Most In-Demand QA Skills
The most in-demand skills for QA roles right now are automation, test-automation, api — ranked across 159751 open postings.
Updated October 9, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | automation | 13,492 | +781 |
| 2 | test-automation | 9,869 | +621 |
| 3 | api | 8,260 | +166 |
| 4 | python | 7,708 | +683 |
| 5 | agile | 7,562 | +415 |
| 6 | ci-cd | 7,369 | +496 |
| 7 | ai | 7,000 | +463 |
| 8 | jira | 5,619 | +167 |
| 9 | sql | 5,569 | +432 |
| 10 | selenium | 5,494 | +272 |
| 11 | corrective-action | 5,083 | +1,220 |
| 12 | cloud | 4,693 | +335 |
| 13 | playwright | 4,492 | +285 |
| 14 | java | 4,386 | +43 |
| 15 | root-cause-analysis | 3,996 | +903 |
| 16 | devops | 3,989 | +114 |
| 17 | postman | 3,736 | +135 |
| 18 | git | 3,531 | +249 |
| 19 | scrum | 3,277 | +9 |
| 20 | azure | 3,251 | +172 |
| 21 | javascript | 2,945 | +109 |
| 22 | jenkins | 2,889 | +105 |
| 23 | github | 2,508 | +94 |
| 24 | typescript | 2,477 | +90 |
| 25 | linux | 2,440 | +208 |
| 26 | cypress | 2,435 | +98 |
| 27 | aws | 2,321 | +74 |
| 28 | rest | 2,193 | +322 |
| 29 | azure-devops | 2,079 | +96 |
| 30 | sdlc | 2,036 | -32 |
| 31 | acceptance-criteria | 1,934 | +257 |
| 32 | csharp | 1,910 | +80 |
| 33 | analytics | 1,780 | +188 |
| 34 | jmeter | 1,774 | +5 |
| 35 | docker | 1,722 | +86 |
| 36 | iso-9001 | 1,623 | +168 |
| 37 | accessibility | 1,613 | +223 |
| 38 | cpp | 1,613 | +266 |
| 39 | gitlab | 1,562 | -52 |
| 40 | risk-assessment | 1,521 | +345 |