Upwork jobs by skill · October 2026
Web Development jobs on Upwork: 167 a day at a median $22 an hour
Clients posted 4,999 new Web Development jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 167 a day. 54% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price. Hourly Web Development jobs offer a median $22 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $18 and $30. Free alerts for these jobs in Telegram, AI filter included.
A new Web Development job about every 9 minutes
167 a day on average · busiest Tuesday, 1–2 pm US Eastern
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- 167/daynew Web Development jobs, 4,999 in 30 days
- $22median hourly rate clients offer
- $125median fixed-price budget
- 41%of jobs from US clients
How many Web Development jobs are on Upwork?
Clients posted 4,999 new Web Development jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 167 a day. 54% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Web Development | 167 | 4,999 |
| Web Design | 175 | 5,236 |
| WordPress | 116 | 3,475 |
| HTML | 71 | 2,135 |
| JavaScript | 105 | 3,157 |
How much do Web Development jobs on Upwork pay?
Hourly Web Development jobs offer a median $22 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $18 and $30. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $125 (middle half $25–$500).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web Development | $18 | $22 | $30 | 1,642 |
| Web Design | $16 | $22 | $28 | 1,674 |
| WordPress | $15 | $22 | $28 | 1,041 |
| HTML | $15 | $22 | $29 | 713 |
| JavaScript | $20 | $26 | $36 | 1,211 |
Who hires for Web Development on Upwork?
41% of Web Development jobs come from US clients and 69% from clients with verified payment. Clients who have hired before spent a median $1,991 on Upwork; 12% spent over $10k.
- 69%from clients with verified payment
- $1,991median past spend of clients who have hired
- 12%from clients who spent over $10k
When is the best time to apply for Web Development jobs on Upwork?
The best time to apply for Web Development jobs on Upwork is right after they are posted, and the most new ones go live on Tuesdays and in the 1–2 pm hour, US Eastern. Tuesdays took 17.8% of the 6,784 new Web Development 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 22.9% of them.
- Tuesdaybusiest day, 17.8% of the week's jobs
- 1–2 pmbusiest hour, US Eastern
- 22.9%of jobs posted 12–4 pm ET
- 20.7%posted on weekends (all Upwork jobs: 19.3%)
Tuesday: 17.8% of the week's Web Development jobs; Saturday: 10.0%.
Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole, 42 days, 14 September to 25 October 2026. Share of all new Web Development jobs; open data, CC BY 4.0.
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| Day (US Eastern) | Share of Web Development jobs |
|---|---|
| Monday | 17.3% |
| Tuesday | 17.8% |
| Wednesday | 16.7% |
| Thursday | 14.8% |
| Friday | 12.8% |
| Saturday | 10.0% |
| Sunday | 10.7% |
12–4 pm US Eastern: 22.9% of Web Development jobs.
Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole, 42 days, 14 September to 25 October 2026. Share of all new Web Development jobs; open data, CC BY 4.0.
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| Time of day (US Eastern) | Share of Web Development jobs |
|---|---|
| 12–4 am ET | 11.1% |
| 4–8 am ET | 16.3% |
| 8 am–12 pm ET | 21.6% |
| 12–4 pm ET | 22.9% |
| 4–8 pm ET | 16.2% |
| 8 pm–12 am ET | 11.9% |
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Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole v2026.10 (CSV, CC BY 4.0): 6,784 new Web Development jobs, 14 September to 25 October 2026, US Eastern time. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with.
Skills often hired with Web Development
Clients who post Web Development jobs also tag these skills most often.
- Web Design: about 175 jobs a day, median $22/hr
- WordPress: about 116 jobs a day, median $22/hr
- HTML: about 71 jobs a day, median $22/hr
- JavaScript: about 105 jobs a day, median $26/hr
- PHP: about 79 jobs a day, median $22/hr
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Clients posted 4,999 new Web Development jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 167 a day. 54% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Hourly Web Development jobs offer a median $22 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $18 and $30. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $125 (middle half $25–$500).
The best time to apply for Web Development jobs on Upwork is right after they are posted, and the most new ones go live on Tuesdays and in the 1–2 pm hour, US Eastern. Tuesdays took 17.8% of the 6,784 new Web Development 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 22.9% 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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