Visual Basic Experts in Frankfurt
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Frankfurt, who have recently used Visual Basic
Vladimir Filatov
Last position:
IT Consultant at ITZBund
- ITSM consulting, analysis and optimization of IT capacity with BMC TSCO / BMC Helix
- Drafting "Governance guidelines for operational capacity management"
Minh Doan
Last position:
Project Manager / Business Analyst / Application Manager at Finance and Insurance
Introducing 5 different process applications for various teams
Release planning: scope and time management
Resource/capacity planning
Conducting sprint planning / retrospectives
Increment planning (multiple sprints)
Preparing steering committee meetings / reporting to the executive board
Coordinating / aligning with external suppliers / deliveries
Multi-project resource planning
Aligning with the business unit and development team
Identifying best practices with IBM BAW
Cost control and planning for the project team and external service providers
Collecting KPIs using LogScale
Analyzing application errors with LogScale / queries
Defining user stories / aligning requirements with the business unit and development team
Testing and defect tracking
UI/UX design of the application
Preparing and facilitating brown-paper workshop
Test concept, test data, test organization, test execution
Recording team velocity / metrics
Executing tests
Scripts for automated testing
Organizing tests with the business unit and IT
Recording and prioritizing defects
Setting up and operating the application
Setting up application monitoring with LogScale dashboards
Checking health endpoints with PowerShell
Post mortem analysis
Setting up incident management
Setting up problem management
Analyzing errors using LogScale queries and dashboard
Pre-processing data for AI
Conducting evaluation with AI language models (Meta Llama 3.3 LLM and deepset Haystack) and RAG
Installing runtime environments for LLMs (large language model)
Evaluating various LLMs
Installing RAG (retrieval augmented generation) and integrating with LLM
Extracting unstructured data with LLM and RAG
Project based on IBM BAW (Business Automation Workflow), WebSphere Liberty, Domea, d.3, REST, LogScale (formerly Humio), Swagger, PowerShell, JIRA, Confluence, Lucom Interaction Platform (LIP), Mattermost, Jabber
Johannes Euteneier
Last position:
Freelance Software Consultant at S|R Software GmbH & Co. KG
- Provided consulting for modernizing legacy applications
- Delivered critical features under tight deadlines for backend and frontend
- Technologies: C#, .NET, WPF, WCF, REST, Angular, MS SQL Server
Dimitrij Neumann
Last position:
Logistics Designer / Network Designer at Deutsche Bahn Cargo
- Requirements analysis, design, and development of a product for freight logistics (dispatching, planning, timetable and network optimization)
- Documentation of technical focus areas and support with acceptance and integration testing
- DBMS-agnostic modeling and mathematical algorithms for optimization with solver integration (Gurobi, Cplex, Coin-OR)
- Implementation of service layer, automated testing, and integration with third-party systems
Svyetoslav Pidgornyy
Last position:
CTO at Skar Audio
- Main developer in an online retail company
- Built an online shop using the Next.JS React framework
- Integrated the site with dozens of third-party apps using REST and GraphQL APIs
- Built a backend for order management, warehouse management (with iPhone app), and supply management
- Automated invoicing and finances with QuickBooks
Anand Rahul
Last position:
Freelancer Scrum Master, Mentor and Strategist at Confidential Fintec Startup
- Provided coaching and support to Scrum teams to adopt and implement agile practices effectively
- Analyzed business requirements and identified IT solutions to support business goals
- Evaluated existing IT systems and processes to identify optimization opportunities
- Managed stakeholder relationships and coaching
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and ensured adherence to Scrum principles and practices
- Identified and implemented lean startup process optimizations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of development and business processes
- Developed and monitored daily business strategies to ensure development goals were met
- Developed and implemented OKR strategies to align team goals with company objectives
- Tools/Methodology: Jira, Confluence, Miro, PowerBI, team building & mentoring, conflict resolution, impediment resolution
Andreas Ilias
Last position:
Cybersecurity Specialist Assessor at Bundesnetzagentur
- Recognition of national notified bodies
- Preparation of cybersecurity competency reports
- EU Radio Equipment Directive
Werner Keil
Last position:
Test Coordinator, Designer and Engineer at IBM
- Testing the SekIDP and related components
- Test design, execution and automation, microservices, GitHub Enterprise, Eclipse, Katalon Test Platform, API Testing, Confluence 8, JIRA/Xray, Draw.io, Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman, Docker, Kubernetes, Podman, PuTTY, E-Health, Telematik, Gematik standards, EPA, E-Rezept, sektoraler IDP, encryption, XaDES, PaDES, DICOM, HL7, FHIR, IHE, ICD, SSO, SAML/Shibboleth, OAuth, smartcards, JWT, two factor authentication Android and iOS, Wireshark, BrowserStack, Cypress, gRPC, REST, SOAP, WS-Security, Linux Shell, PowerShell, SSH/SSL, Java, Kotlin, Cordova, Gradle, Groovy, Python, TypeScript
