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The highest-paying legal skills on Upwork: across 4,683 postings the median is $45/hr, but trademark and IP work reaches $89/hr. See the data.
We analyzed 6,339 Upwork translation jobs. The category median is $18.50/hr, but localization and document niches hit $22.50/hr with $125+ fixed budgets.
We analyzed 7,324 Upwork IT & Networking jobs. The category median is $34/hr, but solution architecture and cloud niches pay up to $50/hr. See the data.
We analyzed 7,807 Upwork customer service jobs. The median pays just $9.50/hr, but a few adjacent skills pay up to 2.4x more. See which ones, with real data.
We measured 10,637 Upwork Data Science postings. The median pays $29.50/hr, 47% above the platform's $20, and the top niches clear up to $51.25/hr.
We analyzed 12,088 Upwork writing jobs. The median pays $25/hr, but niches like video commercial and proposal writing clear $42 to $55/hr. Here's the data.
We analyzed 16,209 Upwork accounting & consulting jobs. Bookkeeping pays $15/hr, but advisory skills hit $72.50/hr. See which accounting skills actually pay.
We analyzed 18,447 Upwork engineering jobs. The median pays $22.50/hr, but product formulation hits $52.50 and the PCB cluster clears $35. See the data.
We analyzed 32,339 Upwork admin support jobs. The median pays just $10/hr, but skills like procurement hit $55/hr. See what actually pays, with volume.
We analyzed 78,806 Upwork sales & marketing jobs. The median pays just $16.50/hr, but strategy skills like go-to-market hit $42.50/hr. See which skills pay.
One Upwork Connect costs $0.15, but a single proposal can run 6 to 40 or more Connects. Here is what they really cost in 2026, and how to spend fewer.
UpAlerts sends real-time Upwork job alerts so you apply first, not last. Your starting point for what we do and the best guides to the new Upwork.
We analyzed 82,718 Upwork dev jobs. The median pays $22.50/hr, yet Solidity work clears $75/hr while plain Shopify sits at $19.50. See the data.
Upwork replaced its flat 10% fee with a variable 0-15% service fee on May 1, 2025, locked per contract. Here is what determines your rate and how to pay less.
The Design & Creative median on Upwork is $22.50/hr, but camera and film work clears $52 to $57. We analyzed 106,067 postings to find what really pays.
A competitive Upwork bid can cost up to 16 Connects, about $2.40. Here are 9 red flags to spot a fake job post in seconds, plus how to get your Connects back.
We analyzed 384,036 Upwork job posts. The median pays $20/hr, but these 9 specialized skills clear $35 to $76/hr while clients still post them by the thousand.
Upwork's Uma Recruiter AI now shortlists freelancers for every client within ~6 hours of a job post. What it reads, and how to optimize each input.
Uma is Upwork's Mindful AI. It drafts your proposals (about 10 free a week) and shortlists you for clients in 6 hours. What Uma does in 2026, and if it helps.
Upwork's May 2026 marketplace redesign put AI shortlisting on every client plan and deleted Specialized Profiles. Here's what 346,000 job posts show.
