What Lead QA Jobs Ask For
Across 632 open Lead QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, test-automation, ci-cd.
Updated October 28, 2026
700 open Lead QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 632 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 58% |
| test-automation | 46% |
| ci-cd | 41% |
| ai | 35% |
| agile | 31% |
| api | 30% |
| selenium | 25% |
| python | 24% |
| cloud | 20% |
| playwright | 18% |
| jira | 18% |
| devops | 17% |
| sql | 16% |
| java | 16% |
| corrective-action | 14% |
| root-cause-analysis | 13% |
| api-testing | 12% |
| azure | 12% |
| jenkins | 12% |
| integration-testing | 11% |
| javascript | 11% |
| scrum | 11% |
| postman | 10% |
| typescript | 10% |
| acceptance-criteria | 9% |
| aws | 9% |
| cypress | 9% |
| github | 9% |
| git | 8% |
| sdlc | 8% |
| stakeholder-management | 8% |
| rest-assured | 8% |
| cucumber | 8% |
| jmeter | 7% |
| linux | 7% |
| accessibility | 7% |
| azure-devops | 7% |
| agentic-ai | 7% |
| github-actions | 7% |
| csharp | 7% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 5,151
- test-automation 3,891
- python 3,600
- api 2,991
- ai 2,990
- ci-cd 2,973
- agile 2,830
- jira 2,481
- sql 2,093
- cloud 2,043
- selenium 2,018
- corrective-action 1,869