Most In-Demand QA Skills
The most in-demand skills for QA roles right now are automation, ai, test-automation — ranked across 14090 open postings.
Updated September 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | automation | 1,353 | +1,353 |
| 2 | ai | 1,082 | +1,082 |
| 3 | test-automation | 965 | +965 |
| 4 | python | 958 | +958 |
| 5 | api | 685 | +685 |
| 6 | ci-cd | 666 | +666 |
| 7 | agile | 451 | +451 |
| 8 | cloud | 414 | +414 |
| 9 | playwright | 409 | +409 |
| 10 | jira | 408 | +408 |
| 11 | selenium | 393 | +393 |
| 12 | sql | 329 | +329 |
| 13 | linux | 316 | +316 |
| 14 | java | 308 | +308 |
| 15 | postman | 284 | +284 |
| 16 | cypress | 278 | +278 |
| 17 | javascript | 270 | +270 |
| 18 | networking | 257 | +257 |
| 19 | github | 254 | +254 |
| 20 | devops | 252 | +252 |
| 21 | typescript | 250 | +250 |
| 22 | git | 246 | +246 |
| 23 | jenkins | 238 | +238 |
| 24 | cpp | 216 | +216 |
| 25 | matlab | 211 | +211 |
| 26 | docker | 210 | +210 |
| 27 | aws | 201 | +201 |
| 28 | firmware | 200 | +200 |
| 29 | analytics | 187 | +187 |
| 30 | oscilloscope | 184 | +184 |
| 31 | azure | 177 | +177 |
| 32 | acceptance-criteria | 176 | +176 |
| 33 | scrum | 171 | +171 |
| 34 | github-actions | 165 | +165 |
| 35 | accessibility | 158 | +158 |
| 36 | cad | 158 | +158 |
| 37 | machine-learning | 156 | +156 |
| 38 | gitlab | 153 | +153 |
| 39 | jmeter | 151 | +151 |
| 40 | itar | 150 | +150 |