Most In-Demand QA Skills
The most in-demand skills for QA roles right now are automation, api, ci-cd — ranked across 24372 open postings.
Updated November 1, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | automation | 1,560 | +1,560 |
| 2 | api | 1,361 | +1,361 |
| 3 | ci-cd | 1,224 | +1,224 |
| 4 | test-automation | 1,176 | +1,176 |
| 5 | python | 1,131 | +1,131 |
| 6 | jira | 1,084 | +1,084 |
| 7 | ai | 1,065 | +1,065 |
| 8 | sql | 1,008 | +1,008 |
| 9 | agile | 980 | +980 |
| 10 | postman | 901 | +901 |
| 11 | selenium | 869 | +869 |
| 12 | playwright | 821 | +821 |
| 13 | git | 800 | +800 |
| 14 | java | 764 | +764 |
| 15 | cloud | 708 | +708 |
| 16 | scrum | 615 | +615 |
| 17 | jenkins | 557 | +557 |
| 18 | devops | 468 | +468 |
| 19 | javascript | 455 | +455 |
| 20 | confluence | 407 | +407 |
| 21 | github | 407 | +407 |
| 22 | docker | 399 | +399 |
| 23 | rest | 392 | +392 |
| 24 | linux | 391 | +391 |
| 25 | typescript | 390 | +390 |
| 26 | gitlab | 385 | +385 |
| 27 | cypress | 374 | +374 |
| 28 | azure | 358 | +358 |
| 29 | root-cause-analysis | 347 | +347 |
| 30 | aws | 341 | +341 |
| 31 | networking | 296 | +296 |
| 32 | jmeter | 285 | +285 |
| 33 | json | 281 | +281 |
| 34 | cucumber | 272 | +272 |
| 35 | github-actions | 267 | +267 |
| 36 | appium | 260 | +260 |
| 37 | corrective-action | 258 | +258 |
| 38 | cpp | 243 | +243 |
| 39 | swagger | 239 | +239 |
| 40 | html | 233 | +233 |