Upwork jobs by skill · October 2026

AI Agent Development jobs on Upwork: 30 a day at a median $30 an hour

Clients posted 910 new AI Agent Development jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 30 a day. 65% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price. Hourly AI Agent Development jobs offer a median $30 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $20 and $40. Free alerts for these jobs in Telegram, AI filter included.

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How many AI Agent Development jobs are on Upwork?

Clients posted 910 new AI Agent Development jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 30 a day. 65% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.

AI Agent Development jobs a day next to related skills

AI Agent Development: about 30 new jobs a day.

AI Agent Development30Python75API Integration55Artificial Intelligence40AI Development15
AI Agent Development30Python75API Integration55Artificial Intelligence40AI Development15

Source: new Upwork jobs flconsole tracked in the 30 days to 21 October 2026. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with. Average new jobs a day.

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Data: AI Agent Development jobs a day next to related skills
SkillNew jobs a dayJobs in 30 days
AI Agent Development30910
Python752,238
API Integration551,653
Artificial Intelligence401,210
AI Development15447

How much do AI Agent Development jobs on Upwork pay?

Hourly AI Agent Development jobs offer a median $30 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $20 and $40. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $125 (middle half $30–$600).

Hourly rates clients offer for AI Agent Development

Median $30 an hour; middle half $20–$40.

AI Agent Development · median $30$0$10$20$30$40$50$20$40Python · median $30$0$10$20$30$40$50$20$42API Integration · median $28$0$10$20$30$40$50$20$38Artificial Intelligence · median $30$0$10$20$30$40$50$20$42AI Development · median $34$0$10$20$30$40$50$22$40
AI Agent Development · median $30$0$10$20$30$40$50$20$40Python · median $30$0$10$20$30$40$50$20$42API Integration · median $28$0$10$20$30$40$50$20$38Artificial Intelligence · median $30$0$10$20$30$40$50$20$42AI Development · median $34$0$10$20$30$40$50$22$40
  • Middle half of jobs
  • Median

Source: new Upwork jobs flconsole tracked in the 30 days to 21 October 2026. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with. Hourly rate = middle of the client's range. Box = middle half of hourly jobs, mark = median.

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Data: Hourly rates clients offer for AI Agent Development
Skill25th percentileMedian75th percentileHourly jobs with a rate
AI Agent Development$20$30$40306
Python$20$30$42859
API Integration$20$28$38498
Artificial Intelligence$20$30$42463
AI Development$22$34$40137

Who hires for AI Agent Development on Upwork?

39% of AI Agent Development jobs come from US clients and 78% from clients with verified payment. Clients who have hired before spent a median $6,109 on Upwork; 25% spent over $10k.

  • 78%from clients with verified payment
  • $6,109median past spend of clients who have hired
  • 25%from clients who spent over $10k

When are most AI Agent Development jobs posted?

The most new AI Agent Development jobs go live on Wednesday around 1 pm US Eastern. New jobs keep coming all week, so an alert for new jobs is more reliable than checking at a set hour. See the full week by hour in Best time to apply on Upwork.

Clients who post AI Agent Development jobs also tag these skills most often.

  • Python: about 75 jobs a day, median $30/hr
  • API Integration: about 55 jobs a day, median $28/hr
  • Artificial Intelligence: about 40 jobs a day, median $30/hr
  • AI Development: about 15 jobs a day, median $34/hr
  • n8n: about 15 jobs a day, median $26/hr

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Clients posted 910 new AI Agent Development jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 30 a day. 65% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.

Hourly AI Agent Development jobs offer a median $30 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $20 and $40. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $125 (middle half $30–$600).

The most new AI Agent Development jobs go live on Wednesday around 1 pm US Eastern. New jobs keep coming all week, so an alert for new jobs is more reliable than checking at a set hour.

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Source: new Upwork jobs flconsole tracked in the 30 days to 21 October 2026. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with. Rates and budgets are what clients offer in job posts, not what freelancers earn.

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