Skill-to-rate database
Market-rate benchmarks for 40+ freelance skills — P25, median, and P75 hourly rates adjusted by geography. Includes demand signal and AI disruption risk. Updated quarterly.
| Skill | P25 | Median + range | P75 | Demand | Trend | AI risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Legal Consulting Consulting | $100 | $185/hr | $295 | — Stable | Low | |
AI / ML Engineering Development | $95 | $165/hr | $255 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Strategy Consulting Consulting | $90 | $165/hr | $250 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Financial Consulting Consulting | $85 | $160/hr | $250 | — Stable | Low | |
Kubernetes DevOps | $85 | $150/hr | $220 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
AWS / Cloud Arch DevOps | $80 | $145/hr | $215 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Cybersecurity DevOps | $80 | $145/hr | $220 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Product Management Consulting | $80 | $145/hr | $215 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Rust Development | $80 | $140/hr | $200 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Terraform / IaC DevOps | $80 | $140/hr | $205 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Blockchain / Web3 Development | $75 | $135/hr | $195 | ▼ Falling | Low | |
dbt / Data Engineering Data | $75 | $135/hr | $200 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Go (Golang) Development | $75 | $130/hr | $190 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Data Science Data | $70 | $130/hr | $195 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
Mobile (iOS/Android) Development | $75 | $125/hr | $185 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
DevOps / CI-CD DevOps | $70 | $125/hr | $185 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
TypeScript Development | $70 | $120/hr | $170 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Product Design Design | $70 | $120/hr | $175 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
React / Next.js Development | $65 | $115/hr | $165 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
CRO / A/B Testing Marketing | $60 | $110/hr | $170 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Node.js Development | $60 | $105/hr | $155 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Django / FastAPI Development | $60 | $105/hr | $155 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
UX Writing Writing | $60 | $105/hr | $160 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Python Development | $55 | $100/hr | $150 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
Flutter / Dart Development | $60 | $100/hr | $155 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Content Strategy Writing | $55 | $100/hr | $155 | ▲ Rising | Low | |
Growth Hacking Marketing | $55 | $100/hr | $160 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
Data Analysis Data | $55 | $100/hr | $160 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
Vue.js Development | $55 | $95/hr | $145 | — Stable | Low | |
Figma / Prototyping Design | $55 | $95/hr | $148 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
3D / Blender Design | $52 | $95/hr | $150 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
Tableau / Power BI Data | $55 | $95/hr | $150 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
UI/UX Design Design | $50 | $90/hr | $145 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
Marketing Automation Marketing | $50 | $90/hr | $145 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
SQL Data | $50 | $90/hr | $140 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
HR / Recruiting Consulting | $50 | $90/hr | $145 | — Stable | Med | |
Shopify Dev Development | $50 | $85/hr | $130 | — Stable | Med | |
Prompt Engineering Development | $50 | $85/hr | $130 | ▲ Rising | High | |
Motion Graphics Design | $48 | $85/hr | $138 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
Technical Writing Writing | $45 | $85/hr | $135 | — Stable | Med | |
Paid Ads (Google/Meta) Marketing | $45 | $85/hr | $140 | — Stable | Med | |
Animation / 2D Video | $45 | $85/hr | $140 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
Brand Identity Design | $42 | $80/hr | $135 | — Stable | Med | |
Ghostwriting Writing | $40 | $80/hr | $140 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
Grant Writing Writing | $40 | $75/hr | $120 | — Stable | Low | |
Email Marketing Marketing | $40 | $75/hr | $120 | — Stable | Med | |
Web Design (no-code) Design | $40 | $70/hr | $115 | — Stable | High | |
Copywriting Writing | $35 | $68/hr | $115 | ▼ Falling | High | |
Illustration Design | $35 | $65/hr | $110 | ▼ Falling | High | |
SEO Marketing | $35 | $65/hr | $105 | ▼ Falling | High | |
YouTube / Podcast Prod Video | $35 | $65/hr | $105 | ▲ Rising | Med | |
Video Editing Video | $30 | $60/hr | $100 | — Stable | Med | |
WordPress Development | $28 | $52/hr | $88 | ▼ Falling | High | |
Social Media Mgmt Marketing | $25 | $50/hr | $85 | ▼ Falling | High | |
Logo Design Design | $22 | $48/hr | $88 | ▼ Falling | High |