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Alwin G.
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- Founder of CheironX: AI-supported GRC management (ISO 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, DORA)
- Strategic focus on Agentic AI and GenAI for modern IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Management
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
Peter V.
Last position:
IT Administrator at SEAT Deutschland
- Creating concepts and architecture for domain integration (SEAT into the VW structure)
- Domain trusts and administration
- Operation and administration of Windows 2022/ 2025 servers and domains
- Domain restructuring
- GPO and SG editing and migration
- DNS restructuring and migration
Technologies: Windows 2022, Active Directory, ADFS, AD Azure Connect, DHCP, DNS, GPO, VMWare vSphere, Hyper-V, Powershell, Jira, MS Office 365,), SCCM, VSAN Fileservices, Approximately 800 servers, 400 users
Michael S.
Last position:
IT & Test Consultant at Testing Experts GmbH
AI Readiness - Part 3: Creating an e-book on the use of AI in software testing
- Designed and created an e-book on the sensible and safe use of AI in software testing from the perspective of an experienced test expert.
- Used generative AI (ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro) as a sparring partner for structuring, wording suggestions and creating variations, with all content finally reviewed and approved using my own expertise.
- Developed practical insights into the opportunities and risks of AI in testing, with a special focus on collaboration between testers and AI instead of “tester vs. AI”.
- Title: “11 starke Gründe: Dream-Team statt Rivalen - Tester und KI sind gemeinsam unschlagbar”
- Subtitle: “Wie Mensch und Maschine im Softwaretest das perfekte Team bilden – und warum reines KI-Testing riskant ist.”
- Planned use of the e-book as a basis for workshops, customer meetings or internal training.
- Technology: Generative AI, ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, many years of hands-on professional testing experience, common sense.
Jörg T.
Last position:
Consultant, Requirements Engineer and Database Expert
Project – Evaluation and development of databases for a new product line for a measuring equipment manufacturer
- Current-state analysis
- Requirements analysis of the data storage layer
- Writing benchmark tests
- Design of the new database schema
- Database migrations
- Development of audit logging and Part11
- Creation of backup and recovery concepts
- Design of the persistence layer API
- Writing unit tests
- Creating requirements in Azure
Tools: C#, Visual Studio 2022, Azure DevOps, SonarQube, Git, RestSharp, WebServer, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, SQLite, MinIO, Podman, Docker, DataGrip, SQL Management Studio, HeidiDB, pgAdmin
Reinhold M.
Last position:
Business Requirements Engineer, Proxy Product Owner, Tester at AXA Konzern AG
Working Environment
- Insurance / Claims Management (Property, Liability, Automotive)
- REST-based ClaimAPI with Guidewire ClaimCenter
Scope
- Further development of the internal REST-based ClaimAPI with Guidewire ClaimCenter as the backend and various portals/front-end offices as clients, and with the following objectives: + increased AI-supported claims processing outside of Guidewire ClaimCenter + and support for all lines (property, liability, automotive).
- Further development of automated claims processing
Activities
- Interfacing IT & Business
- Design activities with documentation in Confluence, Jira: + Requirements engineering (functional and non-functional) + Design of REST endpoints and coordination with interface partners (esp. AI-colleagues) + Identification, design and evaluation of alternative solutions (moving away from a monolithic approach toward fine-grained endpoints, with code reuse across all lines if possible) + Creation / refinement of product backlog items in Jira, i.e. epics, user stories and tasks, incl. alignment with developers & POs during (pre-)refinement sessions + Using AXA Secure GPT when creating / refining user stories (description, acceptance criteria) and designing REST endpoints + Estimation and prioritization of user stories and tasks during Sprint Planning sessions + Coordination and support during the implementation of Product Backlog items + Driving decision making with preparation and presentation of decision-making documents
- Quality assurance: + Test management, including test case creation using Xray in Jira + Test execution using Bruno as REST client and in Guidewire ClaimCenter + Submission of test artifacts for PO approval + Analysis of production bugs
Methods Big Room Planning (aka PI-Planning in SAFe), Scrum, BPMN, EPK, UML, ERM, DDD
Tools / Tech Stack Teams, Confluence, Jira with Xray, OpenAPI/Swagger, REST, JSON, XML, MS Office, Bruno, GitHub repository (reading), Guidewire ClaimCenter, AXA Secure GPT (AXA's in-house GenAI solution based on Azure OpenAI)
Samet P.
