What Principal QA Jobs Ask For
Across 450 open Principal QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, python, test-automation.
Updated October 8, 2026
494 open Principal QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 450 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 44% |
| python | 41% |
| test-automation | 33% |
| agile | 26% |
| ai | 25% |
| ci-cd | 24% |
| cloud | 23% |
| java | 20% |
| api | 20% |
| cpp | 19% |
| root-cause-analysis | 19% |
| linux | 16% |
| sap | 16% |
| jira | 15% |
| devops | 15% |
| matlab | 15% |
| selenium | 14% |
| corrective-action | 14% |
| risk-assessment | 12% |
| oscilloscope | 12% |
| aws | 11% |
| docker | 10% |
| confluence | 10% |
| csharp | 10% |
| jenkins | 10% |
| typescript | 10% |
| azure | 10% |
| scrum | 10% |
| labview | 9% |
| sql | 9% |
| firmware | 9% |
| javascript | 9% |
| playwright | 9% |
| analytics | 9% |
| git | 9% |
| observability | 8% |
| github | 8% |
| networking | 8% |
| kubernetes | 8% |
| cloud-native | 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 494 open Principal QA jobs →
Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 13,390
- test-automation 9,787
- api 8,205
- agile 7,574
- python 7,569
- ci-cd 7,248
- ai 7,064
- jira 5,588
- sql 5,541
- selenium 5,475
- corrective-action 4,987
- cloud 4,678