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Median per month (gross)

€5,864

Range per month (25% to 75%)

€4,649 – €7,250

  • Region: Germany
  • Applies to the occupational group KldB 43323 This occupational group covers several occupations, not only this one.
  • Data import: October 2026
  • Reference period of the figure: not stated in the dataset
  • The source states the number of cases and the publication threshold.

Source: BA-Entgeltatlas

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Statutory minimum wage

  • Statutory

    €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

Upcoming rates (1)

  • 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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  • Next level in IT: the Bachelor Professional exam

    You take on demanding specialist and leadership tasks in IT, with a specialisation and an IT project as exam parts. Staff leadership and personnel management are part of it.

    Why you fit

    Your project experience counts as professional practice and fits the IT project and the staff leadership part of the exam. It succeeds the certified IT project manager.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Further-training exam leading to "Bachelor Professional in IT" with four exam parts: specialisation, IT fields of action, staff leadership, IT project. Admission includes a related degree plus professional practice, or relevant professional practice.

    Source: §§ 1, 2, 4 BAProITFPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    Aufstiegs-BAföG funds courses that prepare for a further-training exam under the Vocational Training Act, full-time and part-time. The course provider can tell you whether your course qualifies.

    Source: § 2 AFBG · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    Admissions to the certified IT project manager exam are no longer possible because a new regulation has applied since 01.11.2024. The chamber names the Bachelor Professional in IT as its successor.

    Source: IHK Heilbronn-Franken · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Your next step: Ask your chamber whether your professional practice counts for admission, and look for a course provider.

  • Become an information security officer

    You introduce and run an information security management system (ISMS). You report to management and help staff align processes with information security.

    Why you fit

    You know risks, project control and coordination with departments from your IT projects. That helps when introducing an ISMS.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Certificate course of the IHK Düsseldorf for information security officers based on BSI IT-Grundschutz, with an IHK certificate and the certificate "BSI-IT-Grundschutz Praktiker". Topics include standards, emergency management and audits.

    Source: IHK Düsseldorf · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

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

    Your next step: Check the dates in your chamber's event search and see whether a course fits your region.

  • Part-time online master's in business informatics

    You combine IT and business administration and steer digitalisation projects at academic level. You study alongside your job.

    Why you fit

    Your practice in IT projects supplies the work experience that continuing-education master's programmes often ask for.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Virtual continuing-education programme in business informatics (M.Sc.) at the University of Bamberg: part-time, fully online, no on-campus teaching. In the longer variant, professional competences can be recognised.

    Source: Universität Bamberg · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

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

    Your next step: Read the university's admission rules and compare other continuing-education master's programmes.

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  • Master Professional in Business Management (chamber exam)

    You set a company's business objectives and put them into practice. You take on leadership and management tasks on your own responsibility.

    Why you fit

    If you want to move from project leadership into running the business, the qualification adds the business-administration foundation.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    IHK further-training exam "Geprüfter Betriebswirt – Master Professional in Business Management" under the 2020 regulation, with written, oral and project-based exam parts. You apply for admission online at the IHK.

    Source: IHK Hannover · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    Aufstiegs-BAföG funds preparation for further-training exams under the Vocational Training Act; the law sets the minimum scope and maximum duration of the course.

    Source: § 2 AFBG · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Ask your chamber in advance whether your qualifications and practice meet the admission rules.

  • Data analysis specialist track (first IT level)

    You analyse data and prepare it for decisions. This is the first level of the IT further-training system.

    Why you fit

    You know reports, key figures and data sources from project control. The profile deepens the analysis.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    The data analysis profile is one of five Berufsspezialist profiles in the new IT further-training system. According to BIBB, this qualification can exempt you from one exam part of the Bachelor Professional in IT; the chamber clarifies whether this applies to you.

    Source: BIBB · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

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

    Your next step: Read the Berufsspezialist regulation and ask your chamber about admission and courses.

  • IT consulting specialist track (first IT level)

    You advise customers on IT solutions and support their rollout. This is the first level of the IT further-training system.

    Why you fit

    Clarifying requirements, preparing offers and advising customers already belong to project work. The qualification makes this experience formally visible.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    The IT consulting profile is one of five Berufsspezialist profiles. Shared content includes project coordination, compliance, data security and risk management.

    Source: BIBB · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

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

    Your next step: Compare the profiles and ask your chamber about admission.

  • Technical college route: computer science technician

    You deepen the technical foundations of computer science at a technical college (Fachschule). The qualification is regulated at state level.

    Why you fit

    If you lack technical depth for project leadership, the college closes that gap. Your professional practice can support admission.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Fachschule for computer science technology at the Rudolf-Diesel-Fachschule Nürnberg; the rules are in the Bavarian Fachschulordnung. Entry with relevant training plus work experience, or with long professional practice; the part-time offer needs no work experience.

    Source: Stadt Nürnberg, Rudolf-Diesel-Fachschule · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    In Bavaria, the full-time form at this college lasts two years.

    Source: Stadt Nürnberg, Rudolf-Diesel-Fachschule · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

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

    Your next step: Find the Fachschule in your federal state and read its admission rules.

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