Upwork jobs by skill · October 2026
WordPress jobs on Upwork: 116 a day at a median $22 an hour
Clients posted 3,475 new WordPress jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 116 a day. 56% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price. Hourly WordPress jobs offer a median $22 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $15 and $28. Free alerts for these jobs in Telegram, AI filter included.
A new WordPress job about every 12 minutes
116 a day on average · busiest Monday, 1–2 pm US Eastern
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- 116/daynew WordPress jobs, 3,475 in 30 days
- $22median hourly rate clients offer
- $100median fixed-price budget
- 43%of jobs from US clients
How many WordPress jobs are on Upwork?
Clients posted 3,475 new WordPress jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 116 a day. 56% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress | 116 | 3,475 |
| Web Development | 167 | 4,999 |
| Web Design | 175 | 5,236 |
| PHP | 79 | 2,356 |
| HTML | 71 | 2,135 |
How much do WordPress jobs on Upwork pay?
Hourly WordPress jobs offer a median $22 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $15 and $28. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $100 (middle half $25–$400).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | $15 | $22 | $28 | 1,041 |
| Web Development | $18 | $22 | $30 | 1,642 |
| Web Design | $16 | $22 | $28 | 1,674 |
| PHP | $18 | $22 | $30 | 823 |
| HTML | $15 | $22 | $29 | 713 |
Who hires for WordPress on Upwork?
43% of WordPress jobs come from US clients and 71% from clients with verified payment. Clients who have hired before spent a median $2,320 on Upwork; 14% spent over $10k.
- 71%from clients with verified payment
- $2,320median past spend of clients who have hired
- 14%from clients who spent over $10k
When is the best time to apply for WordPress jobs on Upwork?
The best time to apply for WordPress jobs on Upwork is right after they are posted, and the most new ones go live on Mondays and in the 1–2 pm hour, US Eastern. Mondays took 17.6% of the 4,729 new WordPress 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 24.3% of them.
- Mondaybusiest day, 17.6% of the week's jobs
- 1–2 pmbusiest hour, US Eastern
- 24.3%of jobs posted 12–4 pm ET
- 20.2%posted on weekends (all Upwork jobs: 19.3%)
Monday: 17.6% of the week's WordPress jobs; Saturday: 9.6%.
Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole, 42 days, 14 September to 25 October 2026. Share of all new WordPress jobs; open data, CC BY 4.0.
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| Day (US Eastern) | Share of WordPress jobs |
|---|---|
| Monday | 17.6% |
| Tuesday | 17.3% |
| Wednesday | 16.5% |
| Thursday | 15.1% |
| Friday | 13.3% |
| Saturday | 9.6% |
| Sunday | 10.5% |
Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole, 42 days, 14 September to 25 October 2026. Share of all new WordPress jobs; open data, CC BY 4.0.
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| Time of day (US Eastern) | Share of WordPress jobs |
|---|---|
| 12–4 am ET | 10.8% |
| 4–8 am ET | 15.7% |
| 8 am–12 pm ET | 21.7% |
| 12–4 pm ET | 24.3% |
| 4–8 pm ET | 16.4% |
| 8 pm–12 am ET | 11.2% |
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Source: Upwork jobs data by flconsole v2026.10 (CSV, CC BY 4.0): 4,729 new WordPress jobs, 14 September to 25 October 2026, US Eastern time. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with.
Skills often hired with WordPress
Clients who post WordPress jobs also tag these skills most often.
- Web Development: about 167 jobs a day, median $22/hr
- Web Design: about 175 jobs a day, median $22/hr
- PHP: about 79 jobs a day, median $22/hr
- HTML: about 71 jobs a day, median $22/hr
- CSS: about 58 jobs a day, median $22/hr
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Clients posted 3,475 new WordPress jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 116 a day. 56% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Hourly WordPress jobs offer a median $22 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $15 and $28. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $100 (middle half $25–$400).
The best time to apply for WordPress jobs on Upwork is right after they are posted, and the most new ones go live on Mondays and in the 1–2 pm hour, US Eastern. Mondays took 17.6% of the 4,729 new WordPress 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 24.3% 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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