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How many proposals do Upwork jobs get?
Read within 10 minutes of posting, 99.7% of Upwork jobs had fewer than 5 proposals. About a day after posting the average Upwork job had 20 applicants, 35% of jobs had 20 or more and 9.2% had 50 or more. Fixed price jobs of $1,000 and up had 20 or more applicants 41% of the time, against 24% under $1,000.
Proposals within 10 minutes of posting
| Proposals shown on Upwork | Share of jobs |
|---|---|
| Less than 5 | 99.7% |
| 5 to 10 | 0.2% |
| 10 to 15 | 0% |
| 15 to 20 | 0% |
| 20 to 50 | 0% |
| 50+ | 0% |
18,134 jobs read within 10 minutes of posting, between 14 October 2026 and 21 October 2026. Upwork shows the proposal count in ranges.
Applicants about a day after posting
| Job | Jobs | Average applicants | 20 or more | 50 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All jobs | 7,778 | 20 | 35% | 9.2% |
| Fixed price under $1,000 | 2,823 | 14 | 24% | 3.9% |
| Fixed price $1,000 and up | 436 | 25 | 41% | 13% |
Applicants are the freelancers who sent a proposal, as Upwork counted them about a day after the job was posted.
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 proposals does an Upwork job have right after posting?
Read within 10 minutes of posting, 99.7% of Upwork jobs showed fewer than 5 proposals. The share covers 18,134 jobs AutoJobsFinder read between 14 October 2026 and 21 October 2026. Upwork shows the proposal count in ranges, starting at Less than 5.
How many proposals does an Upwork job get in the first day?
About a day after posting, the average Upwork job had 20 applicants. 35% of jobs had 20 or more applicants and 9.2% had 50 or more. The numbers cover 7,778 jobs AutoJobsFinder read again between 16 October 2026 and 21 October 2026.
Do bigger Upwork budgets get more proposals?
Fixed price Upwork jobs of $1,000 and up had 25 applicants on average about a day after posting, and 41% had 20 or more. Fixed price jobs under $1,000 had 14 on average, and 24% had 20 or more.
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