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    €13.90 per hour

    valid from 2026-01-01, until 2026-12-31

    § 1 Nr. 1 MiLoV5: „ab 1. Januar 2026 13,90 Euro brutto je Zeitstunde“

Source: Fifth Minimum Wage Adjustment Ordinance (MiLoV5), Federal Law Gazette 2025 I No. 268 · As of 2026-10-27

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  • Statutory

    €14.60 per hour

    valid from 2027-01-01 · upcoming

    § 1 Nr. 2 MiLoV5: „ab 1. Januar 2027 14,60 Euro brutto je Zeitstunde“

Source: Fifth Minimum Wage Adjustment Ordinance (MiLoV5), Federal Law Gazette 2025 I No. 268 · As of 2026-10-27

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  • Cloud Engineer

    IT & Data

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Rating: leicht

    about 9 months

    Derivation

    What you bring: Automation, Excel (Advanced), Kubernetes, Medical Documentation, Problem Solving, Python, Technische Dokumentation

    What is still missing: Azure, CI/CD, Confluence, Cybersecurity, data warehouse, Docker, Grafana & Prometheus, helm_charts, Networking, Partner Communication, Prozessmanagement, Streaming, Terraform

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (13)
    • Azure
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Azure-Plattformkenntnisse werden über herstellerspezifische oder -neutrale Cloud-Zertifizierungen bei akkreditierten IT-Bildungsträgern erworben. Praxisübungen in Cloud-Testumgebungen sind zentraler Bestandteil des Lernwegs.

    • CI/CD
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        CI/CD-Pipeline-Kenntnisse werden durch praktische Projektarbeit und Selbststudium anhand open-source Werkzeuge aufgebaut. IT-Bildungseinrichtungen bieten ergänzende Kursmodule zur kontinuierlichen Integration und Auslieferung an.

    • Confluence
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Confluence-Kenntnisse für kollaboratives Dokumentations- und Wissensmanagement werden durch aktive Nutzung im Projektalltag erworben. Einarbeitung erfolgt typischerweise on the job innerhalb weniger Wochen.

    • Cybersecurity
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Cloud-Sicherheitskenntnisse werden über herstellerneutrale Informationssicherheits-Weiterbildungen bei Hochschulen oder akkreditierten IT-Fachschulen erworben. Schwerpunkte: sichere Cloud-Architektur, Identity Management, Compliance im Cloud-Betrieb.

    • Data Warehouse
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Data-Warehouse-Grundkenntnisse werden durch projektnahe Mitarbeit an Cloud-Datenprojekten und Selbststudium aufgebaut. Hochschulen und IT-Fachschulen bieten ergänzende Kursmodule zu Cloud-Datenhaltung und analytischen Datenbanksystemen an.

    • Docker
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Docker-Container-Kenntnisse werden durch Selbststudium und praktische Übungen in eigenen Testumgebungen aufgebaut. IT-Fachschulen bieten ergänzende Kursmodule zur Container-Technologie an.

    • Grafana / Prometheus
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Monitoring-Kenntnisse mit Grafana und Prometheus werden durch Selbststudium anhand open-source Dokumentation und praktische Dashboards in Testumgebungen aufgebaut. Community-Ressourcen und IT-Bildungsträger unterstützen den Einstieg.

    • Helm Charts
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Helm-Kenntnisse für Kubernetes-Paketmanagement werden durch Selbststudium der offiziellen Dokumentation und praktische Deployment-Übungen in Kubernetes-Testumgebungen erworben.

    • Netzwerktechnik
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Netzwerkgrundlagen werden neu aufgebaut durch Selbststudium und praktische Übungen mit Cloud-Netzwerkdiensten. Für Cloud-Engineers relevant: VPCs, Subnetting, Load Balancing und Netzwerksicherheitsgruppen. IHK-Bildungseinrichtungen bieten ergänzende Netzwerkgrundlagenkurse an.

    • Partnerkommunikation
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Kommunikationskompetenz im Partner- und Stakeholder-Umfeld wird durch aktive Mitarbeit in crossfunktionalen Cloud-Projekten aufgebaut. Bildungseinrichtungen bieten ergänzende Seminare zu Kommunikation und Gesprächsführung an.

    • Prozessmanagement
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Prozessmanagement-Grundlagen werden über Zertifikatslehrgänge bei IHK-Bildungszentren oder Hochschulen erworben. Im Cloud-Engineering relevant für Betriebsprozesse, Change Management und Service-Lifecycle-Management.

