Load testing jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, Load testing appears in 555 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Load testing, with demand share down 1.6% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
555
Demand vs prior month
down 1.6% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 22.9% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Bengaluru

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Frequently asked questions about Load testing

+Is Load testing in demand in 2026?

Yes. Load testing appears in 555 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Load testing (22.9% of all postings mentioning Load testing).

+What jobs require Load testing?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Load testing are Performance Test Engineer (53.1% of that role’s postings mention Load testing), Core Infrastructure Engineer (20.9% of that role’s postings mention Load testing), QA Analyst (9.1% of that role’s postings mention Load testing).

+What skills are commonly paired with Load testing?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Load testing most often appears alongside Performance testing, CI/CD, Python, test automation, Java.

+Where is Load testing most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Load testing are Bengaluru, Nashville, San Francisco, London, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after Load testing?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring Load testing — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around Load testing

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Load testing

Before Load testingpython → Load testing: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Load testing: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairSelenium → Load testing: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairtest plans → Load testing: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairregression testing → Load testing: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → Load testing: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairdocker → Load testing: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairkubernetes → Load testing: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairLoad testingpython: 5 movespython5 movessql: 5 movessql5 movesSelenium: 5 movesSelenium5 movestest plans: 5 movestest plans5 movesregression testing: 5 movesregression testing5 movesJava: 4 movesJava4 movesdocker: 3 movesdocker3 moveskubernetes: 3 moveskubernetes3 moves

Skills after Load testing

After Load testingLoad testing → python: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairLoad testing → docker: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairLoad testing → Jenkins: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairLoad testing → Jira: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairLoad testing → GitHub Actions: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairLoad testing → Java: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairLoad testing → Azure: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairLoad testing → Appium: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairLoad testingpython: 6 movespython6 movesdocker: 5 movesdocker5 movesJenkins: 5 movesJenkins5 movesJira: 5 movesJira5 movesGitHub Actions: 5 movesGitHub Actions5 movesJava: 5 movesJava5 movesAzure: 4 movesAzure4 movesAppium: 4 movesAppium4 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.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

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: python5
Before: sql5
Before: Selenium5
Before: test plans5
Before: regression testing5
Before: Java4
Before: docker3
Before: kubernetes3
After: python6
After: docker5
After: Jenkins5
After: Jira5
After: GitHub Actions5
After: Java5
After: Azure4
After: Appium4

Roles most likely to require Load testing

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Performance Test Engineer1753.1%
Core Infrastructure Engineer920.9%
QA Analyst49.1%
Software Test Automation Engineer28.7%
Engineering Team Lead28.0%
SDET57.9%
Cloud Solutions Architect67.5%
Software Quality Engineer47.1%
Cyber Software Engineer27.1%
Quality Test Engineer27.1%

Roles with the most Load testing postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer12722.9%
QA Engineer305.4%
QA Automation Engineer203.6%
Quality Assurance Engineer193.4%
Performance Test Engineer173.1%
Site Reliability Engineer132.3%
AI Field Engineer122.2%
Software Engineer in Test122.2%
Software Test Engineer122.2%
DevOps Engineer101.8%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Load testing

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring Load testing
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Oracle17
Cisco13
Fireworks12
Appnovation10
Veeam9
360 IT Professionals7
Affirm6
Caylent6
Lyft6
Renesas5

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 for Load testing

NamePostingsShare
Bengaluru203.6%
Nashville162.9%
San Francisco142.5%
London101.8%
New York City101.8%
Pune81.4%
Toronto81.4%
Montréal71.3%
Denver61.1%

Skills commonly paired with Load testing

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Load testing by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Load testing postings by all Load testing postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.3% to 0.3%. 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.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index