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Meet FRATCH Experts in Vienna, who have recently used SQL
Garrett T.
Last position:
Transformation Advisor for SAP at Garrett Tedeman, CPA LLC
Independent practice serving clients in SAC-P and AI-enabled FP&A transformation, including financial model development for PE firm engagements, data cleansing with PowerQuery, workflow automation Claude Cowork, SAC-P scoping task-based assignments (Micro1.ai & Mercor.ai), and SAP partner network development.
- 2026 – Completed significant upgrade training for Positioning Business AI and SAP Cloud ALM Workshop (In-Person). Live Demos • SAC-P & Excel-Based Reports • Claude Partner • SAP Partner#: 1961209 (OE – Build)
- Fall 2026 – New effort to re-train/update past FI/CO, SAP BPC, SAP Platform to S/4 Finance & Core G/L Accounting
- 2026 – Upskilling for Transformation Toolchain. In-Person Workshops: Cloud ALM & SAP BTP • Joule Demo(s)
- 2025 – FP&A processes • Datasphere & Business Data Cloud • Team Workshops for AI • Toolchain & SAP Cloud ALM
- 2024 – Built key credentials on Deloitte S4 Experience • Group Reporting and SAC-P
Alexander P.
Last position:
Owner & Lecturer at Own company for AI governance and data products, Vienna
- Consulting and interim management at the interface between IT operations and regulation
- Impact analysis and implementation planning for NISG 2026 and the EU AI Act, including risk management and reporting and evidence processes
- Training for governing bodies and employees on regulatory obligations
- Lectures in Data & Information Management and Human-Machine Interaction at University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, since 2023
- Supervision of master’s theses and participation in the examination board
- Presentations for business and educational institutions
- Design and development of data and AI products, platforms and pipelines
- Privacy-first architectures and zero-knowledge encryption, cloud-native on EU infrastructure
- MLOps and AIOps in live operations
- Own applications under own brand: shared codebase, separate delivery for each target device
- AI-assisted software development (vibe coding), complete agentic pipelines, code generation, implementation, automated testing, CI/CD and release cycles
- Publications on the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, CRA and CER as an integrated governance system
- Publications on data sovereignty, cloud economics and industrial image processing
- AI governance / compliance: data quality, Responsible AI, EU AI Act readiness, risk classification, AI ethics
Chrisabel P.
Last position:
AI Systems & Product Strategy Expert at Webmeisterin
I build. I advise. I think in systems. After years leading digital transformation at scale — Accenture, BP, Lidl — I made a deliberate choice: trade platform dependency for structural independence. My focus is at the intersection of AI systems, product strategy, and venture thinking. I work with operators and founders who want to move fast without losing control — of their data, their stack, their direction.
Thomas P.
Last position:
Change Manager / Sales Transformation at SEFE
- Organizational Change Management as part of a group-wide, supranational sales transformation, serving as the core of a broad restructuring of business-critical areas, with end-to-end control of the change process and long-term embedding and securing the future readiness of sales.
- Initiation and end-to-end steering of the sales transformation program, including in-depth analysis to identify, assess, and strategically involve all relevant stakeholders, making tactical use of their specific business interests and influence.
- Conducting advanced, detailed change impact analyses to predict the organizational effects of the transformation, deriving a tailored change strategy, and developing a change roadmap and a change story as the core narrative of the campaign.
- Designing and implementing an integrated communication and action plan to ensure maximum transparency, effectively manage unspoken expectations, and actively guide a change process that is clear and understandable for all stakeholders.
- Active management of all transformation phases, including the setup of robust monitoring mechanisms for continuous progress analysis and forecasting based on recommended and jointly defined KPIs.
- Establishing an agile analysis and adjustment cycle to continuously assess the effectiveness of implemented measures, identify challenges early, and fine-tune the change strategy in time.
- Conducting precise gap analyses to identify skill gaps in the sales team in the context of the new strategic direction, and deriving and developing targeted qualification measures (e.g. coaching, training).
- Comprehensive reduction of resistance to change by turning opposing stakeholder mindsets into proactive change-driving change ambassadors.
- Deep and sustainable realignment of sales structures and processes in full alignment with the company’s overall goals.
- Qualitative and quantitative improvement of sales efficiency and performance as a direct result of the implemented transformation initiatives and capability-building programs.
John A.
Last position:
Software Developer and DevOps Engineer at Bundesrechenzentrum (BRZ)
Refactoring and improving core APIs; implementing client change requests. Setting up metrics, traces, and logs monitoring infrastructure to support operations. Designing GitOps deployment and infrastructure as code. Applications and systems configuration in ArgoCD and Openshift. Confluence documentation of design, approach, and solution. Tech Stack: Java 8 & 21, Spring framework, JSP, JavaScript, Bash scripts, SQL, Grafana Stack, OpenTelemetry, Docker, DB2, Maven, Kubernetes Kompose.
Stefan D.
Last position:
BI Consultant in Controlling at Reutter GmbH
- Extraction, transformation, and cleansing of data from Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Creation of sales reports in Power BI
- Training employees in business intelligence
- Technologies: Power BI, SQL, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Roman M.
