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GitHub Copilot freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for GitHub Copilot – calculated from 71 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.

As of: week 41/2026 · updated weekly
Listings (90 d)
71
Rank 232 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 108 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
1 %
Rated for 71 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
97 %
18 % fully remote · stated in 93 % of postings
The jury's verdict on GitHub Copilot

Growing, but still small.

GitHub Copilot sits at rank 232 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is rising (▲ 108 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 232 of 531 skills, 71 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 108 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible97 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is GitHub Copilot – and why do companies hire GitHub Copilot freelancers?

The postings that mention GitHub Copilot fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):

New development51 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with GitHub Copilot.
Data and AI15 %
Data platforms, analytics and AI solutions with GitHub Copilot.
Operations and enhancement10 %
Looking after, supporting and continuously extending existing systems with GitHub Copilot.
Infrastructure and operations10 %
Cloud, automation and platform operations with GitHub Copilot.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Backend Developer (23 %), Frontend Developer (18 %), Fullstack Developer (18 %) and DevOps Engineer (13 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 67 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 108 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 196 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
232 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for GitHub Copilot are rising: from an average of 3 to 9 per week (+185 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills GitHub Copilot is wanted with – and which ones pay off

Java appears in 46 % of GitHub Copilot postings.

Often named together

Java46 %(opens in new tab)Scrum44 %(opens in new tab)Share of GitHub Copilot postings that also name the skill.

Who wants GitHub Copilot – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior67 %
Mid-level27 %
Junior6 %

Senior dominates (67 %). Pure junior roles are rare (6 %).

Stated in 99 % of listings

Industries

it_software33 %
logistics25 %
consulting11 %
healthcare11 %
insurance5 %

it_software leads (33 %).

Stated in 77 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance58 %
Permanent31 %
Temp agency11 %

Freelance dominates (58 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote79 %
Fully remote18 %
On site3 %

Partly remote dominates (79 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 18 % of postings.

Stated in 93 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Frankfurt am Main35 %
Hamburg13 %
Frankfurt am Main11 %
Frankfurt9 %
Köln6 %

Frankfurt am Main leads (35 %).

Stated in 76 % of listings

Project language

German93 %
English7 %

German dominates (93 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is GitHub Copilot?

Full time required57 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 40 postings with this information (56 % of all postings).

Who posts GitHub Copilot projects

mund consulting AG19
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current GitHub Copilot projects

Frequently asked questions about GitHub Copilot freelancing

How many GitHub Copilot projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 71 projects and jobs mentioning GitHub Copilot were posted. That is around 6 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 108 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is GitHub Copilot still in demand for freelancers?

GitHub Copilot ranks 232 of 531 skills.

Are GitHub Copilot projects possible remotely?

97 % of GitHub Copilot postings allow remote work. 18 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a GitHub Copilot freelancer?

Java (46 %) and Scrum (44 %) are most often required together with GitHub Copilot. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts GitHub Copilot projects?

The most active recruiter accounts for 27 % of all GitHub Copilot postings of the last 90 days.

Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention GitHub Copilot. Projects posted several times that are detected as duplicates count once; postings without an assignable IT category are missing, so the figures are a lower bound. The trend compares the share of all IT postings with the 90 days before and only appears with enough comparison data. We do not show figures based on fewer than 30 data points. The rating “must have” or “nice to have” comes from an AI analysis of the posting texts. Distributions only refer to postings that state the respective attribute; we state the coverage alongside. Recruiters are the posters of the listing according to the source, only above a minimum number of postings. An AI assigns the project type and role of each posting from its title, category and skills; the shares are counted postings, not estimates, and only appear with enough classified postings.

Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window

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