QA automation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-01, QA automation appears in 165 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — QA Automation Engineer has the most postings mentioning QA automation.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-01
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Frequently asked questions about QA automation
+Is QA automation in demand in 2026?
Yes. QA automation appears in 165 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. QA Automation Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning QA automation (49.1% of all postings mentioning QA automation).
+What jobs require QA automation?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning QA automation are QA Automation Engineer (16.6% of that role’s postings mention QA automation), SDET Engineer (10.0% of that role’s postings mention QA automation), Automation QA Engineer (9.3% of that role’s postings mention QA automation).
+What skills are commonly paired with QA automation?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-01), QA automation most often appears alongside CI/CD, Playwright, API testing, test automation, regression testing.
+Where is QA automation most in demand?
As of 2026-10-01, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring QA automation are Tel Aviv, New York City, Hyderabad, Malta, Manila, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new QA automation content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after QA automation?
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 QA automation — last 90 days
Career paths around QA automation
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before QA automation
Skills after QA automation
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.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: sql | 2 |
| Before: JavaScript | 2 |
| Before: HTML | 2 |
| Before: Java | 2 |
| Before: MEAN stack | 1 |
| Before: Unit/integration testing | 1 |
| Before: C# | 1 |
| Before: REST Assured | 1 |
| After: ci/cd | 1 |
| After: Quality Assurance | 1 |
| After: Webinars | 1 |
| After: Travis | 1 |
| After: Basecamp | 1 |
| After: video calls | 1 |
| After: docker | 1 |
| After: CocoaPods | 1 |
Roles most likely to require QA automation
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| QA Automation Engineer | 81 | 16.6% |
| SDET Engineer | 2 | 10.0% |
| Automation QA Engineer | 5 | 9.3% |
| QA Manager | 2 | 9.1% |
| Inbound Product Manager | 1 | 5.0% |
| Software Tester | 1 | 5.0% |
| Application Engineer | 3 | 4.4% |
| Integrations Engineer | 1 | 3.7% |
| Test Automation Lead | 1 | 3.4% |
| QA Engineer | 14 | 1.4% |
Roles with the most QA automation postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| QA Automation Engineer | 81 | 49.1% |
| QA Engineer | 14 | 8.5% |
| Software Engineer | 6 | 3.6% |
| Automation QA Engineer | 5 | 3.0% |
| Customer Experience (CX) AI Strategy Manager | 4 | 2.4% |
| Application Engineer | 3 | 1.8% |
| AI Adoption Technical Consultant | 2 | 1.2% |
| CX AI Strategy Manager | 2 | 1.2% |
| DevOps Engineer | 2 | 1.2% |
| Full-Stack Developer | 2 | 1.2% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring QA automation
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Brex | 7 |
| Encora | 6 |
| Betsson Group | 5 |
| Kudzu InfoTech Pvt Ltd | 3 |
| Micro1 | 3 |
| PointClickCare | 3 |
| Evolution | 3 |
| Cohere Health | 3 |
| Riverbed | 3 |
| Santex | 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 for QA automation
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tel Aviv | 7 | 4.2% |
| New York City | 5 | 3.0% |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 2.4% |
| Malta | 4 | 2.4% |
| Manila | 4 | 2.4% |
| Sofia | 4 | 2.4% |
| Cluj-Napoca | 3 | 1.8% |
| Helsinki | 3 | 1.8% |
| Warsaw | 3 | 1.8% |
Skills commonly paired with QA automation
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. 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 QA automation by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s QA automation postings by all QA automation 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). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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