Reports / August 2026

August 2026 market snapshot

16,114 listings ingested (7,262 freelance/contract, 8,852 employment).

Demand this month clustered around Web Development, Design & Creative and Other. Frequently tagged skills included graphic design, php and video editing. Figures below are from GetFreelancer’s aggregated sources — open a category or skill to browse live listings.

Listings 16,114

Projects 7,262 45.1%

Employment 8,852 54.9%

Median budget $500 freelance / contract

Listing mix

Freelance/contract vs employment-style roles.

45.1% projects

Projects 7,262 · 45.1%
Jobs 8,852 · 54.9%

Freelance budget range

Based on 6,879 priced freelance/contract listings (USD).

P25 $45

Median $500

P75 $1,125

Average $6,455

$0 ~$7,423

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 1,261 php 810 video editing 682 html 669 sales 666 web development 652 website design 641 photoshop 572 content writing 566 social media marketing 565 data entry 558 video production 543 seo 540 engineering 527 after effects 495 digital marketing 462 marketing 457 video services 435

Highest median budgets by category

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

$500 Web Development n=1823 $500 Design & Creative n=2003 $500 Writing & Translation n=755 $500 Mobile Development n=369 $500 Admin Support n=228 $500 DevOps & SysAdmin n=95 $500 Sales & BizDev n=39 $250 AI & Data n=791

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Jump from this August 2026 snapshot into open freelance projects and remote jobs.

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

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