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

As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 71 job postings with the title “Automation Test Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Selenium.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
71
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Bengaluru

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Frequently asked questions about Automation Test Engineer jobs

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

Skillenai has indexed 71 job postings with the title “Automation Test Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.

+What skills do Automation Test Engineer jobs require?

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

+Which cities are hiring the most Automation Test Engineer?

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

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

Skillenai indexes 71 Automation Test Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Automation Test Engineer 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 Automation Test 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 Automation Test Engineer postings — last 90 days

Career paths through Automation Test Engineer

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

Historical career profiles · all locations

22 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Automation Test Engineer

Before Automation Test EngineerSoftware Test Engineer → Automation Test Engineer: 11 observed employer movesSoftware Engineer → Automation Test Engineer: 9 observed employer movesSoftware Quality Engineer → Automation Test Engineer: 3 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Analyst → Automation Test Engineer: 3 observed employer movesAutomation Engineer → Automation Test Engineer: 3 observed employer movesQA Engineer → Automation Test Engineer: 3 observed employer movesQA Analyst → Automation Test Engineer: 3 observed employer movesAutomationTest EngineerSoftware Test Engineer: 11 movesSoftware TestEngineer11 movesSoftware Engineer: 9 movesSoftware Engineer9 movesSoftware Quality Engineer: 3 movesSoftware QualityEngineer3 movesQuality Assurance Analyst: 3 movesQuality AssuranceAnalyst3 movesAutomation Engineer: 3 movesAutomationEngineer3 movesQA Engineer: 3 movesQA Engineer3 movesQA Analyst: 3 movesQA Analyst3 moves

Roles after Automation Test Engineer

After Automation Test EngineerAutomation Test Engineer → Quality Assurance Engineer: 3 observed employer movesAutomation Test Engineer → Software Test Engineer: 3 observed employer movesAutomation Test Engineer → Test Engineer: 3 observed employer movesAutomation Test Engineer → QA Automation Engineer: 3 observed employer movesAutomation Test Engineer → Software Engineer: 2 observed employer movesAutomation Test Engineer → Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET): 2 observed employer movesAutomation Test Engineer → Software Quality Engineer: 2 observed employer movesAutomationTest EngineerQuality Assurance Engineer: 3 movesQuality AssuranceEngineer3 movesSoftware Test Engineer: 3 movesSoftware TestEngineer3 movesTest Engineer: 3 movesTest Engineer3 movesQA Automation Engineer: 3 movesQA AutomationEngineer3 movesSoftware Engineer: 2 movesSoftware Engineer2 movesSoftware Development Engineer in Test (SDET): 2 movesSoftwareDevelopmentEngineer in Test…2 movesSoftware Quality Engineer: 2 movesSoftware QualityEngineer2 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: Automation Test Engineer (different employer)22
Before: Software Test Engineer11
Before: Software Engineer9
Before: Software Quality Engineer3
Before: Quality Assurance Analyst3
Before: Automation Engineer3
Before: QA Engineer3
Before: QA Analyst3
After: Automation Test Engineer (different employer)22
After: Quality Assurance Engineer3
After: Software Test Engineer3
After: Test Engineer3
After: QA Automation Engineer3
After: Software Engineer2
After: Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)2
After: Software Quality Engineer2

Skills most often required for Automation Test Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Selenium2940.8%
CI/CD2535.2%
Jenkins2433.8%
Python2332.4%
Java2129.6%
test automation2028.2%
Playwright1926.8%
JIRA1926.8%
SQL1723.9%
Git1723.9%
Postman1318.3%
JavaScript1318.3%
regression testing1318.3%
Agile1115.5%
GitHub Actions1115.5%

Top companies posting Automation Test Engineer jobs

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

Top companies posting Automation Test Engineer jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Capco5
Skywarditsolutions4
FIS2
Accenture Federal Services2
TestYantra Software Solutions2
Worldpay2
Cigna2
Diconium Data2
Absolute1
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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 Automation Test Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Bengaluru811.3%
Pune57.0%
Hyderabad34.2%
London22.8%
Mumbai22.8%
Rockville22.8%
Washington22.8%
Annapolis11.4%
Atlanta11.4%

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