When do Buying jobs post on Upwork
Buying jobs peak between 12 and 2pm ET, with Thursday the busiest day to apply.
What hours do Buying jobs post?
Based on 528 Buying jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.
Number of jobs
Most Buying jobs post around 12 to 2pm ET.
When do Buying jobs post, by day and hour?
The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.
Buying job posting activity
What are the best days to find Buying jobs?
The days of the week with the most Buying job posts.
Thursday posts roughly 2.3x as many Buying jobs as Saturday.
Where do Buying jobs come from?
Top client countries, last 90 days.
United States30% (157)
Australia10% (55)
United Kingdom6% (31)
Netherlands5% (27)
India4% (23)
Canada4% (19)
China3% (18)
Germany3% (18)
France2% (11)
United Arab Emirates2% (9)
What do Buying jobs pay on Upwork?
Based on observed Buying job budgets and hourly profiles.
Median
$20/hr
Typical range
$8 to $34/hr
Fixed-price median
$50
Hourly rate distribution for Buying
Is Buying demand growing on Upwork?
How Buying demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.
Weekly job demand
Down 46% over 10 weeksJobs per week
Buying job type
68%
32%
Buying experience level
0%
75%
25%
How we calculate this
- We analyzed 528 Buying 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 · 528 jobs analyzed · Updated June 3, 2026
Hourly breakdown
| Hour | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 11am | 35 | 7% |
| 12pm | 36 | 7% |
| 1pm | 18 | 3% |
| 2pm | 25 | 5% |
| 3pm | 30 | 6% |
| 4pm | 20 | 4% |
| 5pm | 15 | 3% |
| 6pm | 17 | 3% |
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