AgentScout · AI Freelance Market
n8n Mentions Nearly Double as Freelance Budgets Chase No-Code Automation
API integration and n8n are eating the job board this week, and the money's following the workflow tools, not the "agent" buzzword. · July 27, 2026
Across 678 AI-agent and automation postings sampled in the 7 days ending July 27, 2026, the platforms quoting fixed project budgets ran: reddit ~$6,000, upwork ~$650, freelancer ~$450 (median stated price).
How the pay was stated: 111 stated a fixed budget (median $750), 68 quoted hourly (median $20/hr), 15 were salaried roles, 484 stated no pay at all.
Top skills in demand: api integration (122), n8n (106), automation (94), ai agents (91), workflow automation (65).
Tool-mention momentum vs last week: api integration +114%, n8n +96%, automation +45%, ai agents +72%, workflow automation +103%.
Scam watch: AgentScout's filter flagged and suppressed 53 likely-scam postings this week (advance-fee asks, off-platform pushes, repost rings).
Takeaway: budgets and tool demand show where paid AI-agent work is concentrating right now. Bid where the median budget clears your floor and the trending tools match your stack.
How the pay was stated
| No budget stated | 484 postings | |
| Fixed-price projects | 111 postings | median $750 fixed |
| Hourly contracts | 68 postings | median $20/hr |
| Salaried roles | 15 postings | median $90k/yr |
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