u/Oesterix

Thinking about changing job and going freelance.

Hi

I'm currently working for a bigger IT consultancy firm. I'm specialised in networking (Mainly HPE Aruba).
Background: ~7/8 years in networking

  • Company X (2018–2021): Network Consultant working across multiple clients () with Aruba, Cisco, PaloAlto, F5, Checkpoint, Fortigate, and SD-WAN
  • Company Y (2021–present): Started as Network Engineer for 4 years, recently moved into a Technical Consultant role (Jan 2025). Mainly focus is Aruba Campus/DC/WLAN, from first meetings up to implementations. Some experience with security products (Tenable). Also experienced in the presales part.

I've recently received an offer from a company to become a freelancer (on a fixed yearly contract, 220days/year) and a 500€/day ex vat.

Is this a fair rate? I don't have a good comparison.

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u/Oesterix — 24 hours ago