    • Streaming / Event Streaming
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Event-Streaming-Kenntnisse werden durch Selbststudium und praktische Projekte mit open-source Streaming-Plattformen erworben. Hochschulen bieten ergänzende Module zu verteilten Systemen und Echtzeit-Datenpipelines an.

    • Terraform
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Terraform-Kenntnisse werden durch Selbststudium und praktische Infrastructure-as-Code-Projekte in Cloud-Testumgebungen aufgebaut. IT-Bildungsträger bieten ergänzende Kursmodule zur Infrastrukturautomatisierung an.

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  • Site Reliability Engineer

    IT & Data

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Rating: leicht

    about 9 months

    Derivation

    What you bring: Data Analytics, Excel (Advanced), Java, Medical Documentation, Python, Technische Dokumentation

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (5)
    • Azure
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Cloud-Plattform-Kenntnisse für SRE-Aufgaben — Infrastrukturautomatisierung, Monitoring, Skalierung — werden über herstellerneutrale Cloud-Administrator-Zertifizierungen oder hochschulgebundene Weiterbildungen aufgebaut. Wird neu aufgebaut.

    • Datenvisualisierung
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Bereits vorhanden/übertragbar aus der Platform-Engineering-Praxis. Visualisierung von Monitoring-Daten und Infrastruktur-KPIs ist direkt auf SRE-Dashboarding übertragbar.

    • Excel
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Excel-Kenntnisse für Auswertungen und Berichte werden durch eigenverantwortliches Lernen und Praxisanwendung aufgebaut. Wird neu aufgebaut.

    • Präsentation
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Präsentationskompetenz für technische Ergebnisse und Incident-Berichte vor Stakeholdern wird durch Praxiserfahrung in teamübergreifenden Projekten aufgebaut. Wird neu aufgebaut.

    • SQL
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        SQL-Kenntnisse für Datenbankmonitoring und Log-Analyse werden durch Praxisprojekte und Hochschulkurse aufgebaut. Wird neu aufgebaut.

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  • Solution Architect

    IT & Data

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Rating: schwer

    about 24 months

    Derivation

    What you bring: Cloud, Data Analytics, Java, Medical Documentation, Python, Technische Dokumentation

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (6)
    • Software- und Systemarchitektur
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Architekturprinzipien und -muster werden über Weiterbildungen bei Fachverbänden, Hochschulen oder akkreditierten IT-Weiterbildungsträgern vertieft. Wird neu aufgebaut.

    • Partnerkommunikation
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Kommunikation mit technischen und nicht-technischen Projektpartnern wird durch bereichsübergreifende Projektarbeit aufgebaut; Kommunikations- und Präsentationsseminare ergänzen die Praxis. Wird neu aufgebaut.

    • Qualitätsmanagement
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Qualitätsmanagement-Grundlagen für IT-Systeme werden über Weiterbildungen bei IHK, Fachverbänden oder Hochschulen erworben. Wird neu aufgebaut.

    • Requirements Engineering
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Requirements-Engineering-Kenntnisse werden über anerkannte Weiterbildungen bei IT-Fachverbänden oder Hochschulen erworben. Wird neu aufgebaut.

    • Stakeholder-Management
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Stakeholder-Kommunikation und -Steuerung werden durch Praxis in interdisziplinären Projekten aufgebaut; Moderations- und Präsentationsweiterbildungen bei Bildungsträgern ergänzen die Praxis. Wird neu aufgebaut.

    • Strategisches Denken
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Strategisches Denken in Architektur- und Produktkontexten wird durch aktive Mitgestaltung technischer Roadmaps und Weiterbildungen in IT-Strategie bei Hochschulen entwickelt. Wird neu aufgebaut.

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  • IT Team and Project Lead (Bachelor Professional in IT)

    You lead IT projects, shape IT-related business processes and manage staff. You take on technical and managerial responsibility for the platform.

    Why you fit

    You know how internal platforms are run and developed. The exam adds what is missing for leadership, people management and project management.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Exam for Bachelor Professional in IT with four parts: specialisation, IT-specific fields of action, staff leadership and personnel management, IT project.

    Source: §§ 1–3 BAProITFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    The learning volume is, as a rule, at least 1,200 hours.

    Source: § 1 BAProITFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    Aufstiegs-BAföG can fund course and exam fees: up to 15,000 euros, 50 percent of it as a grant. The funding office checks your personal eligibility.

    Source: § 12 AFBG · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    Admission requires an ICT apprenticeship, a Berufsspezialist exam, another apprenticeship plus one year of experience, 90 ECTS plus two years of experience, or five years of work experience.

