Quality Assurance Analyst jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 163 job postings with the title “Quality Assurance Analyst” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is quality assurance.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
163
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Toronto

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Frequently asked questions about Quality Assurance Analyst jobs

+How many Quality Assurance Analyst jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 163 job postings with the title “Quality Assurance Analyst” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.

+What skills do Quality Assurance Analyst jobs require?

Across Quality Assurance Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are quality assurance, regression testing, Root cause analysis, Manual testing, test automation.

+Which cities are hiring the most Quality Assurance Analyst?

As of 2026-09-30, Quality Assurance Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Toronto, Manila, Budapest, Phoenix, Topeka.

+Is Quality Assurance Analyst a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 163 Quality Assurance Analyst postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Quality Assurance Analyst postings is quality assurance, 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 Quality Assurance Analyst?

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 Quality Assurance Analyst postings — last 90 days

Career paths through Quality Assurance Analyst

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

1,189 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Quality Assurance Analyst

Before Quality Assurance AnalystQuality Assurance Engineer → Quality Assurance Analyst: 147 observed employer movesSoftware Engineer → Quality Assurance Analyst: 89 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Tester → Quality Assurance Analyst: 89 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Specialist → Quality Assurance Analyst: 86 observed employer movesBusiness Analyst → Quality Assurance Analyst: 84 observed employer movesSoftware Test Engineer → Quality Assurance Analyst: 43 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Lead → Quality Assurance Analyst: 36 observed employer movesQualityAssuranceAnalystQuality Assurance Engineer: 147 movesQuality AssuranceEngineer147 movesSoftware Engineer: 89 movesSoftware Engineer89 movesQuality Assurance Tester: 89 movesQuality AssuranceTester89 movesQuality Assurance Specialist: 86 movesQuality AssuranceSpecialist86 movesBusiness Analyst: 84 movesBusiness Analyst84 movesSoftware Test Engineer: 43 movesSoftware TestEngineer43 movesQuality Assurance Lead: 36 movesQuality AssuranceLead36 moves

Roles after Quality Assurance Analyst

After Quality Assurance AnalystQuality Assurance Analyst → Quality Assurance Engineer: 261 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Analyst → Business Analyst: 128 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Analyst → Software Engineer: 84 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Analyst → Quality Assurance Specialist: 83 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Analyst → Quality Assurance Lead: 66 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Analyst → Software Test Engineer: 55 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Analyst → Quality Assurance Manager: 48 observed employer movesQualityAssuranceAnalystQuality Assurance Engineer: 261 movesQuality AssuranceEngineer261 movesBusiness Analyst: 128 movesBusiness Analyst128 movesSoftware Engineer: 84 movesSoftware Engineer84 movesQuality Assurance Specialist: 83 movesQuality AssuranceSpecialist83 movesQuality Assurance Lead: 66 movesQuality AssuranceLead66 movesSoftware Test Engineer: 55 movesSoftware TestEngineer55 movesQuality Assurance Manager: 48 movesQuality AssuranceManager48 moves
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.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Quality Assurance Analyst (different employer)1,189
Before: Quality Assurance Engineer147
Before: Software Engineer89
Before: Quality Assurance Tester89
Before: Quality Assurance Specialist86
Before: Business Analyst84
Before: Software Test Engineer43
Before: Quality Assurance Lead36
After: Quality Assurance Analyst (different employer)1,189
After: Quality Assurance Engineer261
After: Business Analyst128
After: Software Engineer84
After: Quality Assurance Specialist83
After: Quality Assurance Lead66
After: Software Test Engineer55
After: Quality Assurance Manager48

Skills most often required for Quality Assurance Analyst

NamePostingsShare
quality assurance6137.4%
regression testing3320.2%
Root cause analysis1911.7%
Manual testing1811.0%
test automation1811.0%
JIRA169.8%
functional testing159.2%
API testing148.6%
test planning138.0%
SQL138.0%
Agile138.0%
Data analysis138.0%
test plans138.0%
Test cases127.4%
Microsoft Office127.4%

Top companies posting Quality Assurance Analyst jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Quality Assurance Analyst jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Telus Health4
Dexcom3
360 IT Professionals3
Barclays3
Lifeworks3
Delivery Hero3
Equus3
Harriscomputer3
ProSidian Consulting2
Ubiquity Global Services, Inc.2

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 Quality Assurance Analyst

NamePostingsShare
Toronto74.3%
Manila42.5%
Budapest31.8%
Phoenix31.8%
Topeka31.8%
Atlanta21.2%
Bengaluru21.2%
Cincinnati21.2%
Dallas21.2%

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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 “Quality Assurance Analyst”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

role
Quality Assurance Analyst
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-30
window_days
90
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