Reports / September 2026

September 2026 market snapshot

18,399 listings ingested (8,333 freelance/contract, 10,066 employment).

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

Listings 18,399

Projects 8,333 45.3%

Employment 10,066 54.7%

Median budget $500 freelance / contract

Listing mix

Freelance/contract vs employment-style roles.

45.3% projects

Projects 8,333 · 45.3%
Jobs 10,066 · 54.7%

Freelance budget range

Based on 7,860 priced freelance/contract listings (USD).

P25 $60

Median $500

P75 $1,125

Average $72,298

$0 ~$83,143

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 1,305 sales 932 php 874 video editing 812 html 737 web development 720 data entry 687 website design 671 video production 627 content writing 625 social media marketing 611 seo 581 after effects 529 photoshop 525 excel 520 video services 501 digital marketing 471 marketing 470

Highest median budgets by category

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

$1,000 Mobile Development n=458 $500 Design & Creative n=2222 $500 Web Development n=2033 $500 Writing & Translation n=987 $500 DevOps & SysAdmin n=118 $500 Admin Support n=256 $500 Sales & BizDev n=64 $250 Marketing & SEO n=325

Browse live listings

Jump from this September 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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