Freelancers in the US and UK have an additional advantages on Upwork. They can see (and apply) to the US-only and UK-only jobs based on their location.

These jobs are available only for them. And, of course, as you may understand, it’s easier to win these jobs as there is no global competition.

Clients in these locations can choose an option to make their jobs available for only their own location.

People often ask me, is it worth it?

Yes, if you have a possibility to get the profile that could be verified in this location (of course VPN won’t help!), you will get more job pools but not so many as you may thought.

I will compare mobile development and UI UX design as 2 examples

UK

USA

Test is with different filters but all for 40 dollars/h +

So as you can see there are many of jobs in the US and not so many in UK. However imagine that almost all these jobs are without competition.

Let me show you more specific ones for flutter * react native (I didn’t try well)

FAQ:

1. Can I just switch my location to see these jobs? - no, you need to verify.
2. Can someone just send me links to these jobs and I will apply? - no, you won’t be able to apply
3. Can I have a team member with the US location, and my BM (non-US) will apply? - no, only US BM will be able to apply from the US member to US-only jobs