SQL Daily Rates in Germany

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

Among the 14 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

711 € for Berlin → 806 € for Hamburg

Countrywide average:

757 € per day

Hamburg Frankfurt Stuttgart Munich Leipzig Cologne Hanover Dusseldorf Dresden Bremen Dortmund Essen Nuremberg Berlin

110 220 330 440 550 660 770 €/day

What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 94 € — 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 SQL, in one place.

The average daily rate for SQL 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 15,889 € — the underlying hourly rate is 95 €.

Between Berlin (711 €) and Hamburg (806 €) the difference is about 94 € per day, roughly 12 € per hour — around 12% of the countrywide average of 757 €.

Hamburg shows the highest average of the 14 cities compared, at 806 € per day (101 € per hour) — about 6% above the countrywide average of 757 €.

Berlin shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 711 € per day (89 € per hour) — about 6% below the countrywide average of 757 €.

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