Manual QA Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-09-19, Skillenai has indexed 53 job postings with the title “Manual QA Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is JIRA, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-19

Postings · last 90 days
53
Demand vs prior month
down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Gurugram

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+How many Manual QA Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 53 job postings with the title “Manual QA Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do Manual QA Engineer jobs require?

Across Manual QA Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, the skills mentioned most often are JIRA, regression testing, Confluence, Postman, Manual testing.

+Which cities are hiring the most Manual QA Engineer?

As of 2026-09-19, Manual QA Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Gurugram, Kaunas, Kyiv, Prague, Riga.

+Is Manual QA Engineer a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 53 Manual QA Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Manual QA Engineer postings is JIRA, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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Weekly Manual QA Engineer postings — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Manual QA Engineer

NamePostingsShare
JIRA3158.5%
regression testing2547.2%
Confluence2343.4%
Postman2139.6%
Manual testing2139.6%
API testing2139.6%
functional testing1935.8%
defect tracking1630.2%
SQL1630.2%
integration testing1630.2%
TestRail1426.4%
test plans1426.4%
Test cases1324.5%
cross-browser testing1222.6%
test documentation1120.8%

Top metros hiring Manual QA Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Gurugram23.8%
Kaunas23.8%
Kyiv23.8%
Prague23.8%
Riga23.8%
Tel Aviv23.8%
Vilnius23.8%
Armenia11.9%
Barcelona11.9%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, matching postings whose canonical role is “Manual QA Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).

role
Manual QA Engineer
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-19
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index