Test Automation Lead jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-01, Skillenai has indexed 29 job postings with the title “Test Automation Lead” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Selenium.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-01
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Frequently asked questions about Test Automation Lead jobs
+How many Test Automation Lead jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 29 job postings with the title “Test Automation Lead” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01.
+What skills do Test Automation Lead jobs require?
Across Test Automation Lead postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, the skills mentioned most often are Selenium, Java, test automation, Agile, Jenkins.
+Which cities are hiring the most Test Automation Lead?
As of 2026-10-01, Test Automation Lead postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Chicago, Chennai, Johnston, Madison, Phoenix.
+Is Test Automation Lead a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 29 Test Automation Lead postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. The skill mentioned most often in Test Automation Lead postings is Selenium, 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 Lead?
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 Lead postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Test Automation Lead
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Roles before Test Automation Lead
Roles after Test Automation Lead
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: Test Automation Engineer | 2 |
| Before: SDET | 1 |
| Before: QA Lead | 1 |
| Before: Test Automation Manager | 1 |
| Before: QA Manager | 1 |
| After: Test Automation Architect | 1 |
| After: SDET | 1 |
| After: Quality Control Data Analyst | 1 |
| After: Software Analyst | 1 |
| After: QA Automation Lead | 1 |
| After: Test Automation Software Developer | 1 |
| After: SDET Lead | 1 |
Skills most often required for Test Automation Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Selenium | 24 | 82.8% |
| Java | 20 | 69.0% |
| test automation | 12 | 41.4% |
| Agile | 9 | 31.0% |
| Jenkins | 9 | 31.0% |
| CI/CD | 8 | 27.6% |
| DevOps | 8 | 27.6% |
| TestNG | 6 | 20.7% |
| Test automation frameworks | 5 | 17.2% |
| SQL | 5 | 17.2% |
| API testing | 5 | 17.2% |
| Git | 5 | 17.2% |
| test automation framework design | 5 | 17.2% |
| BDD | 4 | 13.8% |
| test automation framework | 3 | 10.3% |
Top companies posting Test Automation Lead jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| WPP | 2 |
| Barclays | 2 |
| 360 IT Professionals | 1 |
| Ttcglobal | 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 Test Automation Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 7 | 24.1% |
| Chennai | 2 | 6.9% |
| Johnston | 2 | 6.9% |
| Madison | 2 | 6.9% |
| Phoenix | 2 | 6.9% |
| Richardson | 2 | 6.9% |
| Albany | 1 | 3.4% |
| Ames | 1 | 3.4% |
| Bellevue | 1 | 3.4% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, matching postings whose canonical role is “Test Automation Lead”. 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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- Test Automation Lead
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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