Upwork jobs by skill · October 2026
UGC jobs on Upwork: 34 a day at a median $20 an hour
Clients posted 1,023 new UGC jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 34 a day. 48% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price. Hourly UGC jobs offer a median $20 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $15 and $30. Free alerts for these jobs in Telegram, AI filter included.
A new UGC job about every 42 minutes
34 a day on average · busiest Tuesday around 8 am US Eastern
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- 34/daynew UGC jobs, 1,023 in 30 days
- $20median hourly rate clients offer
- $50median fixed-price budget
- 36%of jobs from US clients
How many UGC jobs are on Upwork?
Clients posted 1,023 new UGC jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 34 a day. 48% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UGC | 34 | 1,023 |
| Content Creation | 39 | 1,165 |
| Video Editing | 314 | 9,413 |
| Video Production | 142 | 4,257 |
| Social Media Video | 26 | 767 |
How much do UGC jobs on Upwork pay?
Hourly UGC jobs offer a median $20 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $15 and $30. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $50 (middle half $35–$100).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UGC | $15 | $20 | $30 | 168 |
| Content Creation | $10 | $15 | $25 | 265 |
| Video Editing | $12 | $18 | $22 | 2,865 |
| Video Production | $15 | $18 | $28 | 1,164 |
| Social Media Video | $10 | $18 | $22 | 179 |
Who hires for UGC on Upwork?
36% of UGC jobs come from US clients and 81% from clients with verified payment. Clients who have hired before spent a median $1,135 on Upwork; 17% spent over $10k.
- 81%from clients with verified payment
- $1,135median past spend of clients who have hired
- 17%from clients who spent over $10k
When are most UGC jobs posted?
The most new UGC jobs go live on Tuesday around 8 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 UGC
Clients who post UGC jobs also tag these skills most often.
- Content Creation: about 39 jobs a day, median $15/hr
- Video Editing: about 314 jobs a day, median $18/hr
- Video Production: about 142 jobs a day, median $18/hr
- Social Media Video: about 26 jobs a day, median $18/hr
- TikTok Video: about 20 jobs a day, median $16/hr
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Clients posted 1,023 new UGC jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 34 a day. 48% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Hourly UGC jobs offer a median $20 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $15 and $30. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $50 (middle half $35–$100).
The most new UGC jobs go live on Tuesday around 8 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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