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Upwork peak hours

When do RAW jobs post on Upwork

Timezone

RAW jobs peak between 5 and 7pm ET, with Tuesday the busiest day to apply.

5 to 7pm
PEAK HOUR
Tuesday
BEST DAY
9
JOBS PER WEEK
United States
TOP COUNTRY
Hour of day

What hours do RAW jobs post?

Based on 122 RAW jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.

Number of jobs

Most RAW jobs post around 5 to 7pm ET.

Day and hour

When do RAW 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 RAW jobs?

The days of the week with the most RAW job posts.

Tuesday posts roughly 1.9x as many RAW jobs as Saturday.

Top 10 countries

Where do RAW jobs come from?

Top client countries, last 90 days.

  • United States
    42% (51)
  • Australia
    9% (11)
  • Canada
    7% (9)
  • United Kingdom
    7% (8)
  • DEU
    4% (5)
  • Netherlands
    2% (3)
  • Sweden
    2% (3)
  • NZL
    2% (3)
  • India
    2% (3)
  • Belgium
    2% (2)
Job volumeLand
Budget and rate

What do RAW jobs pay on Upwork?

Based on observed RAW job budgets and hourly profiles.

Median

$20/hr

Typical range

$9 to $33/hr

Fixed-price median

$50

Hourly rate distribution for RAW

Demand trend and job mix

Is RAW demand growing on Upwork?

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

Weekly job demand

Up 14% over 12 weeks

Jobs per week

RAW job type

Hourly

67%

Fixed

33%

RAW experience level

Entry

3%

Intermediate

74%

Expert

23%

How we calculate this

  • We analyzed 122 RAW 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 · 122 jobs analyzed · Updated June 27, 2026

Hourly breakdown

Hourly posting volume for RAW jobs, with each hour's share of the full day.
HourJobsShare
4pm43%
5pm119%
6pm65%
7pm32%
8pm54%
9pm22%
10pm22%
11pm11%
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