What Lead QA Jobs Ask For
Across 50 open Lead QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, test-automation, python.
Updated October 27, 2026
51 open Lead QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 50 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 56% |
| test-automation | 46% |
| python | 38% |
| ai | 36% |
| acceptance-criteria | 32% |
| api | 32% |
| ci-cd | 28% |
| cloud | 20% |
| playwright | 20% |
| networking | 18% |
| selenium | 18% |
| api-testing | 16% |
| integration-testing | 16% |
| typescript | 16% |
| github | 14% |
| llm | 14% |
| cli | 12% |
| devops | 12% |
| firmware | 12% |
| jira | 12% |
| linux | 12% |
| pytest | 12% |
| rest | 12% |
| stakeholder-management | 12% |
| analytics | 10% |
| github-actions | 10% |
| java | 10% |
| jenkins | 10% |
| labview | 10% |
| matlab | 10% |
| root-cause-analysis | 10% |
| sql | 10% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 433
- python 376
- ai 315
- test-automation 315
- api 217
- ci-cd 191
- linux 150
- cloud 141
- playwright 130
- jira 125
- agile 122
- sql 117