Upwork jobs by skill · October 2026
Social Media Marketing jobs on Upwork: 258 a day at a median $16 an hour
Clients posted 7,732 new Social Media Marketing jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 258 a day. 68% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price. Hourly Social Media Marketing jobs offer a median $16 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $10 and $23. Free alerts for these jobs in Telegram, AI filter included.
A new Social Media Marketing job about every 6 minutes
258 a day on average · busiest Monday, 12–1 pm US Eastern
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- 258/daynew Social Media Marketing jobs, 7,732 in 30 days
- $16median hourly rate clients offer
- $100median fixed-price budget
- 44%of jobs from US clients
How many Social Media Marketing jobs are on Upwork?
Clients posted 7,732 new Social Media Marketing jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 258 a day. 68% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Social Media Marketing: about 258 new jobs a day.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social Media Marketing | 258 | 7,732 |
| 123 | 3,683 | |
| Social Media Management | 113 | 3,397 |
| Marketing Strategy | 127 | 3,804 |
| Internet Marketing | 100 | 2,994 |
How much do Social Media Marketing jobs on Upwork pay?
Hourly Social Media Marketing jobs offer a median $16 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $10 and $23. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $100 (middle half $20–$300).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Media Marketing | $10 | $16 | $23 | 3,463 |
| $10 | $16 | $22 | 1,732 | |
| Social Media Management | $8 | $14 | $19 | 1,388 |
| Marketing Strategy | $12 | $19 | $30 | 1,691 |
| Internet Marketing | $11 | $16 | $25 | 1,359 |
Who hires for Social Media Marketing on Upwork?
44% of Social Media Marketing jobs come from US clients and 74% from clients with verified payment. Clients who have hired before spent a median $3,527 on Upwork; 18% spent over $10k.
- 74%from clients with verified payment
- $3,527median past spend of clients who have hired
- 18%from clients who spent over $10k
When is the best time to apply for Social Media Marketing jobs on Upwork?
The best time to apply for Social Media Marketing jobs on Upwork is right after they are posted, and the most new ones go live on Mondays and in the 12–1 pm hour, US Eastern. Mondays took 17.0% of the 10,357 new Social Media Marketing 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 22.8% of them.
- Mondaybusiest day, 17.0% of the week's jobs
- 12–1 pmbusiest hour, US Eastern
- 22.8%of jobs posted 12–4 pm ET
- 20.5%posted on weekends (all Upwork jobs: 19.3%)
Monday: 17.0% of the week's Social Media Marketing jobs; Saturday: 9.8%.
Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole, 42 days, 14 September to 25 October 2026. Share of all new Social Media Marketing jobs; open data, CC BY 4.0.
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| Day (US Eastern) | Share of Social Media Marketing jobs |
|---|---|
| Monday | 17.0% |
| Tuesday | 17.0% |
| Wednesday | 16.8% |
| Thursday | 14.5% |
| Friday | 14.1% |
| Saturday | 9.8% |
| Sunday | 10.7% |
12–4 pm US Eastern: 22.8% of Social Media Marketing jobs.
Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole, 42 days, 14 September to 25 October 2026. Share of all new Social Media Marketing jobs; open data, CC BY 4.0.
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| Time of day (US Eastern) | Share of Social Media Marketing jobs |
|---|---|
| 12–4 am ET | 11.6% |
| 4–8 am ET | 14.9% |
| 8 am–12 pm ET | 20.8% |
| 12–4 pm ET | 22.8% |
| 4–8 pm ET | 17.6% |
| 8 pm–12 am ET | 12.1% |
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Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole v2026.10 (CSV, CC BY 4.0): 10,357 new Social Media Marketing jobs, 14 September to 25 October 2026, US Eastern time. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with.
Skills often hired with Social Media Marketing
Clients who post Social Media Marketing jobs also tag these skills most often.
- Facebook: about 123 jobs a day, median $16/hr
- Social Media Management: about 113 jobs a day, median $14/hr
- Marketing Strategy: about 127 jobs a day, median $19/hr
- Internet Marketing: about 100 jobs a day, median $16/hr
- Instagram: about 100 jobs a day, median $16/hr
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Clients posted 7,732 new Social Media Marketing jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 258 a day. 68% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Hourly Social Media Marketing jobs offer a median $16 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $10 and $23. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $100 (middle half $20–$300).
The best time to apply for Social Media Marketing jobs on Upwork is right after they are posted, and the most new ones go live on Mondays and in the 12–1 pm hour, US Eastern. Mondays took 17.0% of the 10,357 new Social Media Marketing 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 22.8% 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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