What Staff QA Jobs Ask For
Across 44 open Staff QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, python, test-automation.
Updated November 1, 2026
44 open Staff QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 44 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 80% |
| python | 64% |
| test-automation | 50% |
| ai | 41% |
| agile | 39% |
| javascript | 36% |
| selenium | 34% |
| ci-cd | 32% |
| cloud | 32% |
| java | 32% |
| api | 30% |
| networking | 27% |
| root-cause-analysis | 27% |
| csharp | 25% |
| appium | 23% |
| cucumber | 18% |
| machine-learning | 18% |
| playwright | 18% |
| analytics | 16% |
| jira | 16% |
| linux | 16% |
| process-improvement | 16% |
| corrective-action | 14% |
| cpp | 14% |
| firmware | 14% |
| typescript | 14% |
| aws | 11% |
| bash | 11% |
| distributed-systems | 11% |
| observability | 11% |
| risk-assessment | 11% |
"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 44 open Staff 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