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Accounting and invoicing for DevOps engineers

Pipelines, Kubernetes, cloud migration, monitoring and on-call: DevOps freelancers work through platforms and intermediaries and have day rates with standby supplements. Saldiqo creates the monthly invoice from days, adds standby and records cloud costs that you re-invoice.

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What comes up for DevOps engineers

An intermediary in between

Projects often run through platforms or intermediaries with payment terms of 30 to 60 days.

Standby and call-out

Standby has a flat fee, an actual call-out day rates or supplements.

Cloud costs

Infrastructure runs through the client’s or your accounts. Re-invoicing needs receipts.

How Saldiqo helps

  • Invoice from daysRecord days and take them over as a line.
  • Standby as a lineFlat fee and call-out supplement separately.
  • Re-invoice cloud costsReceipt as an expense, line with the receipt.
  • Reminders on long termsKeep open invoices in view.

Typical invoice lines

Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.

  • DevOps engineering, 20 person days
  • On-call standby, November
  • Call-out supplement outside working hours, hours
  • Cloud costs re-invoiced as per receipt
  • Pipeline migration, milestone 1
  • Documentation and handover

Tax and invoicing in Cyprus

What applies to invoices in Cyprus, in short. As of October 2026.

VAT
Rates 19 %, 9 %, 5 % and 3 %, plus 0 % until 31 December 2026 for infant milk, nappies, hygiene products and fresh fruit and vegetables.
VAT registration
The threshold is €15,600 of taxable turnover over 12 months, or expected within the next 30 days. If you sell services to businesses in other EU countries, you generally register from the first sale. Until you are registered, Saldiqo leaves VAT off and adds up your turnover.
What goes on an invoice
Even businesses that are not VAT registered must issue invoices and receipts. Companies show their name, HE number, the words “private company” where they apply, and their registered office. Notes such as reverse charge appear in Greek and English.
Invoice timing
Issue invoices within 30 days.
E-invoicing
There is no mandate. Public bodies accept e-invoices (Peppol BIS 3.0) and suppliers send them voluntarily. EU rules follow from 1 July 2030.
VAT returns
VAT4 returns are filed online through TFA, quarterly with staggered periods, by the 10th of the second month after the period, moved to the next working day if it falls on a weekend. Saldiqo does not file returns.
Record keeping
Plan for 10 years. The minimum is 6 years, VAT records can need up to 7 years, and OSS records 10 years.
Late payment
Interest on late business payments is 10.40 %, plus €40 compensation between businesses.
Languages
Use Saldiqo in Greek or English and send invoices in either language.

Frequently asked questions

How do I bill standby?

As a flat fee per month and separately the actual call-outs by hours or days.

Can I write invoices to intermediaries?

Yes. You create the intermediary as a contact and write the invoice to them.

Do DevOps engineers in Cyprus have to charge VAT?

Once they are registered, yes. The threshold is €15,600 over 12 months, or expected within 30 days. Services to businesses in other EU countries require registration from the first sale.

Do DevOps engineers in Cyprus need e-invoicing?

No. Public bodies accept e-invoices through Peppol and suppliers use it voluntarily. EU rules follow from July 2030, so PDF invoices remain fine today.

How long should DevOps engineers keep invoices?

Plan for 10 years: the minimum is 6 years, VAT records can need up to 7 and OSS records 10. You can store receipts digitally in Saldiqo. The legal duty to keep records stays with you.

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As of October 2026. General information, not legal or tax advice, without guarantee. For your case ask your tax adviser.