    Source: § 2 BAProITFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Your next step: Ask your IHK about preparation courses and exam dates, and check your admission under § 2.

  • Security Engineer (Berufsspezialist Information Security)

    You analyse threats and risks, plan security measures and ensure secure IT operations. You implement measures and document them.

    Why you fit

    You know cloud, container and pipeline environments from platform work. That is the base for secure IT operations.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Exam for Certified Berufsspezialist for Information Security: two written tasks, then a presentation and a technical discussion.

    Source: §§ 1, 6, 7 InSiFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    The learning volume is, as a rule, at least 400 hours.

    Source: § 1 InSiFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    Aufstiegs-BAföG can fund course and exam fees: up to 15,000 euros, 50 percent of it as a grant. The funding office checks your personal eligibility.

    Source: § 12 AFBG · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    Admission requires an ICT apprenticeship, another apprenticeship plus one year of experience, 60 ECTS plus two years of experience, or four years of work experience.

    Source: § 2 InSiFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Your next step: Check your admission under § 2 and ask your IHK about courses and exam dates.

  • Systems Integration and Networking (Berufsspezialist Systems Integration)

    You plan IT infrastructures, integrate and network systems and components, and ensure function and operation.

    Why you fit

    Your platform work relies on infrastructure. The exam makes your integration and networking knowledge formally verifiable.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Exam for Certified Berufsspezialist for Systems Integration and Networking: two written tasks based on a described workplace situation, then a presentation and a technical discussion.

    Source: §§ 1, 6, 7 SIVFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    The learning volume is, as a rule, at least 400 hours.

    Source: § 1 SIVFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    Aufstiegs-BAföG can fund course and exam fees: up to 15,000 euros, 50 percent of it as a grant. The funding office checks your personal eligibility.

    Source: § 12 AFBG · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    Admission requires an ICT apprenticeship, another apprenticeship plus one year of experience, 60 ECTS plus two years of experience, or four years of work experience.

    Source: § 2 SIVFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Your next step: Check your admission under § 2 and ask your IHK about courses.

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  • Solution Architect (part-time Master in Information Technology)

    You design IT solutions and architectures across system boundaries. You combine technical depth with the needs of business units.

    Why you fit

    You bring cloud and platform experience. The Master deepens distributed systems and cloud computing and gives you the academic degree.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Master of Engineering in Information Technology, part-time, at OTH Regensburg (Bavaria). The Cloud Computing module covers fundamentals, distributed systems and service computing.

    Source: OTH Regensburg, programme page · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    The standard period of study is seven semesters, two of them for the master's thesis.

    Source: OTH Regensburg, programme page · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    Admission is restricted (selection procedure, no NC). The credits and work experience can also be earned after the programme starts.

    Source: OTH Regensburg, programme page · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Your next step: Check start date and application deadline on the programme page and clarify whether your first degree fits.

  • Cloud Consulting (Cloud Business Expert, IHK certificate)

    You advise on cloud models, costs, migration, security and compliance. You translate architecture decisions for specialists and managers.

    Why you fit

    You know cloud technology from practice. The course adds business aspects and compliance for consulting.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Online certificate course Cloud Business Expert (IHK): cloud basics, costs and migration, security and compliance, microservices and serverless architectures, capstone project and case study.

    Source: IHK Rhein-Neckar, event page · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    About 57 teaching hours of live online training plus about 20 teaching hours of self-study.

    Source: IHK Rhein-Neckar, event page · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Ask your IHK for current dates; the page showed none.

  • Head of Infrastructure and Platform Operations (Bachelor Professional, Infrastructure specialisation)

    You plan IT infrastructures, integrate and network systems and ensure function and operation. You lead the team that runs them.

    Why you fit

    You run platform and infrastructure and know the operations side. The Infrastructure specialisation in the Bachelor Professional covers planning, networking and ongoing operation.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    In the Bachelor Professional in IT you choose the specialisation: plan IT infrastructures, integrate and network systems and components, and ensure function and operation.

    Source: § 4 BAProITFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    Aufstiegs-BAföG can fund course and exam fees: up to 15,000 euros, 50 percent of it as a grant. The funding office checks your personal eligibility.

    Source: § 12 AFBG · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    Admission requires an ICT apprenticeship, a Berufsspezialist exam, another apprenticeship plus one year of experience, 90 ECTS plus two years of experience, or five years of work experience.

    Source: § 2 BAProITFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Your next step: Choose the Infrastructure specialisation and clarify admission under § 2 with your IHK.

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  • Kubernetes
  • Azure
  • CI/CD
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Backend-Entwicklung
  • Architecture

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