What Principal QA Jobs Ask For
Across 387 open Principal QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, python, test-automation.
Updated September 19, 2026
459 open Principal QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 387 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 49% |
| python | 44% |
| test-automation | 37% |
| agile | 29% |
| ci-cd | 28% |
| ai | 25% |
| api | 23% |
| java | 23% |
| cloud | 22% |
| cpp | 20% |
| devops | 19% |
| selenium | 19% |
| jira | 18% |
| linux | 18% |
| sap | 17% |
| matlab | 17% |
| aws | 12% |
| oscilloscope | 12% |
| azure | 12% |
| csharp | 12% |
| jenkins | 12% |
| playwright | 12% |
| docker | 12% |
| javascript | 12% |
| confluence | 11% |
| git | 11% |
| scrum | 11% |
| sql | 11% |
| github | 10% |
| labview | 10% |
| typescript | 10% |
| firmware | 9% |
| analytics | 9% |
| kubernetes | 9% |
| networking | 8% |
| cypress | 8% |
| observability | 8% |
| cloud-native | 7% |
| gitlab | 7% |
| bash | 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 459 open Principal QA jobs →
Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 13,128
- test-automation 9,552
- api 8,162
- agile 7,428
- python 7,221
- ci-cd 7,139
- ai 6,712
- jira 5,521
- selenium 5,460
- sql 5,380
- cloud 4,606
- java 4,541