Last position:
AI Consultant & Project Manager for Reporting Automation at Toyota Financial Services (EAR)
- Documented complex financial reporting processes in deep-dive sessions with subject matter experts
- Analyzed and mapped the 3-tier data flow SAP – Essbase – HQ (984 account entries, triple chart of accounts)
- Identified the biggest time drains (40 % of close time)
- Evaluated technologies (AWS, Microsoft Fabric, Custom/Hybrid) with cost-benefit analysis
- Created a validation rule catalog with 351 rules as the basis for pre-submission automation
- Business case: estimated savings potential of 480–960 T€/year for the EAR region
- Hands-on implementation with Microsoft Fabric, RAG, AI agents/Tool Calling and n8n; productive use of Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio
- AI-supported project management workflows (minutes, tasks, knowledge synchronization)
- Stakeholder management at senior management level (EAR Accounting, IEA IT, TFSC Japan), workshops and training on AI tools
Technologies: Microsoft Fabric, Copilot Studio, Claude AI, Python, Power BI, SAP, Essbase/SmartView, Excel (VBA), Notion, SharePoint
Gregor P.
Last position:
Engineering Data Management Project Manager
Technical and commercial risk assessment for an investment project in the hardware sector (scaling potential, liability risks, operational processes) Process consulting for two SMEs in the engineering environment, with a focus on workflow digitization and PLM
Fabian M.
Last position:
Scrum Master at Bosch Deutschland GmbH
Supporting agile scaling according to SAFe and stabilizing delivery capability in an international multi-project environment.
- Stabilization of Feature and Integration Teams in the SAFe context
- Preparation and facilitation of complex, cross-functional PI Plannings
- Promoting collaboration with international teams in India
- Process optimization and strengthening of agile team ownership
Frank A.
Last position:
Business Analysis, Process Optimization, Requirements Engineering, Documentation, Training, Support at Private sector, small businesses, partnerships
- Restructuring of the network architecture/topology, followed by installation, setup and testing of the network at a small business.
- Resolution of server (permissions and roles) and connection problems (WAN, (V)LAN, WLAN).
- Infrastructure support and maintenance.
- Creation of documents such as manuals, architecture documents and design documents.
- Revision of manuals and technical documents, as well as creation of VBA macros.
- Use of AI and basic prompting, as well as formulation of AI requests.
- Adjustment of workflows due to legal requirements and optimization of existing workflows.
- Delivery of courses and training for adaptations, new features and changed workflows.
- Modeling basis: BPMN.
- System environment: MS Office 2019/365, Win10/11, Teams, Netgear (Switch), QNAP, Synology (NAS), Linux (Ubuntu).
Christian F.
Last position:
Architecture Management at Agency
Expert in the company's architecture management area
Support for standardizing the company's IT landscape
Further development of architecture management
Shaping the company's business architecture
Restructuring, administration and maintenance of all IT assets
Support in creating a unified software asset management and CMDB
Creation of unified document management (e-file)
Transition of documents into a central DMS structure
Link between architecture management and the department's internal business process management
Support in developing strategic and tactical development plans
Organizing communication with key stakeholders
Support in the conception, organization and coordination of the architecture office to be built up
Accompanying and advising the entire architecture management process
Advising the company's business units on architectural topics and their framework conditions
MS Office, Windows 10, VBA
ITIL, TOGAF, PowerBi, Kanban, Scrum
Internal agency tools
Open Touch Conversation, Webex, wire, bdbos
MS Sharepoint, JIRA, Confluence
ARIS, Archimate, BPMN
Benjamin W.
