What C-level QA Jobs Ask For
Across 161 open C-level QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are corrective-action, automation, regulatory-compliance.
Updated November 3, 2026
194 open C-level QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 161 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| corrective-action | 30% |
| automation | 29% |
| regulatory-compliance | 29% |
| root-cause-analysis | 23% |
| ai | 19% |
| api | 19% |
| test-automation | 18% |
| stakeholder-management | 17% |
| ci-cd | 14% |
| python | 14% |
| risk-assessment | 11% |
| agile | 10% |
| iso-9001 | 10% |
| playwright | 10% |
| sql | 10% |
| succession-planning | 10% |
| analytics | 9% |
| cloud | 8% |
| api-testing | 7% |
| iso-13485 | 7% |
| javascript | 7% |
| jira | 7% |
| performance-management | 7% |
| selenium | 7% |
| acceptance-criteria | 7% |
| six-sigma | 7% |
| typescript | 7% |
| process-improvement | 6% |
| accessibility | 6% |
| devops | 6% |
| java | 6% |
| sdlc | 6% |
| gcp | 5% |
| aws | 4% |
| cypress | 4% |
| emergency-response | 4% |
| event-driven-architecture | 4% |
| fmea | 4% |
| integration-testing | 4% |
| pytest | 4% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 194 open C-level QA jobs →
Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 16,687
- test-automation 13,405
- api 10,955
- ci-cd 9,649
- python 9,628
- agile 9,458
- ai 7,872
- selenium 7,782
- jira 7,676
- sql 7,590
- java 6,289
- playwright 6,031