QA Engineer Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 9% · 323
• Middle 16% · 563
• Senior 59% · 2,055
• Lead+ 16% · 562

Few Junior roles — 9%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 3 503 postings that name a level, Junior — 9%, Middle — 16%, Senior — 59%, Lead+ — 16%.

What postings ask for

• ○ Python21%
• ○ Java18%
• ○ Playwright16%
• ○ Selenium13%
• ○ SQL13%
• ○ Postman11%
• ○ JavaScript10%
• ○ Jenkins9%

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: Python — 21%, Java — 18%, Playwright — 16%, Selenium — 13%, SQL — 13%, Postman — 11%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US1,409
• 🇵🇱 Poland954
• 🇮🇳 India555
• 🇷🇺 Russia363
• 🇬🇧 the UK208
• 🇩🇪 Germany188

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 team62%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites31%
• Telegram channels — job channels7%

Where the openings come from: 62% from company career sites (direct apply), 31% from job boards, 7% from Telegram channels.