Performance Test Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 32 job postings with the title “Performance Test Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Performance testing.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+How many Performance Test Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 32 job postings with the title “Performance Test Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Performance Test Engineer jobs require?
Across Performance Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are Performance testing, JMeter, Load testing, LoadRunner, stress testing.
+Which cities are hiring the most Performance Test Engineer?
As of 2026-09-30, Performance Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Jose, Adelaide, Arlington, Delhi, Financial District.
+Is Performance Test Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 32 Performance Test Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Performance Test Engineer postings is Performance testing, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Performance Test Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Performance Test Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Performance Test Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
69 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Performance Test Engineer
Roles after Performance Test Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Performance Test Engineer (different employer) | 69 |
| Before: Performance Engineer | 6 |
| Before: Performance Tester | 6 |
| Before: Performance Analyst | 5 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 3 |
| Before: Software Development Engineer in Test | 3 |
| Before: Test Engineer | 3 |
| Before: QA Engineer | 3 |
| After: Performance Test Engineer (different employer) | 69 |
| After: Software Engineer | 5 |
| After: Performance Engineer | 5 |
| After: Quality Assurance Engineer | 4 |
| After: QA Analyst | 3 |
| After: Performance Engineering Lead | 2 |
| After: Systems Engineer | 2 |
| After: Test Automation Engineer | 2 |
Skills most often required for Performance Test Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Performance testing | 23 | 71.9% |
| JMeter | 19 | 59.4% |
| Load testing | 17 | 53.1% |
| LoadRunner | 16 | 50.0% |
| stress testing | 15 | 46.9% |
| Java | 14 | 43.8% |
| Splunk | 13 | 40.6% |
| Python | 12 | 37.5% |
| test automation | 10 | 31.3% |
| Neoload | 10 | 31.3% |
| CI/CD | 9 | 28.1% |
| endurance testing | 8 | 25.0% |
| AppDynamics | 8 | 25.0% |
| scalability testing | 7 | 21.9% |
| New Relic | 7 | 21.9% |
Top companies posting Performance Test Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Cisco | 5 |
| Five9 | 2 |
| Wolters Kluwer | 2 |
| Internal Revenue Service | 2 |
| BRIM | 1 |
| TechSAge | 1 |
| Charles Schwab | 1 |
| Amtechsoftware | 1 |
| Procom Services | 1 |
| INSPYR Solutions | 1 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Performance Test Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 3 | 9.4% |
| Adelaide | 1 | 3.1% |
| Arlington | 1 | 3.1% |
| Delhi | 1 | 3.1% |
| Financial District | 1 | 3.1% |
| Hillsboro | 1 | 3.1% |
| Home | 1 | 3.1% |
| Hyderabad | 1 | 3.1% |
| Merrifield | 1 | 3.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Performance Test Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Performance Test Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-30
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- 90
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