For information regarding hourly rate in Germany, Switzerland (German speaking part) and Austria, you can search for "Stundensatz Softwareentwickler" on Google.

For information regarding hourly rate in Germany, Switzerland (German speaking part) and Austria, you can search for "Stundensatz Softwareentwickler" on Google. A good site for this kind of information is gulp.de: https://www.gulp.de/cgi-gulp/trendneu.exe/MONEYFORMDLL?txtPosition=IT+Allgemein+&txtFachSchwer=java&lstvAndOr=und&resultsample=10 https://www.gulp.de/cgi-gulp/trendneu.exe/MONEYFORMDLL?txtPo... https://www.gulp.de/knowledge-base/stundensaetze/und-er-steigt-weiter-stundensatz-der-it--engineering-freiberufler-erreicht-neuen-hoechstwert.html#item-8 https://www.gulp.de/knowledge-base/stundensaetze/und-er-stei... Remember though, the cost of living (and taxes) is also much higher in these "rich" countries and more than often you'll need to learn the lingo. There are some exceptions to this. Munich, Luxembourg and Zurich for example have large multinationals where the lingua-franca inside the company is English. Berlin has loads of startups where lots of foreigners work. I know a few Brits and Ozzies working in Berlin who still can't speak any German after years of living there (I don't think that is a good thing btw). I have no idea about Scandinavia, but nearly all people have some basic level of English and the younger generations are often fluent. Where are you moving from, out of interest?