Reports / October 2026

October 2026 market snapshot

147 listings ingested (59 freelance/contract, 88 employment).

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

Listings 147

Projects 59 40.1%

Employment 88 59.9%

Median budget $140 freelance / contract

Listing mix

Freelance/contract vs employment-style roles.

40.1% projects

Projects 59 · 40.1%
Jobs 88 · 59.9%

Freelance budget range

Based on 48 priced freelance/contract listings (USD).

P25 $38

Median $140

P75 $500

Average $1,530

$0 ~$1,759

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 7 photoshop 6 after effects 6 seo 6 proofreading 5 video production 5 video editing 5 wordpress 5 web development 5 php 5 3d modelling 5 backend-engineer 5 video services 4 adobe premiere pro 4 editing 4 content writing 4 data entry 4 animation 4

Highest median budgets by category

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

$250 Marketing & SEO n=3 $140 Design & Creative n=19 $140 Web Development n=14 $29 Writing & Translation n=6 $29 AI & Data n=2

Browse live listings

Jump from this October 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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