SQL Daily Rates in Switzerland

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

Among the 3 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

791 € for Bern → 956 € for Zurich

Countrywide average:

922 € per day

Zurich Basel Bern

130 260 390 520 650 780 910 €/day

What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Switzerland, average daily rates differ by up to 165 € — 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.

Frequently asked questions

Key details about SQL, drawn from the questions we get asked most.

The average daily rate for SQL in Switzerland is 922 € with a median of 880 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 115 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 922 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 19,354 € — the underlying hourly rate is 115 €.

The average of 922 € sits about 42 € per day above the median of 880 € (115 € versus 110 € 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 Bern (791 €) and Zurich (956 €) the difference is about 165 € per day, roughly 21 € per hour — around 18% of the countrywide average of 922 €.

Zurich shows the highest average of the 3 cities compared, at 956 € per day (120 € per hour) — about 4% above the countrywide average of 922 €.

Bern shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 791 € per day (99 € per hour) — about 14% below the countrywide average of 922 €.

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.