Reinhard Gefing
Last position:
IT Infrastructure / User Management at UMF – University Medical Center Frankfurt
- User account management and creation in Active Directory
- Group management and modification in Active Directory
- Permission management on file servers
- Exchange/Outlook support
- VPN setup
- System and product support: Windows 10, Windows 11, Office 2019, Office 365, Active Directory, TeamViewer, RSA VPN, Microsoft Teams, RSA Security Console, Deep Discovery Mail Inspector, ServiceNow, Macmon
Ahmet Demir
Last position:
Electrical Designer / Hardware Planner EPLAN 2024 at Horiba GmbH
- Planning and development of electrical systems for test benches and alternative drive systems
- Designing a battery test station specifically for electric cars
- Specifying and designing controls, following standards, legal regulations, planning guidelines, and customer specs
- Sizing and selecting electrical components
- Creating electrical schematics and macros and maintaining parts data with EPLAN P8 Version Interface 2024
- Updating and adapting PLC programs
- Preparing SISTEMA calculations
- Supporting assembly and commissioning
- Ordering electrical components in SAP
- Ensuring compliance with common standards and regulations
- Sizing and cost calculation of high-current cables (1200 V/1000 A for AC and DC)
Anusha Labhi Shetti
Last position:
Test Automation Consultant at EON Energy
- Design, develop, and maintain automated tests using Playwright with Python scripts, Typescript and Spring Boot
- Create test classes annotated with Spring Boot Test
- Create test scripts to cover functional, regression, and integration testing
- Ensure test automation coverage for web applications
- Collaborate with developers to identify testable requirements
- Troubleshoot automation test failures and resolve issues
- Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
- Monitor and report test automation metrics
- Implement test data management and mocking strategies
- Ensure test reliability, stability, and maintainability
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
Christopher Eshemokhai
Last position:
Senior Oracle DBA and WebLogic Administrator, Oracle Business Intelligence for Applications
- Oracle databases 11g, 12c and 19c RAC
- Installation, configuration and deployment of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g & 12c (WebLogic, SOA, Oracle Forms and Report Server, etc., OBIA)
- Administration of Oracle 11g, 12c, RAC and 19c
- Applying patches
- Installation, configuration and deployment of Tomcat
- Oracle tuning
- The system includes several production, QA, test & development Oracle databases and WebLogic application servers 11g & 12c
Panagiotis Tsiantopoulos
Last position:
IT Manager at XCMG – XFL
- Gather basic requirements
- Plan the project
- Create RfP and tender
- Interview five vendors
- Review proposals and contracts
- Create a vendor shortlist based on hard facts (criteria catalog, price, licenses) and soft facts (quality of documents, software user experience, reputation and references)
- Support the initiation and RfP & vendor selection phases
- Plan the implementation & go-live and hypercare phases for 2025
Alexander Tyulenev
Last position:
Solution Architect at SyroCon AG
- Participation in various management and automation project activities to prepare IoT PoC and Terraform automation in AWS
- Preparation for the Solution Architect Professional certification
Daniel Schaaf
Last position:
Business and IT consulting at Business and IT Consulting (freelance)
- Process consulting
- Project management
- Creating and aligning functional and technical specifications
- Portfolio management
- Stakeholder management
- Data cleansing
- Test, quality, and requirements management
- Rollout management
- Financial planning
- Marketing and sales consulting
- IT architecture and strategy consulting
- Trainer for IT, project management, and eBusiness
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Statistics of experts using Visual Basic
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
3.3 years
Positions per freelancer
15 (Germany: 19)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Transportation
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
83% (Germany: 82%)
Master's degree or higher
50%
Certifications per freelancer
4 (Germany: 3)
Most common languages
German, English, Russian
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 97%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Frankfurt using Visual Basic
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
What it covers
Visual Basic is used to build and maintain business software on Windows. It appears in desktop tools, internal admin apps, report runners, and older line-of-business systems that still carry daily work. Many teams also look for VB6 or Visual Basic .NET when they need support for existing code, not a full rewrite.
