What Middle QA Jobs Ask For
Across 413 open Middle QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, api, test-automation.
Updated September 18, 2026
562 open Middle QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 413 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 56% |
| api | 49% |
| test-automation | 43% |
| jira | 36% |
| playwright | 35% |
| agile | 34% |
| ci-cd | 33% |
| ai | 32% |
| sql | 30% |
| postman | 30% |
| selenium | 29% |
| java | 24% |
| cloud | 21% |
| git | 20% |
| python | 20% |
| typescript | 19% |
| javascript | 18% |
| scrum | 17% |
| gitlab | 17% |
| devops | 15% |
| github | 14% |
| jmeter | 13% |
| rest | 13% |
| json | 12% |
| cypress | 12% |
| sdlc | 12% |
| testrail | 12% |
| jenkins | 12% |
| appium | 11% |
| acceptance-criteria | 11% |
| azure | 11% |
| android | 9% |
| docker | 9% |
| github-actions | 9% |
| html | 9% |
| css | 9% |
| linux | 9% |
| postgresql | 9% |
| azure-devops | 8% |
| testng | 8% |
"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 562 open Middle QA jobs →
Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 13,220
- test-automation 9,638
- api 8,227
- agile 7,444
- python 7,247
- ci-cd 7,136
- ai 6,784
- jira 5,594
- selenium 5,492
- sql 5,385
- cloud 4,642
- java 4,543