What Junior QA Jobs Ask For
Across 687 open Junior QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, jira, test-automation.
Updated October 11, 2026
995 open Junior QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 687 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 42% |
| jira | 31% |
| test-automation | 31% |
| api | 29% |
| ci-cd | 24% |
| sql | 24% |
| agile | 21% |
| python | 20% |
| ai | 20% |
| git | 17% |
| postman | 15% |
| playwright | 14% |
| scrum | 13% |
| selenium | 13% |
| javascript | 13% |
| github | 10% |
| testrail | 9% |
| devops | 9% |
| rest | 9% |
| corrective-action | 9% |
| azure | 8% |
| root-cause-analysis | 8% |
| version-control | 8% |
| java | 8% |
| cloud | 8% |
| linux | 8% |
| typescript | 7% |
| confluence | 7% |
| dotnet | 7% |
| sdlc | 7% |
| azure-devops | 7% |
| acceptance-criteria | 6% |
| accessibility | 6% |
| user-stories | 6% |
| bitbucket | 5% |
| github-actions | 5% |
| android | 5% |
| cypress | 5% |
| jenkins | 5% |
| networking | 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 995 open Junior QA jobs →
Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 13,504
- test-automation 9,876
- api 8,233
- python 7,744
- agile 7,576
- ci-cd 7,365
- ai 6,962
- jira 5,604
- sql 5,513
- selenium 5,474
- corrective-action 5,304
- cloud 4,693