Last position:
Software Engineer at FSM Rechtsanwälte
- Develop AWS-based components connecting Python backend services to React/TypeScript frontends.
- Improve database queries and application workflows for document processing and screening.
- Evaluate LLM retrieval and document-review workflows as part of the product stack.
Michael O.
Last position:
Gas station attendant at Shell
- Accurate handling of customer transactions under time pressure, including cash and register processing with high care
- Reliable, consistent performance in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment; strengthened organization and multitasking skills
Stefania D.
Last position:
Data Engineer at Storebox
Tech: AWS (Glue, Lambda, Redshift), Airflow, PostgreSQL, Python, PySpark, Metabase, Power BI
Delivered: Analytics-Ready Data Models • Legacy SQL to Cloud ETL Migration • Dynamic Pricing Engine
- Owned and evolved the company data warehouse end-to-end — from ingestion to transformation to analytics-ready dimensional data models on AWS Redshift.
- Collaborated with Analysts, Data Scientists, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable dimensional data models that enable self-serve analytics and streamline dashboarding in Metabase and Power BI.
- Architected end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines on AWS (Glue, Lambda, Redshift) using Python and PySpark, orchestrated with Apache Airflow (MWAA) for reliability and observability.
- Defined and enforced data quality standards and governance practices across pipelines and the core data layer.
- Led migration of legacy SQL infrastructure into scalable AWS Glue pipelines with distributed PySpark processing, eliminating bottlenecks and reducing downtime.
- Developed a dynamic pricing engine applying automated promotional discounts based on occupancy rates, competitor pricing, and location performance tiers.
- Designed schema mappings to ingest MongoDB data into structured relational systems (Redshift/PostgreSQL).
Marcel S.
Last position:
Senior AI Engineer - Python at Insurance Company
Project Tech Stack: Python, AWS, Azure, FastAPI, openai, pandas, unittest/pymock
Achievements:
- Engineered automated data extraction pipelines to transform complex Excel datasets into structured formats via LLM-driven workflows.
- Architected a generative slide-deck engine that translates natural language prompts into formatted presentation assets.
- Integrated advanced LLM capabilities with the OpenAI Response API, implementing sophisticated tool-calling and structured output logic.
- Developed and containerized scalable backend microservice using FastAPI, Docker, and OpenShift to host and serve agentic skills.
Jörg P.
Last position:
Process Manager (70%) / Business Analyst (30%) at T-Mobile Austria GmbH (Magenta)
- BSS system implementation for B2B / transformation of the central B2B system landscape
- End-to-end business responsibility for defining, structuring and prioritizing key B2B business processes as part of a complex BSS transformation.
- Work in an agile, SAFe-like setup with multiple teams involved, along with regular coordination with business, IT, solution design and architecture.
- Translation of business requirements into implementable epics, features, user stories, process models and acceptance criteria as the basis for technical implementation.
- Close collaboration with solution design and architecture to assess technical dependencies, interfaces, data flows and system impacts.
- Management of target process design as the basis for implementation in Infonova BSS.
- Interface management between business departments, IT, architecture, development and operational units, including facilitation of cross-functional workshops.
- Ensuring process consistency, governance, decision-making capability and business acceptance as part of the system implementation.
Alexander L.
Last position:
Guest lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (Master’s Level) at FH des BFI Wien
- Teaching & presenting
- Communication
- Effectively communicate complex technical topics to non-technical audiences through lectures
- Guided non-technical students from zero knowledge to confidently understanding and applying algorithms to achieve business outcomes
Shahram F.
Last position:
Senior Product Owner at Elderly Neighbour Watch
Delivered a digital, non-profit neighborhood platform to connect older adults with volunteers for practical support and social companionship. Responsible for business analysis, requirement definition, platform evaluation and delivery of a locally scalable service solution focusing on AI-driven enhancements, data-based optimization and clear market positioning. Evaluated several low-code/business platforms including Odoo and Glide Apps and assessed monday.com as a CRM-like option before selecting Glide Apps for implementation. Implemented a non-native mobile and desktop application with Glide Apps and the web presence with WordPress. Tasks
- Gathering, analyzing and structuring business requirements for the product and service model
- Conducting market, target group and competitor analyses to position the offering
- Evaluating and selecting suitable low-code/business platforms for implementation
- Defining core user journeys, business processes and operational workflows for older adults, volunteers and administration
- Translating business requirements into functional requirements for profiles, task management, coordination, communication and notifications
- Guiding the implementation of the non-native mobile and desktop application in Glide Apps as well as the web presence in WordPress
- Preparing the business side for future AI-powered features such as intelligent matching and data-based optimization
- Ensuring compliance with GDPR requirements Results
- Successfully delivered digital support platform connecting older adults with volunteers
- Solid foundation for market positioning through market, target group and competitor analyses
- Delivered a functional non-native mobile and desktop application with Glide Apps and a supporting web presence with WordPress
- Established foundation for scaling and AI-based further development
Damir D.
