Top freelancers in the United Kingdom

Of the freelancers from the United Kingdom on Upwork, 941 of 10,713 earn $1k+ a month; the typical one makes $2.1k, the top $23k.

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Showing 50 of 10,713Data updated Nov 8

# Freelancer		SinceMember since
Holly Grace C. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Expert SEO Content Writer Making Traffic BOOM \| Pro AI Content Writer	$23k↓ 1%	May 2021May 16, 2021
Alex L. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Data & BI Engineer \| Analytics Infrastructure, Dashboards, Automation	$22k↓ 4%	Apr 2025Apr 30, 2025
Artem S. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Chartered Fluid Mechanics PhD Engineer \| CFD \| CAD \| MATLAB \| ANSYS	$21k↑ 5%	May 2019May 25, 2019
4 Joshua R. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Klaviyo Email & Retention Expert \| Shopify DTC \| 12.6M+ Generated	$20k↑ 4%	Jul 2015Jul 5, 2015
5 Ryan R. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 #1 UK AI Automation Expert \| AI Agent Developer \| Business Automations	$20k↓ 11%	Aug 2018Aug 6, 2018
6 Rosemary B. 🇬🇧Private profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Nov 9, 2026.🇬🇧 Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition & Operations	≈$19k–	Apr 2019Apr 1, 2019
7 Caroline D. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Analyst Relations Manager	$19k↑ 96%	Jul 2021Jul 7, 2021
8 Sam N. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Email Marketing \| Email Deliverability, Automations & Campaigns	$17k0%	Jan 2012Jan 24, 2012
9 Mathew S. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Senior C++ Developer, Windows Kernel Driver & Reverse Engineer	$16k↑ 4%	Nov 2023Nov 15, 2023
10 Edward M. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer \| RAG, AI Agents, n8n Automation	$16k↓ 1%	Dec 2020Dec 16, 2020

Freelancer	MRR	Member since
11 Claire P. 🇬🇧 NewNew🇬🇧 Brand, Communications & Partnerships Consultant	$16k0%	Apr 2026Apr 28, 2026
12 Alex R. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Strategy, Design & Innovation Consultant	$16k↓ 20%	Jul 2024Jul 24, 2024
13 Darren B. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 WordPress Expert \| WordPress Developer \| WordPress Designer	$16k↑ 6%	Jul 2021Jul 19, 2021
14 Jamie K. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Product Manager	$14k↑ 2%	Sep 2019Sep 4, 2019
15 Aqeel R. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 AI Automation Expert & AI Agents \| Voice AI, Workflow Automation, MCPs	$14k↓ 17%	Sep 2015Sep 9, 2015
16 Sania E. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Unity XR Engineer \| VR, Mixed Reality & AR Applications	$14k↑ 2%	Jul 2024Jul 14, 2024
17 Ross F. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 AI Agent & MCP Engineer \| Claude, RAG, LLM \| Python Backend Architect	$14k0%	Nov 2018Nov 12, 2018
18 Mihaela F. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Channel Marketing & MDF Expert \| Partner GTM \| Demand Generation	$14k↑ 7%	Dec 2017Dec 24, 2017
19 Stephen M. 🇬🇧 NewNew🇬🇧 Software development	$13k↓ 12%	May 2026May 7, 2026
20 Adam M. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Senior AI Engineer \| Production AI Agents, RAG & Workflow Automation	$12k↓ 7%	Aug 2017Aug 23, 2017

