QA jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, QA appears in 585 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning QA.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+Is QA in demand in 2026?
Yes. QA appears in 585 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning QA (14.9% of all postings mentioning QA).
+What jobs require QA?
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 QA are QA Lead (15.8% of that role’s postings mention QA), React Native Developer (9.5% of that role’s postings mention QA), Field Engineer (8.9% of that role’s postings mention QA).
+What skills are commonly paired with QA?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), QA most often appears alongside Python, SQL, test automation, CI/CD, testing.
+Where is QA most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring QA are San Francisco, New York City, London, Hyderabad, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new QA content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after QA?
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 — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around QA
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before QA
Skills after QA
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: python | 8 |
| Before: sql | 8 |
| Before: JavaScript | 8 |
| Before: CSS | 7 |
| Before: Jira | 7 |
| Before: Excel | 6 |
| Before: HTML | 6 |
| Before: Java | 6 |
| After: python | 8 |
| After: docker | 7 |
| After: Jira | 7 |
| After: terraform | 6 |
| After: Java | 5 |
| After: Microservices | 5 |
| After: SQL Server | 5 |
| After: kubernetes | 5 |
Roles most likely to require QA
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| QA Lead | 6 | 15.8% |
| React Native Developer | 2 | 9.5% |
| Field Engineer | 4 | 8.9% |
| Chief Technology Officer | 4 | 8.5% |
| QA Engineer | 61 | 6.1% |
| AI Research Engineer | 6 | 6.1% |
| System Architect | 6 | 5.0% |
| QA Manager | 1 | 4.5% |
| Software Engineering Team Lead | 1 | 4.5% |
| Marketing Operations Manager | 1 | 4.0% |
Roles with the most QA postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 87 | 14.9% |
| QA Engineer | 61 | 10.4% |
| Software Engineer | 56 | 9.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 20 | 3.4% |
| Business Analyst | 16 | 2.7% |
| Product Designer | 16 | 2.7% |
| Technical Program Manager | 13 | 2.2% |
| Data Analyst | 9 | 1.5% |
| AI Research Engineer | 6 | 1.0% |
| Program Manager | 6 | 1.0% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring QA
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Helsing | 10 |
| Cisco | 9 |
| Fundraise Up | 7 |
| Anduril Industries | 6 |
| Aphex | 6 |
| Truelogic | 5 |
| Sharkninjaoperatingllc | 5 |
| TTEC | 5 |
| Checkr | 5 |
| Writer | 4 |
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
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 34 | 5.8% |
| New York City | 33 | 5.6% |
| London | 13 | 2.2% |
| Hyderabad | 10 | 1.7% |
| Paris | 10 | 1.7% |
| Toronto | 10 | 1.7% |
| Austin | 8 | 1.4% |
| Bengaluru | 8 | 1.4% |
| Boston | 6 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with QA
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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 QA by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s QA postings by all QA 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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