What Middle QA Jobs Ask For
Across 735 open Middle QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are jira, postman, sql.
Updated November 1, 2026
773 open Middle QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 735 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| jira | 56% |
| postman | 49% |
| sql | 45% |
| api | 42% |
| git | 40% |
| ci-cd | 39% |
| agile | 34% |
| scrum | 32% |
| cloud | 31% |
| confluence | 31% |
| playwright | 31% |
| selenium | 29% |
| java | 27% |
| automation | 27% |
| jenkins | 23% |
| ai | 23% |
| gitlab | 23% |
| python | 23% |
| test-automation | 21% |
| typescript | 18% |
| soapui | 16% |
| swagger | 16% |
| jest | 15% |
| rest | 14% |
| docker | 13% |
| appium | 13% |
| aws | 13% |
| cucumber | 13% |
| html | 12% |
| bitbucket | 12% |
| testrail | 11% |
| json | 11% |
| javascript | 10% |
| pytest | 10% |
| postgresql | 10% |
| cypress | 10% |
| maven | 10% |
| devops | 10% |
| datadog | 9% |
| linux | 9% |
"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 773 open Middle 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