Most In-Demand QA Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for QA roles right now are automation, api, test-automation — ranked across 105483 open postings.
Updated July 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | automation | 8,587 | +3,654 |
| 2 | api | 6,058 | +2,885 |
| 3 | test-automation | 5,869 | +2,402 |
| 4 | python | 5,235 | +2,351 |
| 5 | agile | 5,188 | +2,216 |
| 6 | ci-cd | 5,181 | +2,376 |
| 7 | ai | 4,642 | +2,111 |
| 8 | jira | 3,853 | +1,722 |
| 9 | selenium | 3,797 | +1,810 |
| 10 | sql | 3,681 | +1,826 |
| 11 | java | 3,371 | +1,633 |
| 12 | cloud | 3,279 | +1,445 |
| 13 | devops | 2,829 | +1,500 |
| 14 | playwright | 2,790 | +1,257 |
| 15 | postman | 2,719 | +1,251 |
| 16 | scrum | 2,561 | +1,196 |
| 17 | git | 2,346 | +1,090 |
| 18 | javascript | 2,255 | +1,033 |
| 19 | azure | 2,249 | +1,201 |
| 20 | jenkins | 2,171 | +887 |
| 21 | typescript | 1,866 | +848 |
| 22 | linux | 1,783 | +818 |
| 23 | github | 1,773 | +828 |
| 24 | aws | 1,731 | +720 |
| 25 | cypress | 1,641 | +733 |
| 26 | sdlc | 1,574 | +819 |
| 27 | rest | 1,537 | +805 |
| 28 | azure-devops | 1,410 | +873 |
| 29 | jmeter | 1,362 | +646 |
| 30 | csharp | 1,200 | +530 |
| 31 | docker | 1,188 | +511 |
| 32 | gitlab | 1,173 | +467 |
| 33 | analytics | 1,165 | +545 |
| 34 | github-actions | 1,111 | +544 |
| 35 | acceptance-criteria | 1,106 | +510 |
| 36 | cucumber | 1,104 | +539 |
| 37 | machine-learning | 1,050 | +528 |
| 38 | version-control | 1,027 | +400 |
| 39 | confluence | 1,011 | +440 |
| 40 | networking | 1,010 | +469 |