# GitHub Copilot

Skill · Software Development and Engineering Practices

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/github-copilot

GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant developed by GitHub in partnership with OpenAI that suggests code completions, whole functions, and comments in real time within editors like Visual Studio Code. Developers use it to speed up routine coding tasks, generate boilerplate, and get suggestions for unfamiliar APIs. It has become widely adopted across the software industry as a productivity tool for programmers of all experience levels.

## GitHub Copilot in the job market

- Open roles: 44
- Employers hiring: 30
- Median stated pay: $189,000 (middle half $151,000 – $232,000), from 32 of 44 open roles — the 73% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 12, 2026

## Asked for alongside GitHub Copilot

Measured from the 44 open roles that name GitHub Copilot, not from a curated list.

- [Cursor AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cursor-ai) — 24 roles (54.5%)
- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 22 roles (50.0%)
- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 19 roles (43.2%)
- [Java](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/java) — 18 roles (40.9%)
- [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 18 roles (40.9%)
- [TypeScript](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/typescript) — 13 roles (29.5%)
- [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd) — 12 roles (27.3%)
- [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker) — 12 roles (27.3%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Mid: 6 (14%)
- Senior: 31 (74%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 4 (10%)
- Management: 1 (2%)

From 42 roles whose posting states a level.

## Roles that use GitHub Copilot

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 21
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 5
- [Solutions Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-engineer) — 2
- [Design Verification Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/design-verification-architect) — 1
- [Enterprise Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/enterprise-architect) — 1
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/machine-learning-engineer) — 1

## Employers hiring for GitHub Copilot

- [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — 6 open roles
- [Expedia Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/expedia-group) — 3 open roles
- [CNA Financial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cna-financial) — 2 open roles
- [Gofundme](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gofundme) — 2 open roles
- [Kong Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kong-company) — 2 open roles
- [Levi Strauss & Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/levi-strauss-co) — 2 open roles

Related skills: [Prompt Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/prompt-engineering), [ChatGPT](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/chatgpt), [Microsoft Copilot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-copilot), [Cursor AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cursor-ai), [OpenAI Codex](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/openai-codex), [Code Generation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/code-generation), [Vibe coding](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/vibe-coding), [Windsurf AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/windsurf-ai), [Visual Studio Code](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/visual-studio-code), [Amazon Q](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-q), [Anthropic Claude Code](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/anthropic-claude-code), [AWS Kiro](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/aws-kiro)

## Open roles requiring GitHub Copilot (44)

- [Manager - Enterprise Architecture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4a85d0a3-de6f-4c07-ac8d-1649f248e1aa/manager-enterprise-architecture-at-cigna) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna) — HKGN 348 Kwun Tong Road
- [Senior AI Engineer - Java](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fe6fcd91-5651-4e4b-bbfa-f34c25b85516/senior-ai-engineer-java-at-cna-financial) at [CNA Financial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cna-financial) — Chicago, IL, $72,000 – $141,000
- [Senior AI Engineer, Legal - USA Remote](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9dad8ccb-96c0-4f3c-8118-83eb2cb56f61/senior-ai-engineer-legal-usa-remote-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, Remote, $185,000 – $200,000
- [Product Engineer II - Hybrid AZ](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/06f8a1e0-2243-474b-8c8f-61333f5c2f40/product-engineer-ii-hybrid-az-at-best-western) at [Best Western](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/best-western) — Full-time, Remote-AZ
- [IT Middleware Production Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5a64be6b-8148-4ea9-9e00-ca31ec5c354b/it-middleware-production-manager-at-american-international-group) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — Sumida-ku
- [Digital Automation Impact Team Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/44a0209d-f95c-4400-8665-e23a320a14ca/digital-automation-impact-team-lead-at-moderna) at [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna) — Full-time, $130,800 – $209,400
- [Gen AI Engineer III](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/56087eef-b2a8-416f-98bf-6ee1111af146/gen-ai-engineer-iii-at-elevance-health) at [Elevance Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/elevance-health) — Full-time, Atlanta, GA
- [Quality Automation Engineer - Leeds](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/651e31d0-1669-427a-8611-33ab1c119b54/quality-automation-engineer-leeds-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture)
- [Mid/Senior Software Development Engineer (US Federal)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d7998713-9387-4788-9461-b819efe9f848/mid-senior-software-development-engineer-us-federal-at-workday) at [Workday](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/workday) — Full-time, Reston, VA, $163,800 – $245,800
- [Senior Machine Learning Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4192c65a-440f-422a-baae-a90f8f1d1ede/senior-machine-learning-engineer-at-warner-bros-discovery) at [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — Full-time

All 44 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=9ccb4eb3-64ec-4b2d-892b-8910e39cb256