When do Upwork jobs post on Upwork
Upwork jobs peak between 5 and 7am ET, with Monday the busiest day to apply.
What hours do Upwork jobs post?
Based on 100 Upwork jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.
Number of jobs
Most Upwork jobs post around 5 to 7am ET.
When do Upwork jobs post, by day and hour?
The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.
Upwork job posting activity
What are the best days to find Upwork jobs?
The days of the week with the most Upwork job posts.
Monday posts roughly 2.6x as many Upwork jobs as Saturday.
Where do Upwork jobs come from?
Top client countries, last 90 days.
United States19% (19)
Pakistan16% (16)
India13% (13)
Canada11% (11)
GBR10% (10)
Australia3% (3)
Indonesia2% (2)
United Arab Emirates2% (2)
Lebanon1% (1)
Paraguay1% (1)
What do Upwork jobs pay on Upwork?
Based on observed Upwork job budgets and hourly profiles.
Median
$10/hr
Typical range
$4 to $29/hr
Fixed-price median
$65
Hourly rate distribution for Upwork
Is Upwork demand growing on Upwork?
How Upwork demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.
Weekly job demand
Up 120% over 11 weeksJobs per week
Upwork job type
80%
20%
Upwork experience level
8%
34%
58%
How we calculate this
- We analyzed 100 Upwork 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 · 100 jobs analyzed · Updated June 9, 2026
Hourly breakdown
| Hour | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 4am | 5 | 5% |
| 5am | 10 | 10% |
| 6am | 5 | 5% |
| 7am | 6 | 6% |
| 8am | 2 | 2% |
| 9am | 2 | 2% |
| 10am | 6 | 6% |
| 11am | 4 | 4% |
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