Reports / August 2026

August 2026 market snapshot

62,723 listings ingested (29,565 freelance/contract, 33,158 employment).

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

Listings 62,723

Projects 29,565 47.1%

Employment 33,158 52.9%

Median budget $500 freelance / contract

Listing mix

Freelance/contract vs employment-style roles.

47.1% projects

Projects 29,565 · 47.1%
Jobs 33,158 · 52.9%

Freelance budget range

Based on 28,121 priced freelance/contract listings (USD).

P25 $50

Median $500

P75 $1,125

Average $28,039

$0 ~$32,245

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 4,914 php 3,286 sales 3,101 video editing 2,951 html 2,639 web development 2,560 website design 2,483 video production 2,297 social media marketing 2,254 seo 2,163 photoshop 2,162 data entry 2,156 content writing 2,143 after effects 2,043 digital marketing 1,895 video services 1,839 marketing 1,837 internet marketing 1,793

Highest median budgets by category

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

$750 Mobile Development n=1573 $500 Web Development n=7501 $500 Design & Creative n=8128 $500 Writing & Translation n=3137 $500 Marketing & SEO n=1181 $500 Admin Support n=795 $500 DevOps & SysAdmin n=438 $500 Product & Project Management n=55

Browse live listings

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

Freelance projects · Remote jobs · Web Development · Design & Creative · Other · AI & Data · Writing & Translation

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