Software Quality Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-05, Skillenai has indexed 52 job postings with the title “Software Quality Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is CI/CD, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-05
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+How many Software Quality Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 52 job postings with the title “Software Quality Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-05, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Quality Engineer jobs require?
Across Software Quality Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-05, the skills mentioned most often are CI/CD, Python, Playwright, API testing, test automation.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Quality Engineer?
As of 2026-09-05, Software Quality Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, San Jose, Singapore, Barcelona, Hyderabad.
+Is Software Quality Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 52 Software Quality Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-05, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Quality Engineer postings is CI/CD, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Quality Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Software Quality Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CI/CD | 28 | 53.8% |
| Python | 27 | 51.9% |
| Playwright | 19 | 36.5% |
| API testing | 18 | 34.6% |
| test automation | 15 | 28.8% |
| JavaScript | 15 | 28.8% |
| Jenkins | 14 | 26.9% |
| regression testing | 14 | 26.9% |
| Test automation frameworks | 12 | 23.1% |
| GitHub Actions | 12 | 23.1% |
| Performance testing | 12 | 23.1% |
| Selenium | 12 | 23.1% |
| TypeScript | 12 | 23.1% |
| Java | 11 | 21.2% |
| integration testing | 11 | 21.2% |
Top metros hiring Software Quality Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | 5.8% |
| San Jose | 3 | 5.8% |
| Singapore | 3 | 5.8% |
| Barcelona | 2 | 3.8% |
| Hyderabad | 2 | 3.8% |
| Kraków | 2 | 3.8% |
| Kuala Lumpur | 2 | 3.8% |
| Munich | 2 | 3.8% |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 3.8% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-05, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Quality Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Software Quality Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-05
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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