Most In-Demand QA Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for QA roles right now are automation, test-automation, api — ranked across 82769 open postings.
Updated July 16, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | automation | 6,776 | +5,095 |
| 2 | test-automation | 4,826 | +3,615 |
| 3 | api | 4,640 | +3,696 |
| 4 | agile | 4,148 | +3,137 |
| 5 | python | 4,139 | +3,063 |
| 6 | ci-cd | 4,100 | +3,251 |
| 7 | ai | 3,529 | +2,538 |
| 8 | selenium | 3,025 | +2,447 |
| 9 | jira | 3,002 | +2,279 |
| 10 | sql | 2,692 | +2,017 |
| 11 | cloud | 2,605 | +2,097 |
| 12 | java | 2,587 | +1,979 |
| 13 | playwright | 2,330 | +1,939 |
| 14 | postman | 2,135 | +1,729 |
| 15 | devops | 2,133 | +1,785 |
| 16 | scrum | 2,016 | +1,633 |
| 17 | jenkins | 1,862 | +1,459 |
| 18 | git | 1,830 | +1,455 |
| 19 | javascript | 1,754 | +1,370 |
| 20 | azure | 1,674 | +1,421 |
| 21 | typescript | 1,455 | +1,183 |
| 22 | cypress | 1,433 | +1,229 |
| 23 | github | 1,410 | +1,126 |
| 24 | aws | 1,396 | +1,134 |
| 25 | linux | 1,372 | +996 |
| 26 | sdlc | 1,186 | +920 |
| 27 | jmeter | 1,093 | +904 |
| 28 | rest | 1,085 | +840 |
| 29 | azure-devops | 1,018 | +892 |
| 30 | gitlab | 994 | +762 |
| 31 | csharp | 963 | +725 |
| 32 | docker | 955 | +745 |
| 33 | cucumber | 874 | +701 |
| 34 | analytics | 853 | +647 |
| 35 | github-actions | 852 | +688 |
| 36 | machine-learning | 839 | +661 |
| 37 | version-control | 817 | +593 |
| 38 | confluence | 807 | +624 |
| 39 | cpp | 786 | +526 |
| 40 | appium | 778 | +602 |