docker and CI systems remain essential parts of a reliable PHP workflow.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects is 89 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 715 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 32% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Retail (59%), and Banking and Finance (35%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Product Development (94%), and Project Management (59%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used PhpStorm
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