Software Quality Assurance Analyst jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-30, Skillenai has indexed 19 job postings with the title “Software Quality Assurance Analyst” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Regression testing.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-30
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Frequently asked questions about Software Quality Assurance Analyst jobs
+How many Software Quality Assurance Analyst jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 19 job postings with the title “Software Quality Assurance Analyst” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30.
+What skills do Software Quality Assurance Analyst jobs require?
Across Software Quality Assurance Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, the skills mentioned most often are Regression testing, defect tracking, test planning, Postman, Selenium.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Quality Assurance Analyst?
As of 2026-10-30, Software Quality Assurance Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Chennai, Colorado Springs, Pune, Cork, Durham.
+Is Software Quality Assurance Analyst a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 19 Software Quality Assurance Analyst postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. The skill mentioned most often in Software Quality Assurance Analyst postings is Regression testing, 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 Software Quality Assurance Analyst?
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 Software Quality Assurance Analyst postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
216 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Roles after Software Quality Assurance Analyst
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: Software Quality Assurance Analyst (different employer) | 216 |
| Before: Quality Assurance Analyst | 35 |
| Before: Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 35 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 15 |
| Before: Software Test Engineer | 11 |
| Before: QA Analyst | 10 |
| Before: Quality Assurance Tester | 8 |
| Before: Business Analyst | 7 |
| After: Software Quality Assurance Analyst (different employer) | 216 |
| After: Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 45 |
| After: Quality Assurance Analyst | 21 |
| After: Business Analyst | 13 |
| After: Software Test Engineer | 12 |
| After: Quality Assurance Tester | 10 |
| After: Software Engineer | 8 |
| After: QA Analyst | 7 |
Skills most often required for Software Quality Assurance Analyst
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regression testing | 9 | 47.4% |
| defect tracking | 6 | 31.6% |
| test planning | 5 | 26.3% |
| Postman | 5 | 26.3% |
| Selenium | 5 | 26.3% |
| Software Testing | 5 | 26.3% |
| Automated testing | 5 | 26.3% |
| Playwright | 4 | 21.1% |
| Agile | 4 | 21.1% |
| functional testing | 4 | 21.1% |
| JIRA | 4 | 21.1% |
| Test case design | 3 | 15.8% |
| SQL | 3 | 15.8% |
| Manual testing | 3 | 15.8% |
| Software Quality Assurance | 3 | 15.8% |
Top companies posting Software Quality Assurance Analyst jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Wk | 6 |
| Careers-americansystems | 2 |
| National Indemnity Company | 1 |
| Lifeworks | 1 |
| Intelerad | 1 |
| Saks | 1 |
| Starbucks | 1 |
| BnkToTheFuture | 1 |
| KBR, Inc | 1 |
| LabCorp | 1 |
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 Software Quality Assurance Analyst
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 3 | 15.8% |
| Colorado Springs | 2 | 10.5% |
| Pune | 2 | 10.5% |
| Cork | 1 | 5.3% |
| Durham | 1 | 5.3% |
| Milan | 1 | 5.3% |
| Nashville | 1 | 5.3% |
| Omaha | 1 | 5.3% |
| Porto Alegre | 1 | 5.3% |
| Ridgecrest | 1 | 5.3% |
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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 2026-10-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Quality Assurance Analyst”. 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
- Software Quality Assurance Analyst
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-10-30
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- 90