Last position:
Senior IT-Procurement Consultant at Kolbenschmidt Pistons Germany
- IT Sourcing & Carve-out: RFP management for IT client hardware and services as part of the Rheinmetall carve-out.
- Contract Management: Drafting of MSAs and SOWs taking into account AVB, BVB and LSA as well as Service Delivery Contracts.
- Vendor Transition: Strategic transition management to replace legacy contracts and establish new supplier relationships.
- SaaS Procurement: Negotiation of SaaS license agreements based on TCO and cost-effectiveness analyses.
- KPI: On-time transition of all 12 global group contracts, achieving 18 % cost savings on the IT hardware basket and 20 % cost avoidance for SaaS licenses – measured against the critical carve-out project plan and achieved through structured transition management.
Eric B.
Last position:
Quality Assurance Manager (QSV) at Federal Employment Agency
Supporting the International Web Presence of the BA (IntWeb) project in the area of quality management, with the aim of taking responsibility for the quality of processes and project results while considering BA standards. The main objectives of the project are to give professionals abroad a quick overview of their opportunities for moving to Germany and to enable them to take the necessary steps consistently and with digital support by providing access to services.
Defining the general guidelines in the QA handbook
Summarising test results in QA reports for PLA
Analysing project results for improvement opportunities
Quality management of requirements analysis (particularly processes, methods, and tools)
Ensuring compliance with SERA requirements
Creating a cross-project test concept
Agreeing on sprint completion reports
Formal review of work results in accordance with requirements and/or the project plan
Contact person for internal audit, external audits by auditors, or BRH (Federal Court of Audit)
Technologies: JIRA, Confluence, MS Office, GitLab, Kubernetes
Björn A.
Last position:
Project Manager at DB InfraGO
Elevator emergency call reorganization project: Project to evaluate and define a new technical solution for connecting elevator emergency calls for all facilities of DB InfraGO passenger stations.
Objectives: Secure, redundant connection of all locations across Germany. Definition of the technical solution, documentation, subject-matter support and management of specialist and line organizations.
Identification and commissioning of technical solutions.
Management of documentation and approval of the technical solution in DB regulations.
Definition and tracking of the roadmap for describing the solution.
Preparation of a rollout plan to avoid shutdowns.
Coordination and implementation of decision proposals for steering committees.
Communication of the solution to all committees and regional areas.
Hans-Dieter G.
Last position:
Training as an AI Expert
I continuously expand my expertise in AI and automation. I work with ChatGPT, OpenAI, Manus, Gemini, MS CoPilot, APIs, LangChain, Hugging Face, Manus, TensorFlow, and Auto-GPT, as well as Python-based ML frameworks and MLOps tools, to intelligently transform traditional software development, analysis, and testing processes.
Asen K.
Last position:
External Product Owner / Project Manager at Publicplan GmbH
- Overall project planning for resources, budget, costs, license and service contracts, cost optimization and negotiations
- Leading and managing the project team and achieving project goals
- Leading digitalization projects and their phases, including concept development, planning, change and requirements management, configuration, implementation, testing, interfaces, communication and approval
- Holding planning meetings
- Organizing, designing and running team, client and requirements workshops with up to 50 participants at operational and management level
- Main point of contact for business and technical topics, as well as project coordination
- Creating and maintaining backlogs (user stories and EPICs) in Jira, translating requirements into user stories and prioritizing them
- Approving and publishing online services in the Wirtschafts-Service-Portal.NRW (WSP.NRW)
- Preparing and maintaining project documentation
- Planning and designing the nationwide rollout/reuse under the Einer-für-Alle principle via WSP/FIT-Connect
- Communication between stakeholders, clients, public authorities and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy (MWIKE)
- Working according to the SCRUM methodology
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Statistics of experts using VBA
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
3 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
57%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
98%
Based on our profile pool as of 5 Nov 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology 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 using VBA
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 5 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
VBA 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 (76%)
- Manufacturing (56%)
- Banking and Finance (49%)
- Professional Services (48%)
- Automotive (43%)
- Healthcare (32%)
- Transportation (31%)
- Retail (28%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What VBA does
VBA, or Visual Basic for Applications, is Microsoft’s programming language for automating tasks inside Excel, Access, Word, Outlook and other Office applications. It turns manual spreadsheet work into repeatable processes, adds custom forms and controls, and connects Office files with business data.
