Upwork jobs by skill · October 2026
Python jobs on Upwork: 75 a day at a median $30 an hour
Clients posted 2,238 new Python jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 75 a day. 64% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price. Hourly Python jobs offer a median $30 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $20 and $42. Free alerts for these jobs in Telegram, AI filter included.
A new Python job about every 19 minutes
75 a day on average · busiest Tuesday around 10 am US Eastern
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- 75/daynew Python jobs, 2,238 in 30 days
- $30median hourly rate clients offer
- $150median fixed-price budget
- 34%of jobs from US clients
How many Python jobs are on Upwork?
Clients posted 2,238 new Python jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 75 a day. 64% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 75 | 2,238 |
| JavaScript | 105 | 3,157 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 40 | 1,210 |
| Machine Learning | 25 | 743 |
| API | 38 | 1,142 |
How much do Python jobs on Upwork pay?
Hourly Python jobs offer a median $30 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $20 and $42. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $150 (middle half $50–$600).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Python | $20 | $30 | $42 | 859 |
| JavaScript | $20 | $26 | $36 | 1,211 |
| Artificial Intelligence | $20 | $30 | $42 | 463 |
| Machine Learning | $20 | $30 | $45 | 268 |
| API | $20 | $29 | $40 | 446 |
Who hires for Python on Upwork?
34% of Python jobs come from US clients and 70% from clients with verified payment. Clients who have hired before spent a median $3,741 on Upwork; 17% spent over $10k.
- 70%from clients with verified payment
- $3,741median past spend of clients who have hired
- 17%from clients who spent over $10k
When are most Python jobs posted?
The most new Python jobs go live on Tuesday around 10 am 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 Python
Clients who post Python jobs also tag these skills most often.
- JavaScript: about 105 jobs a day, median $26/hr
- Artificial Intelligence: about 40 jobs a day, median $30/hr
- Machine Learning: about 25 jobs a day, median $30/hr
- API: about 38 jobs a day, median $29/hr
- API Integration: about 55 jobs a day, median $28/hr
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Clients posted 2,238 new Python jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 75 a day. 64% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Hourly Python jobs offer a median $30 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $20 and $42. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $150 (middle half $50–$600).
The most new Python jobs go live on Tuesday around 10 am 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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