Freelancer	MRR	Member since
21 Julian D. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 AI & Machine Learning	$12k↓ 2%	Jan 2025Jan 7, 2025
22 Steve M. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Email & Revenue Systems Expert \| Klaviyo Lifecycle Automation	$11k↑ 2%	Sep 2016Sep 25, 2016
23 Ross L. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Data Platform Engineer \| Snowflake, dbt, Python, AWS \| Design & Build	$11k↓ 12%	Aug 2017Aug 6, 2017
24 Yevhen S. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Full-Stack Web developer	$11k↑ 2%	Apr 2018Apr 30, 2018
25 Daniel G. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 50 Million Revenue Driven with Google & Meta Ads - Marketing Obsessed	$11k↓ 9%	Sep 2015Sep 22, 2015
26 Wojciech B. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Label + Packaging Designer with Print-Ready Files & 3D Mockups	$11k0%	Jan 2019Jan 8, 2019
27 Cat Y. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 AI Engineer \| AI Agents, Claude & Enterprise RAG \| Fractional CTO	$11k↑ 26%	Jul 2020Jul 29, 2020
28 Pawel K. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Fractional CFO \| Financial Modeling, Valuation & FP&A \| Ex-PwC, ACCA	$11k↑ 27%	Jan 2022Jan 17, 2022
29 Shnai J. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Shopify CRO Expert \| Conversion Rate Optimization \| Ecommerce Growth	$11k↓ 15%	Feb 2023Feb 18, 2023
30 Alexis K. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 PhD-level AI Engineer - Python / JS, NLP, OpenAI, RAG etc	$11k↓ 1%	Nov 2023Nov 5, 2023

Freelancer	MRR	Member since
31 Ollie B. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Creative Director \| Brand, Web Design & Dev \| 100k+ \| 25 years Exp	$10k↓ 2%	Aug 2021Aug 5, 2021
32 Kieran M. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Lead Designer	$10k↓ 1%	Sep 2025Sep 12, 2025
33 Jason K. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 25 years a Software Engineer: gameplay, data structures and algorithms	$10k↑ 1%	Mar 2025Mar 26, 2025
34 Melissa R. 🇬🇧Private profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Nov 9, 2026.🇬🇧 Google Ads Expert \| PPC Specialist \| SaaS and High Ticket B2B/B2C	≈$10k–	Feb 2012Feb 2, 2012
35 Hari N. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Robotics Engineer \| Electronics, Mechanical Design & Embedded Software	$10k↑ 10%	Jan 2022Jan 15, 2022
36 Colin M. 🇬🇧 NewNew🇬🇧 Market Research, Brand Strategy, Innovation Strategy, Shopper Research	$10k↓ 4%	Apr 2026Apr 28, 2026
37 Awais A. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Senior Full-Stack Engineer (AI SaaS) Web & Mobile \| React Native, Node	$10k↓ 3%	Aug 2024Aug 10, 2024
38 Saurav S. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 ServiceNow Developer & Architect \| Integrations, SecOps, Now Assist	$10k↓ 3%	Jan 2016Jan 6, 2016
39 Andy C. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Senior Paid Media Consultant \| B2B Tech & Fintech \| Google, LinkedIn	$10k↑ 2%	Aug 2017Aug 30, 2017
40 Oleg R. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Flutter Mobile App Development \| Android iOS \| AI Mobile App Developer	$10k↑ 8%	Aug 2015Aug 31, 2015

Freelancer	MRR	Member since
41 Clare H. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Global Senior Client Services/Project Management, 10+ years in FMCG,	$10k↓ 15%	Mar 2026Mar 20, 2026
42 Oli J. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Logo Design & Brand Strategy \| Brand Identity - Upwork Partner	$10k↓ 4%	Nov 2021Nov 16, 2021
43 Emily W. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Brand & Packaging Designer	$10k↓ 30%	Sep 2024Sep 18, 2024
44 Irene W. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 UX/UI Design Expert \| Web & Mobile App Design \| UX/UI Audit	$10k↑ 1%	Dec 2018Dec 24, 2018
45 Tim G. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Project Management Customer Support	$10k↑ 2%	Dec 2024Dec 18, 2024
46 Anna L. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Experienced in leading and delivering communications and change	$9k↓ 4%	Oct 2025Oct 16, 2025
47 Joanna A. 🇬🇧Private profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Nov 8, 2026.🇬🇧 Analytics & Data Engineering \| Tableau Viz Specialist	≈$9k–	Oct 2023Oct 2, 2023
48 James R. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Fractional CMO \| Marketing Director \| Growth Lead \| B2B & B2C	$9k↑ 9%	Nov 2025Nov 26, 2025
49 Kyle G. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Marketing Automation Specialist \| GHL \| CRMs \| Webinars \| Funnels	$9k↑ 11%	Aug 2023Aug 14, 2023
50 Terry B. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Data Engineer: Cloud \| ETL \| Automation \| R \| Power Query	$9k↑ 2%	Jul 2018Jul 8, 2018

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