Last position:
Senior IT Consultant at Dudakovic e.U.
- Consulting in national and international projects in various roles and sectors (banking and finance, public sector, telecommunications, data management, software development)
- Engaging in project management, requirements management, business analysis, process management, IT consulting and coaching
- Delivering sustainable value quickly and efficiently due to high complexity and diversity of projects and expertise
- Emphasizing collegiality and integrity and fostering a positive team atmosphere
Daniel A.
Last position:
Solution Architect and Fullstack Developer at IoT Sensor Data Processing and Evaluation
- Develop a concept for the analysis of sensor data.
- Assess implementation options, products, and pricing in Azure.
- Present and advocate the solution concept to the client.
- Implement an ETL pipeline for processing sensor data.
- Integrate BI solutions with the data repository.
- Provide documentation and support for end users.
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Statistics of experts using SQL
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years

Position duration
2.5 years

Positions per freelancer
11

Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
78%
Doctorate
6%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
98%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Vienna using SQL
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SQL 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 (89%)
- Banking and Finance (54%)
- Professional Services (41%)
- Telecommunication (37%)
- Insurance (35%)
- Transportation (35%)
- Manufacturing (33%)
- Government and Administration (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Relational foundations
SQL, short for Structured Query Language, is the standard way to work with data in relational databases. Companies use it to define schemas, store records, connect related entities and retrieve precise results. It supports transactional applications as well as analytics and reporting.
Where it runs
SQL sits behind customer portals, finance systems, inventory tools, CRM solutions and data platforms. Specialists work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database and cloud services such as Amazon RDS, Azure SQL and Google Cloud SQL. Dialects including T-SQL and PL/SQL add vendor-specific capabilities.
Typical deliverables
- Normalized schemas, tables, views and stored procedures
- Queries for dashboards, reports and operational workflows
- Data migrations, imports and validation routines
- Indexes, execution plans and query-performance improvements
- Secure access models, backups and recovery procedures
Strong SQL work connects clean data design with the needs of applications and business teams. Professionals often combine relational modeling with ETL tools, Python, Java, .NET, REST services or business-intelligence software.
When to bring in experts
- A growing database needs a clearer schema or safer migration path
- Reports are slow, inconsistent or difficult to maintain
- Queries consume too many resources in production
- A legacy database must be integrated with a newer application
- A team needs support during a cloud or vendor migration
Freelance expertise is useful when the need is specialized or time-critical. In Vienna, remote collaboration can cover most SQL work, while on-site sessions may help with workshops, regulated environments or close coordination with local product teams.
What quality looks like
Effective professionals read execution plans instead of guessing, test queries against realistic data and explain trade-offs clearly. They protect data with least-privilege access, parameterized queries, constraints and transaction controls. They also document assumptions so another specialist can maintain the solution.
Choosing the right fit
Match the specialist to the database engine, workload and delivery stage. A reporting project may require advanced joins, window functions and dimensional modeling; a transactional system may depend more on locking, isolation and migration discipline. Ask for relevant examples, testing habits and a clear plan for performance, security and handover.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about SQL, in one place.
SQL is used to create, read, update and delete data in relational databases. Companies rely on it for application back ends, financial records, customer data, inventory, reporting and data integration.
SQL databases organize structured data in related tables and support strong consistency through transactions. NoSQL systems can be a better fit for flexible document structures, very large distributed workloads or specialized access patterns, so the choice depends on the data model and operational needs.
A strong SQL specialist may also understand data modeling, database administration, cloud storage, ETL, Python, Java, .NET or business-intelligence tools. Knowledge of security, version control and automated testing is valuable when database changes are part of a wider delivery process.
The required level depends on risk and complexity rather than a fixed number of years. A simple report may need solid query fundamentals, while a high-volume transactional system calls for proven skills in indexing, locking, migrations, backup strategy and production troubleshooting.
SQL work is often suitable for remote collaboration because specialists can use secure development environments, shared documentation and controlled database access. On-site work in Vienna can still be useful for discovery workshops, sensitive systems or close coordination with internal teams.
PostgreSQL is a relational database system that uses SQL as its main query language. It adds its own features, data types and extensions, while other systems such as MySQL, Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server implement their own SQL dialects.
Ask the professional to explain the data model, query plan, constraints and testing approach in plain language. High-quality SQL work is readable, secure, efficient under realistic load and documented well enough for another specialist to operate.
T-SQL is the SQL dialect used by Microsoft SQL Server, while PL/SQL is used by Oracle Database. Choose a specialist familiar with the relevant dialect when a project depends on stored procedures, triggers, procedural logic or vendor-specific performance features.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used SQL in their recent projects is 102 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 814 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used SQL in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 78% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used SQL in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used SQL in their recent projects are German (100%), English (98%), and French (26%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used SQL in their recent projects are Information Technology (89%), Banking and Finance (54%), and Professional Services (41%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used SQL in their recent projects are Information Technology (96%), Project Management (72%), and Product Development (69%).
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