When do Instructional Design jobs post on Upwork
Instructional Design jobs peak between 2 and 4pm ET, with Thursday the busiest day to apply.
What hours do Instructional Design jobs post?
Based on 464 Instructional Design jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.
Number of jobs
Most Instructional Design jobs post around 2 to 4pm ET.
When do Instructional Design jobs post, by day and hour?
The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.
Instructional Design job posting activity
What are the best days to find Instructional Design jobs?
The days of the week with the most Instructional Design job posts.
Thursday posts roughly 2.8x as many Instructional Design jobs as Sunday.
Where do Instructional Design jobs come from?
Top client countries, last 90 days.
United States59% (272)
United Kingdom5% (24)
Nigeria4% (20)
India4% (18)
Canada4% (17)
Australia4% (17)
United Arab Emirates2% (10)
Netherlands2% (7)
Germany1% (4)
Jordan1% (4)
What do Instructional Design jobs pay on Upwork?
Based on observed Instructional Design job budgets and hourly profiles.
Median
$33/hr
Typical range
$15 to $44/hr
Fixed-price median
$20
Hourly rate distribution for Instructional Design
Is Instructional Design demand growing on Upwork?
How Instructional Design demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.
Weekly job demand
Down 19% over 10 weeksJobs per week
Instructional Design job type
62%
38%
Instructional Design experience level
0%
100%
0%
How we calculate this
- We analyzed 464 Instructional Design 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 · 464 jobs analyzed · Updated June 3, 2026
Hourly breakdown
| Hour | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1pm | 31 | 7% |
| 2pm | 39 | 8% |
| 3pm | 28 | 6% |
| 4pm | 28 | 6% |
| 5pm | 24 | 5% |
| 6pm | 20 | 4% |
| 7pm | 19 | 4% |
| 8pm | 16 | 3% |
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