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When do Data Engineering jobs post on Upwork

Timezone

Data Engineering jobs peak between 3 and 5pm ET, with Wednesday the busiest day to apply.

3 to 5pm
PEAK HOUR
Wednesday
BEST DAY
8
JOBS PER WEEK
United States
TOP COUNTRY
Hour of day

What hours do Data Engineering jobs post?

Based on 105 Data Engineering jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.

Number of jobs

Most Data Engineering jobs post around 3 to 5pm ET.

Day and hour

When do Data Engineering 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 Data Engineering jobs?

The days of the week with the most Data Engineering job posts.

Wednesday posts roughly 4.1x as many Data Engineering jobs as Sunday.

Top 10 countries

Where do Data Engineering jobs come from?

Top client countries, last 90 days.

  • United States
    40% (42)
  • United Kingdom
    10% (11)
  • Canada
    7% (7)
  • India
    6% (6)
  • Japan
    5% (5)
  • Australia
    5% (5)
  • Pakistan
    2% (2)
  • Poland
    2% (2)
  • Italy
    2% (2)
  • United Arab Emirates
    2% (2)
Job volumeLand
Budget and rate

What do Data Engineering jobs pay on Upwork?

Based on observed Data Engineering job budgets and hourly profiles.

Median

$35/hr

Typical range

$17 to $71/hr

Fixed-price median

$0

Hourly rate distribution for Data Engineering

Demand trend and job mix

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 26% over 12 weeks

Jobs per week

Data Engineering job type

Hourly

68%

Fixed

32%

Data Engineering experience level

Entry

0%

Intermediate

66%

Expert

34%

How we calculate this

  • We analyzed 105 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 · 105 jobs analyzed · Updated June 16, 2026

Hourly breakdown

Hourly posting volume for Data Engineering jobs, with each hour's share of the full day.
HourJobsShare
2pm55%
3pm1211%
4pm33%
5pm77%
6pm44%
7pm33%
8pm33%
9pm55%
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