Reports / October 2026

October 2026 market snapshot

645 listings ingested (220 freelance/contract, 425 employment).

Demand this month clustered around Web Development, Other and AI & Data. Frequently tagged skills included graphic design, sales and software-engineer. Figures below are from GetFreelancer’s aggregated sources — open a category or skill to browse live listings.

Listings 645

Projects 220 34.1%

Employment 425 65.9%

Median budget $140 freelance / contract

Listing mix

Freelance/contract vs employment-style roles.

34.1% projects

Projects 220 · 34.1%
Jobs 425 · 65.9%

Freelance budget range

Based on 177 priced freelance/contract listings (USD).

P25 $38

Median $140

P75 $1,000

Average $3,434

$0 ~$3,949

Demand by category

Share of listings posted this month — click through to live feeds.

Top skills & tags

Most common tags on listings this month. Larger chips appeared more often.

graphic design 33 sales 30 software-engineer 27 video editing 21 backend-engineer 20 social media marketing 16 content creation 15 seo 15 photoshop 14 after effects 14 video production 14 content writing 14 php 14 marketing 14 video services 13 html 13 animation 13 data analysis 13

Highest median budgets by category

Freelance/contract only, categories with at least 2 priced listings.

$5,250 Mobile Development n=5 $500 Marketing & SEO n=9 $375 Web Development n=41 $375 Admin Support n=6 $250 Finance & Legal n=5 $140 Writing & Translation n=17 $140 Design & Creative n=58 $95 AI & Data n=23

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Freelance projects · Remote jobs · Web Development · Other · AI & Data · Design & Creative · Marketing & SEO

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