What Junior QA Jobs Ask For
Across 1,062 open Junior QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, api, test-automation.
Updated November 3, 2026
1,452 open Junior QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 1,062 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 38% |
| api | 29% |
| test-automation | 29% |
| jira | 27% |
| sql | 25% |
| agile | 22% |
| python | 22% |
| ci-cd | 19% |
| ai | 18% |
| selenium | 16% |
| postman | 15% |
| scrum | 13% |
| playwright | 13% |
| git | 12% |
| java | 12% |
| javascript | 12% |
| sdlc | 11% |
| api-testing | 10% |
| devops | 10% |
| azure | 9% |
| linux | 8% |
| rest | 8% |
| github | 8% |
| corrective-action | 8% |
| root-cause-analysis | 8% |
| cloud | 8% |
| cpp | 7% |
| azure-devops | 7% |
| version-control | 7% |
| cypress | 7% |
| typescript | 7% |
| testrail | 6% |
| acceptance-criteria | 6% |
| integration-testing | 6% |
| jenkins | 6% |
| confluence | 6% |
| android | 5% |
| csharp | 5% |
| accessibility | 5% |
| github-actions | 5% |
"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 1,452 open Junior 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