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Top freelancers in Colombo

The top earner in Colombo makes $6.3k a month, the 10th $3.0k. 133 freelancers earn on Upwork there; the top 100 by MRR below.Data updated Nov 7

Top earners in Colombo

#FreelancerMRR
1KUKalum U.Data Engineering/DBA/Implementation/Integration/DevOps/SRE$6.3k
2NPNaveen P.Microsoft 365 & Active Directory Engineer | Exchange Migration, MFA$5.5k
3MSMuhammadu Siddik M.Tech RFP Specialist with 13+ years of experince$5.4k
4MNMohammed Naveed F.Expert in Customer Support/Service & Tech Support$4.9k
5KHKalana H.Squarespace Design | Squarespace Developer | Squarespace Web Designer$4.5k
6JNJudith Nishali F.Certified Full-Charge Bookkeeper | Quickbooks & Xero Expert$3.7k
7JRJaliya R.QuickBooks & Xero Accountant | Cleanup, Reconciliation & Reporting$3.3k
8MCM C Nirmalee P.Expert Customer Service Manager & Executive Virtual Assistant$3.1k
9CMChanaka M.Expert in Robotic Design Engineer | Electronic Engineer$3.1k
10NDNilooka D.Versatile Ghost Writer, Author & Management Trainer w CIMA & MBA(UK)$3.0k
11MPMaggonage Prabath A.Expert in M365 Systems | Networks | DevOps | Azure Cloud Engineer$2.8k
12NDNuwan D.CFA | Financial Modelling Expert | DCF, LBO, Fund and Waterfall Models$2.7k
13SYSenthuran Y.Platform Engineering Consultant | Secure, Scalable, Chaos-Proof System$2.6k
14NWN. W.Reddit Upvotes Subreddit~Pattern Grading~Web Design~Google Ads PPC~SEO$2.4k
15MIMujahid I.Logo Design & Brand Identity Expert | Vector Illustration Specialist$2.3k
16TPT.G. Prasad Maduranga R.DotNetNuke DNN CMS Expert Top Rated Web Developer$2.1k
17ODOsura D.Top Rated Plus Video Editor | Short form Videos | AI Video Creator$1.8k
18SNShukoor N.Electrical & LV Estimator | Mechanical & Fire Estimator -MIET LICENSED$1.8k
19PSP. Sithumini Malindi Mary F.Digital Marketing Specialist | Social Media Strategy, Content Creation$1.6k
20NKNuwan K.QA Team Lead | Senior QA Engineer | AI, SaaS, Web, Mobile & CMS Tester$1.5k
21SFSenura F.PMP Project Manager, Agile Project Management, Agile & ClickUp Expert$1.5k
22JSJeyaratnam S.IT & Networking$1.4k
23ULUdara L.Full Stack Web Developer | Python Script Writer$1.3k
24MNMuaadh N.AI agents & Automation | ComfyUI & LoRA Workflows | Python$1.2k
25CAChathura A.Customer Support Professional | Email & Chat$1.2k
26RCRashod C.Wordpress Custom Development$1.2k
27UDUditha D.Audio Software Engineer (C++/JUCE & Python)$1.1k
28STSridaran T.Certified Video Editor, Colorist, VFX Artist and AI Video Specialist$1.1k
29RWRafael W.Unity Game Developer | Mobile, PC, Web, Hypercasual, Android & iOS$1.1k
30LRLayan R.Squarespace Designer | Squarespace Expert | Creative Graphic Designer$974
31SRSugath R.Top Rated Accountant/Bookkeeper in Appfolio/Buildium/Quickbooks$944
32SKSisara K.Animator, Video Editor, Graphic Designer, Photographer, Videographer$900
33BDBuddhini D.MBBSDoctor/Researcher/Medical Reviewer/Technical Writer/pharmaceutical$884
34KMKhan M.WordPress Maintenance & Ongoing Support | Avada Expert | WooCommerce$870
35NDnasheeka d.Executive Assistant | Operations & Project Management | GHL/CRM$867
36MSM S S H.Masters of Law (LL.M.) qualified Legal Expert$813
37AIAaqilah I.Data Annotator l Data Labeler (Text, Image and Audio)l ENG l TAM l SIN$778
38NWNajeeb W.QA Engineer | Manual, Web & Mobile Testing | Jira & Bug Reporting$777
39CDChamitha Dulan S.Front-end Development$736
40SBShane B.Music Producer & Audio Engineer | Mixing, Mastering, and Video Editing$735
41RTRathanajothi T.Website Content Manager | SEO Specialist | Virtual Assistant$730
42RRRamesh R.Expert WordPress Developer & SEO, AEO, Digital Marketing Specialist$723
43RHRajitha H.Social Media Content Specialist / Video Editor / UX & UI Designer$722
44DADinushi A.Data Professional | Engineering, Analysis & Data Management$718
45LPLasith P.Professional Video Editor | Online Courses| E-Learning | Social Media$717
46GNGamage N.Landscape Architect & SketchUp Specialist$715
47IWIsuru W.Graphic Designer-Photoshop / Illustrator Expert, Product Photo Editor.$685
