What Senior QA Jobs Ask For
Across 5,596 open Senior QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, test-automation, api.
Updated September 18, 2026
6,549 open Senior QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 5,596 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 62% |
| test-automation | 46% |
| api | 42% |
| ci-cd | 37% |
| ai | 34% |
| python | 32% |
| agile | 32% |
| playwright | 26% |
| selenium | 25% |
| cloud | 23% |
| sql | 23% |
| java | 22% |
| devops | 21% |
| jira | 20% |
| postman | 17% |
| azure | 16% |
| javascript | 15% |
| git | 15% |
| jenkins | 14% |
| typescript | 14% |
| scrum | 13% |
| github | 13% |
| cypress | 12% |
| aws | 11% |
| azure-devops | 11% |
| rest | 11% |
| docker | 10% |
| linux | 10% |
| jmeter | 10% |
| analytics | 9% |
| kubernetes | 8% |
| sdlc | 8% |
| acceptance-criteria | 8% |
| github-actions | 8% |
| csharp | 8% |
| microservices | 8% |
| accessibility | 7% |
| gitlab | 7% |
| version-control | 7% |
| cucumber | 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 6,549 open Senior 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