QA Automation Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 4% · 31
• Middle 17% · 125
• Senior 66% · 486
• Lead+ 13% · 99

Few Junior roles — 4%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 741 postings that name a level, Junior — 4%, Middle — 17%, Senior — 66%, Lead+ — 13%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ Java35%
• ✔ Playwright30%
• ✔ Selenium25%
• ○ Python24%
• ○ Jenkins15%
• ○ JavaScript14%
• ○ Cypress13%
• ○ SQL13%

Share of postings that mention the skill. ✔ — 25%+, ○ — fewer; whether it is required is in the posting itself

Share of open postings that mention each skill: Java — 35%, Playwright — 30%, Selenium — 25%, Python — 24%, Jenkins — 15%, JavaScript — 14%.

Where the openings are

• 🇵🇱 Poland300
• 🇺🇸 the US142
• 🇮🇳 India89
• 🇷🇺 Russia56
• 🇺🇦 Ukraine39
• 🇩🇪 Germany31

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team53%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites40%
• Telegram channels — job channels6%

Where the openings come from: 53% from company career sites (direct apply), 40% from job boards, 6% from Telegram channels.