What Senior QA Jobs Ask For
Across 150 open Senior QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, python, test-automation.
Updated October 27, 2026
152 open Senior QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 150 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 77% |
| python | 65% |
| test-automation | 63% |
| ai | 45% |
| api | 41% |
| ci-cd | 36% |
| cloud | 29% |
| linux | 27% |
| playwright | 25% |
| api-testing | 24% |
| cpp | 22% |
| sql | 21% |
| typescript | 19% |
| agile | 19% |
| root-cause-analysis | 18% |
| git | 17% |
| jira | 17% |
| selenium | 17% |
| aws | 15% |
| oscilloscope | 15% |
| postman | 15% |
| docker | 14% |
| distributed-systems | 13% |
| github | 13% |
| github-actions | 13% |
| jenkins | 13% |
| corrective-action | 12% |
| java | 12% |
| analytics | 11% |
| pytest | 11% |
| firmware | 11% |
| labview | 11% |
| microservices | 11% |
| scrum | 11% |
| integration-testing | 10% |
| llm | 10% |
| machine-learning | 10% |
| matlab | 10% |
| cypress | 9% |
| ethernet | 9% |
"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 152 open Senior QA jobs →
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