What Junior QA Jobs Ask For
Across 137 open Junior QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are api, automation, jira.
Updated November 1, 2026
169 open Junior QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 137 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| api | 47% |
| automation | 42% |
| jira | 40% |
| sql | 34% |
| agile | 31% |
| ai | 31% |
| ci-cd | 29% |
| scrum | 23% |
| git | 23% |
| javascript | 22% |
| python | 21% |
| postman | 19% |
| test-automation | 19% |
| github | 18% |
| sdlc | 18% |
| rest | 17% |
| version-control | 16% |
| claude-code | 15% |
| figma | 15% |
| accessibility | 15% |
| slack | 14% |
| playwright | 13% |
| figjam | 12% |
| selenium | 12% |
| webhooks | 12% |
| corrective-action | 11% |
| devops | 11% |
| ios | 11% |
| android | 10% |
| confluence | 10% |
| jenkins | 9% |
| docker | 9% |
| testrail | 9% |
| azure | 8% |
| linux | 8% |
| azure-devops | 7% |
| css | 7% |
| first-aid | 7% |
| html | 7% |
| kanban | 7% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 169 open Junior QA jobs →
Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 1,560
- api 1,361
- ci-cd 1,224
- test-automation 1,176
- python 1,131
- jira 1,084
- ai 1,065
- sql 1,008
- agile 980
- postman 901
- selenium 869
- playwright 821