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

As of 2026-09-30, pytest appears in 960 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning pytest, with demand share up 3.1% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
960
Demand vs prior month
up 3.1% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 25.2% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Bengaluru

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Frequently asked questions about pytest

+Is pytest in demand in 2026?

Yes. pytest appears in 960 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning pytest (25.2% of all postings mentioning pytest).

+What jobs require pytest?

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 pytest are SDET Engineer (25.0% of that role’s postings mention pytest), Full-Stack Developer (23.6% of that role’s postings mention pytest), Software Development Engineer in Test (20.3% of that role’s postings mention pytest).

+What skills are commonly paired with pytest?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), pytest most often appears alongside Python, CI/CD, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java.

+Where is pytest most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring pytest are Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, New York City, Milpitas, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new pytest content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after pytest?

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 pytest — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around pytest

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before pytest

Before pytestpython → pytest: 44 observed employer moves with this skill pairJenkins → pytest: 25 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → pytest: 25 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → pytest: 17 observed employer moves with this skill pairdocker → pytest: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → pytest: 14 observed employer moves with this skill pairMYSQL → pytest: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairPostgreSQL → pytest: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairpytestpython: 44 movespython44 movesJenkins: 25 movesJenkins25 movesJava: 25 movesJava25 movessql: 17 movessql17 movesdocker: 15 movesdocker15 movesJavaScript: 14 movesJavaScript14 movesMYSQL: 13 movesMYSQL13 movesPostgreSQL: 11 movesPostgreSQL11 moves

Skills after pytest

After pytestpytest → GitHub Actions: 17 observed employer moves with this skill pairpytest → docker: 16 observed employer moves with this skill pairpytest → PostgreSQL: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairpytest → kubernetes: 14 observed employer moves with this skill pairpytest → sql: 14 observed employer moves with this skill pairpytest → python: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairpytest → FastAPI: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairpytest → Kafka: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairpytestGitHub Actions: 17 movesGitHub Actions17 movesdocker: 16 movesdocker16 movesPostgreSQL: 15 movesPostgreSQL15 moveskubernetes: 14 moveskubernetes14 movessql: 14 movessql14 movespython: 13 movespython13 movesFastAPI: 11 movesFastAPI11 movesKafka: 11 movesKafka11 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: python44
Before: Jenkins25
Before: Java25
Before: sql17
Before: docker15
Before: JavaScript14
Before: MYSQL13
Before: PostgreSQL11
After: GitHub Actions17
After: docker16
After: PostgreSQL15
After: kubernetes14
After: sql14
After: python13
After: FastAPI11
After: Kafka11

Roles most likely to require pytest

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
SDET Engineer525.0%
Full-Stack Developer4123.6%
Software Development Engineer in Test3120.3%
Backend Developer4515.3%
Automation QA Engineer713.0%
SDET812.7%
Quality Assurance Automation Engineer312.0%
Software Quality Engineer610.7%
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)1510.6%
Software Engineer in Test219.8%

Roles with the most pytest postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer24225.2%
QA Engineer464.8%
Backend Developer454.7%
Full-Stack Developer414.3%
QA Automation Engineer384.0%
Software Development Engineer in Test313.2%
Data Engineer222.3%
Software Engineer in Test212.2%
Backend Engineer181.9%
Quality Assurance Engineer181.9%

Top companies posting jobs requiring pytest

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring pytest
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Anyone-ai143
Cisco60
Nimble Storage16
Conga14
NVIDIA13
Capco11
Bosch11
Truelogic9
PlayStation9
Elsevier8

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 pytest

NamePostingsShare
Bengaluru373.9%
Hyderabad192.0%
Pune161.7%
New York City141.5%
Milpitas131.4%
San Jose131.4%
Boston111.1%
San Francisco111.1%
London101.0%

Skills commonly paired with pytest

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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 pytest by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s pytest postings by all pytest 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: 0.4% to 0.4%. 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 2,596 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