What Principal QA Jobs Ask For
Across 408 open Principal QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, python, test-automation.
Updated November 3, 2026
446 open Principal QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 408 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 46% |
| python | 43% |
| test-automation | 35% |
| ci-cd | 27% |
| agile | 25% |
| ai | 24% |
| cloud | 22% |
| api | 19% |
| corrective-action | 18% |
| linux | 17% |
| root-cause-analysis | 17% |
| cpp | 17% |
| java | 16% |
| jira | 15% |
| matlab | 13% |
| risk-assessment | 13% |
| devops | 13% |
| jenkins | 13% |
| selenium | 13% |
| networking | 11% |
| sap | 11% |
| scrum | 11% |
| sql | 11% |
| docker | 10% |
| git | 10% |
| labview | 10% |
| aws | 9% |
| firmware | 9% |
| oscilloscope | 9% |
| csharp | 9% |
| github | 8% |
| kubernetes | 8% |
| analytics | 8% |
| confluence | 8% |
| typescript | 8% |
| observability | 8% |
| azure | 8% |
| assembly | 7% |
| cybersecurity | 7% |
| playwright | 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 446 open Principal 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