48CSChathurika Sanjeewani R.Accountant | Bookkeeper | Receivable Specialist$679
49DNDinedra N.Illustrator l Comic Book Artist$679
50DDDumindu D.Mental Health Medical Biller & Specialist | Faster Payments$677
51VPVarshada P.AI Automation & WCAG Accessibility Engineer$662
52ASAdib S.Full-Stack Engineer | Java, Python, React | Cloud & DevOps$631
53RURasika U.Adobe InDesign Expert | Book Design, Annual Reports & Print Production$556
54DKDinusha K.Logo, Brand Identity & Packaging Design | B2B, SaaS & CPG$542
55KJKavienan J.AI Automation Engineer | Mobile App Developer | Claude | Codex$536
56YKYogeswary K.Project Support Associate$517
57DKDilshan K.Packaging Designer | Labels, Dielines, Amazon Images & 3D Mockups$505
58TNTherese Neelika P.Executive Assistant for Founders & CEOs | Operations & SOPs$458
59PMPrathibha M.Sinhala Translator | iGaming & Travel VA & Customer Support$454
60AAAshrik A.Sr Web Scraper | Fullstack | Java /Spring Boot | Anti-Bot RE | 6+ yrs$449
61LBLinuka B.B2B Lead Generation| Web Research| Qualified Lead Lists| Outreach| VA$415
62NRNadeesha R.Systems & Network Engineer (10+ Years' Experience)$413
63JHJanith H.Packaging Designer | Label & Box Design Specialist | Brand Identity$361
64JSJinesh S.Senior Data Engineering & BI Consultant | 18+ Years | MS SQL | MS Fabr$355
65ANAshraf N.Certified Google Workspace (G Suite) Engineer | Gmail | Google Admin$353
66IJIM J.Civil/Structural Engineer$350
67RPRashi P.Mechanical Design & Maintenance Engineer _ Solidworks & industrial Pro$302
68FFFayaza F.Digital Designer/ Portrait Illustration | Image Editor/ Retoucher$288
69MRMigara R.Architectural Visualization Artist | Exterior & Interior 3D Rendering$278
70KGKasun G.Expert in AI / ML | Full Stack | Development$275
71HKHiran K.Bookkeeper | QuickBooks Online & Xero | Catch-Up | Cleanup & Reporting$270
72UAUmama A.Virtual Assistant | Canva, Pinterest & Design$253
73RDRovidu D.Social Media Strategist | Personal Branding$249
74KVKesavan V.Microsoft 365 Architect | Exchange Online | Intune | Entra ID$243
75CKChinthana K.Cloud / DevOps Engineer | Implement and Audit ISO 27001 | SOC 2$236
76OWOnellah W.PhD Biochemistry (U.S.- Educated) | Research Writer | Grants$196
77SFSajitha F.Content Creator | Programmer$193
78ARAhamed R.Certified Google Analytics & Google Tag Manager Implementation Expert$191
79LKLakshitha K.DevOps Expert$188
80GNGamage Nilan N.Video Editor & AI Video Creator | YouTube Editor | Short & Long Form$181
81SMSandaruwan M.QuickBooks & Xero Bookkeeper | Cleanup, Reconciliations & Reporting$177
82NPNaduni P.Medical Illustrator & Anatomist | Surgical & Scientific Illustration$173
83NSNimesh S.Book Cover Designer / Creative Director$167
84NPNuwan P.OpenEdge/Java DevOps Architect|OpenEdge|QAD Database Administrator$165
85INIshara N.Senior Flutter Developer | iOS & Android | AI, Offline & Secure Apps$162
86LWLahiru W.Senior Unreal Engine Developer | C++ Gameplay, GAS, UI, Multiplayer$157
87ZSZahran S.Experienced Freelance Graphic Designer$154
88GSGavin S.YouTube Scriptwriter | Educational Content Creator$146
89GDGayan D.Experienced Youtube Video Editor | TikTok/Reels/Shorts | Storyteller$144
90IDIroshan D.UI UX Designer SaaS | Product Designer Figma | Web & Mobile App Design$139
91KKKeshika K.Doodle Artist | Line Art Illustrator | Cartoonist | book illustrator$135
92SKSugandini K.WordPress VA , Content Upload, Elementor, Divi, Page Builder & SEO$130
93IRIsuru R.Educational Graphic Designer & Video Editor$129
94RKRadeeka K.DevOps Engineer | AWS | Docker | Kubernetes | Terraform - IaC | CICD$114
95RPRajith P.Spring Boot Java | FineTech Trading Market Expert$107
96AWAnuki W.Virtual Assistant/ WordPress & Web Dev/ Figma designer$104
97YRYasith R.Certified Azure Cloud & AVD Engineer | Cybersecurity Specialist$99
98MIMohamed Imran A.Professional Graphic Designer | Flyers, Brochures & Social Media$97
99DGDarshana G.MEP Design Engineer | AutoCAD | Revit$97
100PBPraneeth B.Civil Engineering$94