Most In-Demand QA Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for QA roles right now are automation, test-automation, api — ranked across 80494 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | automation | 6,731 | +6,731 |
| 2 | test-automation | 4,892 | +4,892 |
| 3 | api | 4,321 | +4,321 |
| 4 | python | 4,230 | +4,230 |
| 5 | agile | 3,971 | +3,971 |
| 6 | ci-cd | 3,884 | +3,884 |
| 7 | ai | 3,733 | +3,733 |
| 8 | jira | 2,831 | +2,831 |
| 9 | selenium | 2,673 | +2,673 |
| 10 | sql | 2,655 | +2,655 |
| 11 | cloud | 2,618 | +2,618 |
| 12 | java | 2,396 | +2,396 |
| 13 | playwright | 2,208 | +2,208 |
| 14 | devops | 2,152 | +2,152 |
| 15 | postman | 1,902 | +1,902 |
| 16 | git | 1,854 | +1,854 |
| 17 | scrum | 1,801 | +1,801 |
| 18 | azure | 1,718 | +1,718 |
| 19 | jenkins | 1,652 | +1,652 |
| 20 | javascript | 1,511 | +1,511 |
| 21 | linux | 1,445 | +1,445 |
| 22 | aws | 1,405 | +1,405 |
| 23 | typescript | 1,387 | +1,387 |
| 24 | github | 1,332 | +1,332 |
| 25 | cypress | 1,200 | +1,200 |
| 26 | rest | 1,188 | +1,188 |
| 27 | azure-devops | 1,116 | +1,116 |
| 28 | csharp | 1,035 | +1,035 |
| 29 | sdlc | 1,004 | +1,004 |
| 30 | docker | 992 | +992 |
| 31 | acceptance-criteria | 950 | +950 |
| 32 | gitlab | 935 | +935 |
| 33 | analytics | 908 | +908 |
| 34 | networking | 907 | +907 |
| 35 | jmeter | 892 | +892 |
| 36 | cpp | 876 | +876 |
| 37 | version-control | 816 | +816 |
| 38 | kubernetes | 810 | +810 |
| 39 | github-actions | 788 | +788 |
| 40 | accessibility | 775 | +775 |