Upwork jobs by skill · October 2026
Sales jobs on Upwork: 127 a day at a median $12 an hour
Clients posted 3,812 new Sales jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 127 a day. 73% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price. Hourly Sales jobs offer a median $12 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $8 and $20. Free alerts for these jobs in Telegram, AI filter included.
A new Sales job about every 11 minutes
127 a day on average · busiest Tuesday, 12–1 pm US Eastern
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- 127/daynew Sales jobs, 3,812 in 30 days
- $12median hourly rate clients offer
- $250median fixed-price budget
- 41%of jobs from US clients
How many Sales jobs are on Upwork?
Clients posted 3,812 new Sales jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 127 a day. 73% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 127 | 3,812 |
| Lead Generation | 207 | 6,223 |
| Cold Calling | 102 | 3,055 |
| Outbound Sales | 66 | 1,973 |
| Telemarketing | 69 | 2,060 |
How much do Sales jobs on Upwork pay?
Hourly Sales jobs offer a median $12 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $8 and $20. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $250 (middle half $75–$800).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | $8 | $12 | $20 | 1,667 |
| Lead Generation | $8 | $12 | $22 | 2,407 |
| Cold Calling | $6 | $8 | $15 | 1,542 |
| Outbound Sales | $7 | $10 | $18 | 954 |
| Telemarketing | $6 | $8 | $15 | 1,091 |
Who hires for Sales on Upwork?
41% of Sales jobs come from US clients and 74% from clients with verified payment. Clients who have hired before spent a median $4,205 on Upwork; 20% spent over $10k.
- 74%from clients with verified payment
- $4,205median past spend of clients who have hired
- 20%from clients who spent over $10k
When is the best time to apply for Sales jobs on Upwork?
The best time to apply for Sales jobs on Upwork is right after they are posted, and the most new ones go live on Tuesdays and in the 12–1 pm hour, US Eastern. Tuesdays took 18.1% of the 5,130 new Sales jobs posted in the 42 days from 14 September to 25 October 2026. The busiest part of the day is 12–4 pm ET, with 21.6% of them.
- Tuesdaybusiest day, 18.1% of the week's jobs
- 12–1 pmbusiest hour, US Eastern
- 21.6%of jobs posted 12–4 pm ET
- 18.7%posted on weekends (all Upwork jobs: 19.3%)
Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole, 42 days, 14 September to 25 October 2026. Share of all new Sales jobs; open data, CC BY 4.0.
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| Day (US Eastern) | Share of Sales jobs |
|---|---|
| Monday | 17.5% |
| Tuesday | 18.1% |
| Wednesday | 16.7% |
| Thursday | 15.2% |
| Friday | 13.9% |
| Saturday | 9.3% |
| Sunday | 9.3% |
Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole, 42 days, 14 September to 25 October 2026. Share of all new Sales jobs; open data, CC BY 4.0.
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| Time of day (US Eastern) | Share of Sales jobs |
|---|---|
| 12–4 am ET | 12.1% |
| 4–8 am ET | 16.5% |
| 8 am–12 pm ET | 20.5% |
| 12–4 pm ET | 21.6% |
| 4–8 pm ET | 17.9% |
| 8 pm–12 am ET | 11.4% |
What it means for you: check Upwork for Sales jobs at the busy times above, and let alerts cover the rest. New Sales jobs keep arriving every day of the week, and flconsole sends them to Telegram within a minute of posting, so you can apply first even outside the peak. See any skill hour by hour in your own time zone in Best time to apply on Upwork.
Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole v2026.10 (CSV, CC BY 4.0): 5,130 new Sales jobs, 14 September to 25 October 2026, US Eastern time. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with.
Skills often hired with Sales
Clients who post Sales jobs also tag these skills most often.
- Lead Generation: about 207 jobs a day, median $12/hr
- Cold Calling: about 102 jobs a day, median $8/hr
- Outbound Sales: about 66 jobs a day, median $10/hr
- Telemarketing: about 69 jobs a day, median $8/hr
- Phone Communication: about 75 jobs a day, median $8/hr
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Clients posted 3,812 new Sales jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 127 a day. 73% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Hourly Sales jobs offer a median $12 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $8 and $20. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $250 (middle half $75–$800).
The best time to apply for Sales jobs on Upwork is right after they are posted, and the most new ones go live on Tuesdays and in the 12–1 pm hour, US Eastern. Tuesdays took 18.1% of the 5,130 new Sales jobs posted in the 42 days from 14 September to 25 October 2026. The busiest part of the day is 12–4 pm ET, with 21.6% of them. Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole (https://github.com/droopboop/upwork-jobs-data).
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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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