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When do Microsoft SQL Server jobs post on Upwork

Timezone

Microsoft SQL Server jobs peak between 4 and 6pm ET, with Thursday the busiest day to apply.

4 to 6pm
PEAK HOUR
Thursday
BEST DAY
29
JOBS PER WEEK
United States
TOP COUNTRY
Hour of day

What hours do Microsoft SQL Server jobs post?

Based on 306 Microsoft SQL Server jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.

Number of jobs

Most Microsoft SQL Server jobs post around 4 to 6pm ET.

Day and hour

When do Microsoft SQL Server 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 Microsoft SQL Server jobs?

The days of the week with the most Microsoft SQL Server job posts.

Thursday posts roughly 2.7x as many Microsoft SQL Server jobs as Saturday.

Top 10 countries

Where do Microsoft SQL Server jobs come from?

Top client countries, last 90 days.

  • United States
    40% (121)
  • United Kingdom
    9% (26)
  • India
    7% (21)
  • Canada
    5% (15)
  • Australia
    4% (12)
  • SAU
    3% (9)
  • United Arab Emirates
    2% (7)
  • Germany
    2% (6)
  • Pakistan
    2% (6)
  • Ukraine
    2% (6)
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Budget and rate

What do Microsoft SQL Server jobs pay on Upwork?

Based on observed Microsoft SQL Server job budgets and hourly profiles.

Median

$25/hr

Typical range

$14 to $58/hr

Fixed-price median

$80

Hourly rate distribution for Microsoft SQL Server

Demand trend and job mix

Is Microsoft SQL Server demand growing on Upwork?

How Microsoft SQL Server demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.

Weekly job demand

Down 39% over 10 weeks

Jobs per week

Microsoft SQL Server job type

Hourly

71%

Fixed

29%

Microsoft SQL Server experience level

Entry

0%

Intermediate

67%

Expert

33%

How we calculate this

  • We analyzed 306 Microsoft SQL Server 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 · 306 jobs analyzed · Updated June 3, 2026

Hourly breakdown

Hourly posting volume for Microsoft SQL Server jobs, with each hour's share of the full day.
HourJobsShare
3pm186%
4pm258%
5pm124%
6pm83%
7pm155%
8pm83%
9pm41%
10pm83%
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