When do Instagram Story jobs post on Upwork
Instagram Story jobs peak between 3 and 5pm ET, with Tuesday the busiest day to apply.
What hours do Instagram Story jobs post?
Based on 1,202 Instagram Story jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.
Number of jobs
Most Instagram Story jobs post around 3 to 5pm ET.
When do Instagram Story jobs post, by day and hour?
The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.
Instagram Story job posting activity
What are the best days to find Instagram Story jobs?
The days of the week with the most Instagram Story job posts.
Tuesday posts roughly 1.7x as many Instagram Story jobs as Sunday.
Where do Instagram Story jobs come from?
Top client countries, last 90 days.
United States47% (562)
Australia7% (86)
United Kingdom7% (84)
Canada5% (64)
India4% (46)
United Arab Emirates2% (27)
South Africa2% (21)
Germany1% (12)
France1% (10)
Netherlands1% (9)
What do Instagram Story jobs pay on Upwork?
Based on observed Instagram Story job budgets and hourly profiles.
Median
$15/hr
Typical range
$7 to $29/hr
Fixed-price median
$50
Hourly rate distribution for Instagram Story
Is Instagram Story demand growing on Upwork?
How Instagram Story demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.
Weekly job demand
Down 14% over 10 weeksJobs per week
Instagram Story job type
70%
30%
Instagram Story experience level
25%
50%
25%
How we calculate this
- We analyzed 1,202 Instagram Story 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 · 1,202 jobs analyzed · Updated June 3, 2026
Hourly breakdown
| Hour | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2pm | 71 | 6% |
| 3pm | 75 | 6% |
| 4pm | 64 | 5% |
| 5pm | 50 | 4% |
| 6pm | 56 | 5% |
| 7pm | 43 | 4% |
| 8pm | 39 | 3% |
| 9pm | 54 | 4% |
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