Common solutions
VBA is often used where teams rely on structured workbooks, recurring reports or established Office processes.
- Automating financial models, forecasts and reconciliations
- Building Excel dashboards, templates and reporting tools
- Importing, cleaning and exporting data across files
- Creating Access forms, queries and operational databases
- Connecting Office workflows with SQL databases and email
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong VBA work involves more than writing macros. Professionals use the Excel object model, UserForms, PivotTables, charts and named ranges, while Access specialists work with queries, forms and reports. They may also use SQL, Power Query, Power Pivot, COM automation, Microsoft Graph or Windows file services when an Office workflow must exchange data with other systems.
When expertise helps
Companies bring in freelance VBA specialists when a spreadsheet has become a critical business tool but is difficult to maintain or too slow to operate. They help replace fragile manual steps, document inherited macros, improve reliability and assess whether VBA remains appropriate or whether part of the process should move to a more modern service.
Project requirements
A clear scope should identify the Office applications involved, input sources, expected outputs, user permissions and deployment environment. Useful access includes sample files, existing modules, error logs and representative business rules. For regulated or sensitive workflows, review requirements and data handling constraints should be agreed before work begins.
Quality signals
A capable VBA professional writes readable modules, separates business rules from interface code and handles errors deliberately. They protect against broken references, unexpected data types and changes in workbook structure. Good deliverables include documented procedures, controlled test cases, backup guidance and a handover that lets internal teams operate and extend the solution safely.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about VBA? Start with the answers below.
VBA is mainly used to automate tasks in Excel, Access, Word and Outlook. Companies use it for reporting, data preparation, financial models, document generation, email workflows and custom forms inside Microsoft Office.
Visual Basic for Applications is often the practical choice when a process already lives in Excel or Access and users need controls directly in those files. Python is usually stronger for broader data processing, while Power Automate suits cloud-based workflow orchestration; the right choice depends on integration, governance and maintenance needs.
A strong VBA specialist often brings Excel modeling, SQL, Power Query, Power Pivot and data validation skills. Experience with Access, COM automation, Windows file systems or Microsoft Graph can also matter when Office must exchange data with other applications.
The required level depends on the risk and scope of the workbook or application. A simple macro may need focused spreadsheet automation experience, while a shared financial model or Access solution calls for a professional who understands testing, version control, permissions, error handling and long-term maintenance.
VBA work can usually be completed remotely when the professional has secure access to sample files, specifications and the required Office environment. On-site collaboration may help when workflows depend on local drives, desktop integrations, undocumented procedures or close observation of how teams use the files.
Ask for a clear structure, meaningful naming, controlled error handling and evidence of testing with realistic data. Good Visual Basic for Applications work also avoids unnecessary hard-coded paths, explains dependencies and includes a practical handover for future maintenance.
VBA can connect Office files with SQL databases, text files, APIs and Windows applications through suitable drivers or automation interfaces. The professional should define authentication, data validation, failure handling and refresh behavior rather than treating the workbook as an isolated script.
A VBA solution may need replacement when many users require simultaneous access, the process must run without a desktop Office session, or governance and audit needs exceed what a workbook can support. Improving the existing solution can still be sensible when it is embedded in daily work and the main problems are poor structure, missing documentation or unreliable inputs.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used VBA in their recent projects is 100 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 799 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used VBA in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used VBA in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used VBA in their recent projects are German (100%), English (97%), and French (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used VBA in their recent projects are Information Technology (76%), Manufacturing (56%), and Banking and Finance (49%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used VBA in their recent projects are Information Technology (87%), Project Management (73%), and Product Development (72%).
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