Most In-Demand QA Skills
The most in-demand skills for QA roles right now are automation, test-automation, api — ranked across 206949 open postings.
Updated November 3, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | automation | 16,472 | -642 |
| 2 | test-automation | 13,249 | -80 |
| 3 | api | 10,788 | -118 |
| 4 | ci-cd | 9,525 | -134 |
| 5 | python | 9,492 | -211 |
| 6 | agile | 9,340 | -591 |
| 7 | ai | 7,728 | -712 |
| 8 | selenium | 7,700 | +250 |
| 9 | jira | 7,589 | +295 |
| 10 | sql | 7,499 | +190 |
| 11 | java | 6,187 | +67 |
| 12 | playwright | 5,935 | +45 |
| 13 | corrective-action | 5,901 | -70 |
| 14 | cloud | 5,610 | -345 |
| 15 | postman | 5,186 | +8 |
| 16 | devops | 4,972 | -197 |
| 17 | root-cause-analysis | 4,650 | -273 |
| 18 | api-testing | 4,602 | -45 |
| 19 | git | 4,529 | +81 |
| 20 | scrum | 4,478 | -82 |
| 21 | azure | 3,986 | -226 |
| 22 | jenkins | 3,960 | -10 |
| 23 | javascript | 3,827 | -111 |
| 24 | github | 3,255 | -21 |
| 25 | typescript | 3,077 | -117 |
| 26 | cypress | 3,016 | -163 |
| 27 | aws | 2,976 | -1 |
| 28 | rest | 2,809 | -24 |
| 29 | linux | 2,798 | -203 |
| 30 | azure-devops | 2,647 | -96 |
| 31 | jmeter | 2,618 | +185 |
| 32 | sdlc | 2,586 | -113 |
| 33 | integration-testing | 2,442 | +79 |
| 34 | acceptance-criteria | 2,354 | -14 |
| 35 | csharp | 2,309 | -59 |
| 36 | gitlab | 2,232 | +86 |
| 37 | rest-assured | 2,225 | +175 |
| 38 | version-control | 2,200 | +132 |
| 39 | github-actions | 2,102 | +98 |
| 40 | docker | 2,098 | -1 |