What employers ask for in QA Engineer jobs
We read 30 current QA Engineer postings from 29 companies' own career sites on November 4, 2026 and counted, posting by posting, what they ask candidates for.
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Share of postings that name each one.
- Playwright50% · 15 of 30
- SQL40% · 12 of 30
- Postman37% · 11 of 30
- Python37% · 11 of 30
- TypeScript33% · 10 of 30
- Cypress27% · 8 of 30
- Java23% · 7 of 30
- JavaScript23% · 7 of 30
- Jira23% · 7 of 30
- Selenium23% · 7 of 30
- GitHub Actions20% · 6 of 30
- Git17% · 5 of 30
- Appium13% · 4 of 30
- JMeter13% · 4 of 30
- TestRail13% · 4 of 30
Skills and methods
- CI/CD40% · 12 of 30
- API testing23% · 7 of 30
- Agile13% · 4 of 30
- Exploratory testing13% · 4 of 30
- Regression testing13% · 4 of 30
- SDLC13% · 4 of 30
- STLC13% · 4 of 30
- Test automation13% · 4 of 30
- Agile/Scrum10% · 3 of 30
- Root cause analysis10% · 3 of 30
Soft skills
- Communication50% · 15 of 30
- Attention to detail27% · 8 of 30
- Written communication10% · 3 of 30
- Analytical and problem-solving skills7% · 2 of 30
- Problem-solving7% · 2 of 30
Experience
22 of 30 postings state a minimum number of years; the median is 3 years.
- 0–2 years23% · 5
- 3–4 years41% · 9
- 5–7 years32% · 7
- 8+ years5% · 1
Where and with what degree
- Remote50%
- Hybrid13%
- On-site10%
- Not stated27%
- Degree required20%
- Degree preferred13%
Using this on your resume
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Postings we read
Read on November 4, 2026; some may have closed since.
How we counted
We searched company career sites hosted on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable and SmartRecruiters for current postings titled “qa engineer”, “quality assurance engineer”, “test engineer”, “sdet”, “qa automation engineer”, at most two per company, and read each one. An AI model listed what each posting asks for; we kept an item only when the posting contains it word for word, and list it here when at least two postings ask for it. Seniority levels are mixed. Updated November 4, 2026.
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