What Lead QA Jobs Ask For
Across 2,062 open Lead QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, test-automation, ci-cd.
Updated November 3, 2026
2,345 open Lead QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 2,062 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 59% |
| test-automation | 48% |
| ci-cd | 41% |
| api | 38% |
| agile | 35% |
| ai | 31% |
| selenium | 28% |
| python | 23% |
| jira | 23% |
| playwright | 22% |
| devops | 22% |
| cloud | 22% |
| java | 20% |
| sql | 20% |
| jenkins | 16% |
| root-cause-analysis | 16% |
| scrum | 16% |
| azure | 15% |
| postman | 15% |
| api-testing | 15% |
| javascript | 12% |
| git | 12% |
| cypress | 12% |
| github | 12% |
| corrective-action | 11% |
| aws | 11% |
| rest-assured | 11% |
| typescript | 11% |
| jmeter | 11% |
| azure-devops | 10% |
| stakeholder-management | 10% |
| sdlc | 9% |
| gitlab | 9% |
| integration-testing | 9% |
| github-actions | 8% |
| analytics | 8% |
| acceptance-criteria | 8% |
| rest | 8% |
| microservices | 7% |
| appium | 7% |
"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 2,345 open Lead QA jobs →
Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 16,472
- test-automation 13,249
- api 10,788
- ci-cd 9,525
- python 9,492
- agile 9,340
- ai 7,728
- selenium 7,700
- jira 7,589
- sql 7,499
- java 6,187
- playwright 5,935