Automation QA Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-29, Skillenai has indexed 50 job postings with the title “Automation QA Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is CI/CD.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29
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Frequently asked questions about Automation QA Engineer jobs
+How many Automation QA Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 50 job postings with the title “Automation QA Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29.
+What skills do Automation QA Engineer jobs require?
Across Automation QA Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, the skills mentioned most often are CI/CD, Java, Selenium, Python, Playwright.
+Which cities are hiring the most Automation QA Engineer?
As of 2026-10-29, Automation QA Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Kyiv, Sofia, Manila, San Francisco, Shah Alam.
+Is Automation QA Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 50 Automation QA Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. The skill mentioned most often in Automation QA Engineer postings is CI/CD, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Automation QA Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Automation QA Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Automation QA Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
2 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Automation QA Engineer
Roles after Automation QA Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: QA Engineer | 2 |
| Before: Automation QA Engineer (different employer) | 2 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Quality Assurance Consultant | 1 |
| Before: BackEnd Developer | 1 |
| Before: Software Quality Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Integration and Verification Engineer | 1 |
| Before: QA Automation Engineer | 1 |
| After: Automation QA Engineer (different employer) | 2 |
| After: Software Quality Engineer | 1 |
| After: Automation Test Engineer | 1 |
| After: Software Engineer in Test | 1 |
| After: Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 1 |
| After: QA Automation Engineer | 1 |
| After: Data Analyst | 1 |
| After: Quality Assurance Test Engineer | 1 |
Skills most often required for Automation QA Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CI/CD | 36 | 72.0% |
| Java | 25 | 50.0% |
| Selenium | 19 | 38.0% |
| Python | 18 | 36.0% |
| Playwright | 17 | 34.0% |
| Git | 15 | 30.0% |
| API testing | 14 | 28.0% |
| Jenkins | 14 | 28.0% |
| SQL | 13 | 26.0% |
| JIRA | 12 | 24.0% |
| regression testing | 12 | 24.0% |
| Postman | 11 | 22.0% |
| test automation | 11 | 22.0% |
| TypeScript | 10 | 20.0% |
| Cucumber | 9 | 18.0% |
Top companies posting Automation QA Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Exadelinc | 5 |
| 360 IT Professionals | 4 |
| Lfnw | 3 |
| HelpWire | 2 |
| Hedgehog Lab | 2 |
| Razer | 2 |
| Nord Security | 2 |
| LucidLink | 2 |
| Mitratech | 2 |
| Playtech | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Automation QA Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kyiv | 4 | 8.0% |
| Sofia | 4 | 8.0% |
| Manila | 2 | 4.0% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 4.0% |
| Shah Alam | 2 | 4.0% |
| Belgrade | 1 | 2.0% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 2.0% |
| Chennai | 1 | 2.0% |
| Glendale | 1 | 2.0% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, matching postings whose canonical role is “Automation QA Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Automation QA Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-10-29
- window_days
- 90