When do Data Engineering jobs post on Upwork
Data Engineering jobs peak between 11am and 1pm ET, with Tuesday the busiest day to apply.
What hours do Data Engineering jobs post?
Based on 204 Data Engineering jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.
Number of jobs
Most Data Engineering jobs post around 11am to 1pm ET.
When do Data Engineering jobs post, by day and hour?
The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.
Data Engineering job posting activity
What are the best days to find Data Engineering jobs?
The days of the week with the most Data Engineering job posts.
Tuesday posts roughly 5x as many Data Engineering jobs as Saturday.
Where do Data Engineering jobs come from?
Top client countries, last 90 days.
United States41% (84)
India11% (22)
United Kingdom7% (15)
Ukraine5% (11)
Canada4% (9)
Germany3% (7)
Australia3% (7)
France2% (4)
Pakistan2% (4)
Belgium1% (3)
What do Data Engineering jobs pay on Upwork?
Based on observed Data Engineering job budgets and hourly profiles.
Median
$30/hr
Typical range
$12 to $110/hr
Fixed-price median
$250
Hourly rate distribution for Data Engineering
Is Data Engineering demand growing on Upwork?
How Data Engineering demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.
Weekly job demand
Down 41% over 8 weeksJobs per week
Data Engineering job type
73%
27%
Data Engineering experience level
18%
45%
37%
How we calculate this
- We analyzed 204 Data Engineering 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 · 204 jobs analyzed · Updated October 14, 2026
Hourly breakdown
| Hour | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10am | 17 | 8% |
| 11am | 21 | 10% |
| 12pm | 21 | 10% |
| 1pm | 11 | 5% |
| 2pm | 7 | 3% |
| 3pm | 10 | 5% |
| 4pm | 11 | 5% |
| 5pm | 5 | 2% |
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