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When do Automation jobs post on Upwork

Timezone

Automation jobs peak between 2 and 4pm ET, with Tuesday the busiest day to apply.

2 to 4pm
PEAK HOUR
Tuesday
BEST DAY
496
JOBS PER WEEK
United States
TOP COUNTRY
Hour of day

What hours do Automation jobs post?

Based on 5,129 Automation jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.

Number of jobs

Most Automation jobs post around 2 to 4pm ET.

Day and hour

When do Automation jobs post, by day and hour?

The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
FewerMore
Day of week

What are the best days to find Automation jobs?

The days of the week with the most Automation job posts.

Tuesday posts roughly 1.9x as many Automation jobs as Sunday.

Top 10 countries

Where do Automation jobs come from?

Top client countries, last 90 days.

  • United States
    44% (2,234)
  • United Kingdom
    7% (349)
  • Australia
    5% (276)
  • Canada
    5% (238)
  • India
    4% (202)
  • Nigeria
    3% (178)
  • Pakistan
    2% (111)
  • Germany
    2% (93)
  • United Arab Emirates
    1% (74)
  • Netherlands
    1% (59)
Job volumeLand
Budget and rate

What do Automation jobs pay on Upwork?

Based on observed Automation job budgets and hourly profiles.

Median

$26/hr

Typical range

$11 to $45/hr

Fixed-price median

$50

Hourly rate distribution for Automation

Demand trend and job mix

Is Automation demand growing on Upwork?

How Automation demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.

Weekly job demand

Down 24% over 10 weeks

Jobs per week

Automation job type

Hourly

58%

Fixed

42%

Automation experience level

Entry

9%

Intermediate

50%

Expert

41%

How we calculate this

  • We analyzed 5,129 Automation job posts from the last 90 days
  • Peak hour is the 60-minute window with the highest average posting volume
  • All times are shown in your selected timezone

Analysis by Shajeel Afzal · Founder & CEO at UpAlerts

Source: UpAlerts · 5,129 jobs analyzed · Updated June 3, 2026

Hourly breakdown

Hourly posting volume for Automation jobs, with each hour's share of the full day.
HourJobsShare
1pm2996%
2pm3156%
3pm2805%
4pm2505%
5pm2535%
6pm2184%
7pm2004%
8pm1773%
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