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How fast do Upwork clients hire?
About a day after posting, 15% of Upwork jobs had a hire, 49% had someone interviewing and 36% had no client action: no hire, interview or invite. Clients who hire on 70% or more of their jobs had hired on 29% of new jobs a day later, against 4.8% for clients under 30%.
About a day after posting
| Jobs that | Share of jobs |
|---|---|
| Had a hire | 15% |
| Had someone interviewing | 49% |
| Had an invite sent by the client | 45% |
| Had no hire, interview or invite | 36% |
7,816 jobs. A job can count in more than one of the first three rows.
By the client's hiring history
| Client | Jobs | Hire a day later | No client action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 3 jobs posted | 3,172 | 11% | 38% |
| 3 or more jobs posted, hire rate 70% or more | 1,868 | 29% | 30% |
| 3 or more jobs posted, hire rate 30% to 69% | 1,818 | 14% | 38% |
| 3 or more jobs posted, hire rate under 30% | 955 | 4.8% | 39% |
By job type and budget
| Job | Jobs | Hire a day later | No client action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | 4,533 | 10% | 37% |
| Fixed price under $100 | 1,420 | 35% | 29% |
| Fixed price $100 to $999 | 1,426 | 14% | 39% |
| Fixed price $1,000 and up | 437 | 5.3% | 44% |
Hire rate is the client's own Upwork hire rate. No client action means no hire, no one interviewing and no invite sent.
How these numbers are made
AutoJobsFinder read each new public Upwork job when it was posted and again about a day later. The numbers cover 7,816 jobs read again between 16 October 2026 and 21 October 2026.
Updated 21 October 2026.
Questions
How many Upwork jobs get a hire within a day?
15% of Upwork jobs had a hire about a day after posting, and 49% had at least one freelancer interviewing. The numbers cover 7,816 public Upwork jobs AutoJobsFinder read when they were posted and again about a day later, between 16 October 2026 and 21 October 2026.
What share of Upwork jobs get no response from the client?
36% of Upwork jobs showed no client action about a day after posting: no hire, no freelancer interviewing and no invite sent. That share covers 7,816 jobs AutoJobsFinder read again between 16 October 2026 and 21 October 2026.
Do Upwork clients with a high hire rate hire faster?
Clients with 3 or more jobs posted who hire on 70% or more of them had hired on 29% of their new Upwork jobs about a day after posting. Clients who hire on under 30% had hired on 4.8%, and clients with fewer than 3 jobs posted on 11%.
Do bigger Upwork budgets get a hire faster?
Fixed price Upwork jobs of $1,000 and up had a hire about a day after posting on 5.3% of jobs. Fixed price jobs of $100 to $999 had one on 14%, fixed price jobs under $100 on 35% and hourly jobs on 10%.
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