When do Mystery Shopping jobs post on Upwork
Mystery Shopping jobs peak between 10am and 12pm ET, with Monday the busiest day to apply.
What hours do Mystery Shopping jobs post?
Based on 783 Mystery Shopping jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.
Number of jobs
Most Mystery Shopping jobs post around 10am to 12pm ET.
When do Mystery Shopping jobs post, by day and hour?
The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.
Mystery Shopping job posting activity
What are the best days to find Mystery Shopping jobs?
The days of the week with the most Mystery Shopping job posts.
Monday posts roughly 6.2x as many Mystery Shopping jobs as Saturday.
Where do Mystery Shopping jobs come from?
Top client countries, last 90 days.
United Kingdom53% (418)
Austria18% (140)
United States10% (80)
Germany3% (27)
Latvia3% (24)
HUN2% (19)
Ireland2% (16)
Netherlands1% (10)
Singapore1% (9)
Australia1% (6)
What do Mystery Shopping jobs pay on Upwork?
Based on observed Mystery Shopping job budgets and hourly profiles.
Median
$35/hr
Typical range
$14 to $48/hr
Fixed-price median
$80
Hourly rate distribution for Mystery Shopping
Is Mystery Shopping demand growing on Upwork?
How Mystery Shopping demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.
Weekly job demand
Down 27% over 7 weeksJobs per week
Mystery Shopping job type
12%
88%
Mystery Shopping experience level
19%
50%
31%
How we calculate this
- We analyzed 783 Mystery Shopping 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 · 783 jobs analyzed · Updated October 3, 2026
Hourly breakdown
| Hour | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 46 | 6% |
| 10am | 150 | 19% |
| 11am | 84 | 11% |
| 12pm | 56 | 7% |
| 1pm | 76 | 10% |
| 2pm | 32 | 4% |
| 3pm | 35 | 4% |
| 4pm | 11 | 1% |
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