PostgreSQL Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance PostgreSQL expert with related technologies and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
How PostgreSQL rates compare with related technologies
See how closely related specialisations compare on price — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
Among the 4 related technologies compared, average daily rates range from:
717 € for pgvector → 937 € for TimescaleDB
PostgreSQL averages:
757 € per day
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 757 €, PostgreSQL sits mid-field in this comparison — 2 of the compared technologies above it, 2 below. Sharper specialisations tend to settle above the technology, broader ones below.
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 135 € — around 18% 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.
PostgreSQL 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.
Among the 14 cities compared, average daily rates range from:
667 € for Essen → 802 € for Frankfurt
Countrywide average:
757 € per day
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around PostgreSQL.
The average daily rate for PostgreSQL in Germany is 757 € with a median of 760 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 95 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 757 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 15,893 € — the underlying hourly rate is 95 €.
Between Essen (667 €) and Frankfurt (802 €) the difference is about 135 € per day, roughly 17 € per hour — around 18% of the countrywide average of 757 €.
Frankfurt shows the highest average of the 14 cities compared, at 802 € per day (100 € per hour) — about 6% above the countrywide average of 757 €.
Essen shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 667 € per day (83 € per hour) — about 12% below the countrywide average of 757 €.
Among the 4 related technologies compared, average daily rates range from 717 € for pgvector up to 937 € for TimescaleDB — that is 90 € to 117 € per hour.
TimescaleDB currently averages 937 € per day (117 € per hour), about 180 € per day above the rate for PostgreSQL.
pgvector currently averages 717 € per day (90 € per hour), about 40 € per day below the rate for PostgreSQL.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to PostgreSQL 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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