Test Automation Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 260 job postings with the title “Test Automation Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is CI/CD, with demand share down 9.2% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
260
Demand vs prior month
down 9.2% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Pune

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Frequently asked questions about Test Automation Engineer jobs

+How many Test Automation Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 260 job postings with the title “Test Automation Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.

+What skills do Test Automation Engineer jobs require?

Across Test Automation Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are CI/CD, test automation, Java, Selenium, Python.

+Which cities are hiring the most Test Automation Engineer?

As of 2026-09-30, Test Automation Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Pune, Bengaluru, Debrecen, Hyderabad, Vienna.

+Is Test Automation Engineer a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 260 Test Automation Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Test Automation Engineer postings is CI/CD, 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 Test Automation 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 Test Automation Engineer postings — last 90 days

Career paths through Test Automation Engineer

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

Historical career profiles · all locations

134 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Test Automation Engineer

Before Test Automation EngineerSoftware Engineer → Test Automation Engineer: 57 observed employer movesQA Automation Engineer → Test Automation Engineer: 43 observed employer movesQA Engineer → Test Automation Engineer: 32 observed employer movesSoftware Test Engineer → Test Automation Engineer: 19 observed employer movesQA Analyst → Test Automation Engineer: 19 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Engineer → Test Automation Engineer: 18 observed employer movesTest Engineer → Test Automation Engineer: 16 observed employer movesTestAutomationEngineerSoftware Engineer: 57 movesSoftware Engineer57 movesQA Automation Engineer: 43 movesQA AutomationEngineer43 movesQA Engineer: 32 movesQA Engineer32 movesSoftware Test Engineer: 19 movesSoftware TestEngineer19 movesQA Analyst: 19 movesQA Analyst19 movesQuality Assurance Engineer: 18 movesQuality AssuranceEngineer18 movesTest Engineer: 16 movesTest Engineer16 moves

Roles after Test Automation Engineer

After Test Automation EngineerTest Automation Engineer → Software Engineer: 26 observed employer movesTest Automation Engineer → QA Automation Engineer: 20 observed employer movesTest Automation Engineer → Software Development Engineer in Test: 19 observed employer movesTest Automation Engineer → Quality Assurance Engineer: 18 observed employer movesTest Automation Engineer → Software Engineer in Test: 11 observed employer movesTest Automation Engineer → Quality Assurance Automation Engineer: 10 observed employer movesTest Automation Engineer → Automation Engineer: 9 observed employer movesTestAutomationEngineerSoftware Engineer: 26 movesSoftware Engineer26 movesQA Automation Engineer: 20 movesQA AutomationEngineer20 movesSoftware Development Engineer in Test: 19 movesSoftwareDevelopmentEngineer in Test19 movesQuality Assurance Engineer: 18 movesQuality AssuranceEngineer18 movesSoftware Engineer in Test: 11 movesSoftware Engineerin Test11 movesQuality Assurance Automation Engineer: 10 movesQuality AssuranceAutomationEngineer10 movesAutomation Engineer: 9 movesAutomationEngineer9 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: Test Automation Engineer (different employer)134
Before: Software Engineer57
Before: QA Automation Engineer43
Before: QA Engineer32
Before: Software Test Engineer19
Before: QA Analyst19
Before: Quality Assurance Engineer18
Before: Test Engineer16
After: Test Automation Engineer (different employer)134
After: Software Engineer26
After: QA Automation Engineer20
After: Software Development Engineer in Test19
After: Quality Assurance Engineer18
After: Software Engineer in Test11
After: Quality Assurance Automation Engineer10
After: Automation Engineer9

Skills most often required for Test Automation Engineer

NamePostingsShare
CI/CD11443.8%
test automation10540.4%
Java10239.2%
Selenium9938.1%
Python9636.9%
Playwright7528.8%
Jenkins6525.0%
JIRA5721.9%
Git5521.2%
API testing5119.6%
TypeScript5119.6%
Postman4918.8%
JavaScript4718.1%
Cucumber4517.3%
regression testing4015.4%

Top companies posting Test Automation Engineer jobs

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

Top companies posting Test Automation Engineer jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Barclays13
Accenture11
Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions9
Roboyo7
Bosch6
Anduril Industries5
Inetum5
CACI4
PwC4
ARHS4

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 Test Automation Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Pune135.0%
Bengaluru124.6%
Debrecen83.1%
Hyderabad83.1%
Vienna51.9%
Brussels41.5%
Bucharest41.5%
Lisbon41.5%
San Juan41.5%

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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 “Test Automation Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

role
Test Automation Engineer
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-30
window_days
90
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