GitHub Copilot
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring GitHub Copilot skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 509 | 645 | 794 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +136 | +149 | -15 |
| Permanent jobs citing GitHub Copilot | 311 | 25 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.28% | 0.050% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 1.12% | 0.16% | 0.012% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 235 | 13 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £60,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £49,375 | £75,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £80,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £79,375 | £85,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £87,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £80,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | - | - |
All Cloud Computing Skills
UK
GitHub Copilot falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 27,838 | 15,677 | 24,728 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 24.75% | 31.62% | 31.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18,777 | 10,595 | 16,042 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £29,750 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £39,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -4.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,300 | £102,400 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
GitHub Copilot
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GitHub Copilot relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
GitHub Copilot
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing GitHub Copilot.
GitHub Copilot
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing GitHub Copilot over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.
GitHub Copilot
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GitHub Copilot within the UK over the 6 months to 9 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +142 | 289 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 323 |
| Work from Home | +139 | 204 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 222 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 188 | £55,000 | -31.25% | 172 |
| London | +41 | 107 | £80,000 | - | 199 |
| South East | +31 | 67 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 39 |
| North of England | -18 | 43 | £50,000 | -41.18% | 44 |
| South West | - | 32 | £55,000 | - | 24 |
| North West | +7 | 22 | £43,750 | -48.53% | 18 |
| East of England | - | 19 | £61,250 | - | 16 |
| Midlands | - | 17 | £55,000 | - | 13 |
| North East | - | 17 | £55,000 | - | 9 |
| West Midlands | - | 12 | £55,000 | - | 7 |
| Scotland | +1 | 6 | - | - | 25 |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £50,000 | - | 6 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £67,500 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 4 | £66,250 | - | 17 |
GitHub Copilot
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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