Common work
- Update forms, modules, and shared libraries
- Fix bugs in legacy VB6 or VB.NET code
- Connect desktop apps to SQL Server and APIs
- Automate Office tasks and reporting flows
- Refactor fragile code without breaking users
Skills that matter
Strong professionals know the language syntax, event-driven design, COM, ADO.NET, and Windows integration. They also understand how to read old code fast, test changes carefully, and work around undocumented logic. In Visual Basic projects, practical debugging skill matters as much as writing new code.
When to bring in help
Companies usually bring in freelance experts when a key system is hard to maintain, a release is blocked by old code, or internal teams have moved on to other stacks. That is common in finance, logistics, manufacturing, and shared-service environments in Frankfurt, where Windows-based business tools still support day-to-day operations.
Ecosystem
Visual Basic often sits next to .NET, SQL Server, Excel, Access, Windows Forms, COM components, and older DLLs. Work may include migration planning, dependency cleanup, and keeping integrations alive while new services are added around the old core. A good specialist knows where to modernize and where to leave stable code alone.
What good experts deliver
Good Visual Basic experts deliver clean fixes, safe upgrades, and clear documentation. They reduce risk by tracing dependencies, preserving business rules, and testing the exact paths users rely on. For Frankfurt teams, remote support is often enough, but on-site work can help when a system is sensitive or tightly tied to local operations.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Visual Basic? Start with the answers below.
Visual Basic is still used for Windows business software, internal tools, and maintenance of older systems that remain important to daily operations. Many companies also rely on it for Office automation, reporting, and small desktop utilities that are cheaper to improve than replace.
Visual Basic is often chosen when an existing codebase is already built in VB or when a team needs to keep a Windows application stable with minimal change. C# and Java are usually stronger choices for new long-term platforms, but Visual Basic can be the right call when continuity matters more than a rewrite.
A Visual Basic project can mean very different things, so the version matters. VB6 specialists handle classic desktop and COM-heavy systems, while VB.NET specialists work on .NET applications, Windows Forms, and newer integrations. Many companies need someone who can handle both because their environment spans old and modern code.
A strong Visual Basic professional usually also knows SQL Server, ADO or ADO.NET, Windows APIs, COM, and basic system integration. For many projects, knowledge of Excel automation, Access, and reporting tools is also useful because VB often sits close to office workflows.
Most Visual Basic work benefits from someone who has seen real legacy systems, not just learned the syntax. If the project includes old forms, hidden dependencies, or database integrations, you want an expert who can trace behavior quickly and change code without breaking business rules.
Yes, much of Visual Basic work can be done remotely if the specialist has secure access to the system, source code, and test environment. On-site collaboration in Frankfurt can still help when the application is tied to local infrastructure, internal users, or sensitive release windows.
A good Visual Basic freelancer explains what they found, what they changed, and what risks remain. Look for clear debugging steps, careful testing, readable code, and documentation that helps your team support the system after the contract ends.
Visual Basic is most common in legacy software, but that does not make it unimportant. Many companies still depend on VB6 and VB.NET applications that handle core work, and a good specialist can keep them reliable while you plan future changes.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Visual Basic in their recent projects is 101 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 809 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Visual Basic in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 50% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Visual Basic in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Visual Basic in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Russian (27%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Visual Basic in their recent projects are Information Technology (87%), Banking and Finance (73%), and Transportation (47%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Visual Basic in their recent projects are Information Technology (93%), Project Management (80%), and Product Development (67%).
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