What Senior QA Jobs Ask For
Across 2,381 open Senior QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, test-automation, api.
Updated October 28, 2026
2,507 open Senior QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 2,381 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 56% |
| test-automation | 46% |
| api | 38% |
| python | 37% |
| ci-cd | 35% |
| agile | 31% |
| ai | 30% |
| cloud | 23% |
| jira | 22% |
| playwright | 22% |
| selenium | 21% |
| sql | 20% |
| java | 18% |
| devops | 16% |
| root-cause-analysis | 16% |
| git | 15% |
| api-testing | 14% |
| jenkins | 14% |
| azure | 14% |
| postman | 14% |
| typescript | 13% |
| scrum | 13% |
| javascript | 13% |
| aws | 12% |
| linux | 12% |
| corrective-action | 12% |
| github | 12% |
| cypress | 10% |
| integration-testing | 10% |
| docker | 9% |
| rest | 9% |
| github-actions | 9% |
| gitlab | 9% |
| jmeter | 8% |
| azure-devops | 8% |
| acceptance-criteria | 8% |
| accessibility | 8% |
| kubernetes | 8% |
| cpp | 7% |
| rest-assured | 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.
Browse 2,507 open Senior QA jobs →
Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 5,159
- test-automation 3,898
- python 3,603
- api 2,996
- ai 2,994
- ci-cd 2,978
- agile 2,835
- jira 2,482
- sql 2,094
- cloud 2,046
- selenium 2,020
- corrective-action 1,872