Upwork jobs by skill · October 2026
Animation jobs on Upwork: 43 a day at a median $24 an hour
Clients posted 1,298 new Animation jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 43 a day. 51% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price. Hourly Animation jobs offer a median $24 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $18 and $30. Free alerts for these jobs in Telegram, AI filter included.
A new Animation job about every 33 minutes
43 a day on average · busiest Tuesday around 12 pm US Eastern
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- 43/daynew Animation jobs, 1,298 in 30 days
- $24median hourly rate clients offer
- $100median fixed-price budget
- 40%of jobs from US clients
How many Animation jobs are on Upwork?
Clients posted 1,298 new Animation jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 43 a day. 51% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
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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| Skill | New jobs a day | Jobs in 30 days |
|---|---|---|
| Animation | 43 | 1,298 |
| Video Editing | 314 | 9,413 |
| Motion Graphics | 61 | 1,839 |
| Adobe After Effects | 84 | 2,516 |
| Video Production | 142 | 4,257 |
How much do Animation jobs on Upwork pay?
Hourly Animation jobs offer a median $24 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $18 and $30. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $100 (middle half $25–$250).
- 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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| Skill | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | Hourly jobs with a rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animation | $18 | $24 | $30 | 304 |
| Video Editing | $12 | $18 | $22 | 2,865 |
| Motion Graphics | $15 | $22 | $30 | 416 |
| Adobe After Effects | $15 | $20 | $28 | 625 |
| Video Production | $15 | $18 | $28 | 1,164 |
Who hires for Animation on Upwork?
40% of Animation jobs come from US clients and 68% from clients with verified payment. Clients who have hired before spent a median $2,547 on Upwork; 15% spent over $10k.
- 68%from clients with verified payment
- $2,547median past spend of clients who have hired
- 15%from clients who spent over $10k
When are most Animation jobs posted?
The most new Animation jobs go live on Tuesday around 12 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.
Skills often hired with Animation
Clients who post Animation jobs also tag these skills most often.
- Video Editing: about 314 jobs a day, median $18/hr
- Motion Graphics: about 61 jobs a day, median $22/hr
- Adobe After Effects: about 84 jobs a day, median $20/hr
- Video Production: about 142 jobs a day, median $18/hr
- 2D Animation: about 28 jobs a day, median $24/hr
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Clients posted 1,298 new Animation jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 43 a day. 51% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Hourly Animation jobs offer a median $24 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $18 and $30. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $100 (middle half $25–$250).
The most new Animation jobs go live on Tuesday around 12 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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