Software Test Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-24, Skillenai has indexed 264 job postings with the title “Software Test Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 40% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-24
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+How many Software Test Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 264 job postings with the title “Software Test Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, with demand down 40% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Test Engineer jobs require?
Across Software Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, the skills mentioned most often are Python, test automation, CI/CD, regression testing, Selenium.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Test Engineer?
As of 2026-09-24, Software Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Pune, Bengaluru, Metzingen, Topeka, Huntsville.
+Is Software Test Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 264 Software Test Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, with demand down 40% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Test Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Test Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Software Test Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 108 | 40.9% |
| test automation | 96 | 36.4% |
| CI/CD | 77 | 29.2% |
| regression testing | 71 | 26.9% |
| Selenium | 67 | 25.4% |
| integration testing | 54 | 20.5% |
| Playwright | 52 | 19.7% |
| Java | 51 | 19.3% |
| Git | 48 | 18.2% |
| Software Testing | 47 | 17.8% |
| Jenkins | 46 | 17.4% |
| API testing | 43 | 16.3% |
| Linux | 41 | 15.5% |
| JIRA | 41 | 15.5% |
| functional testing | 39 | 14.8% |
Top metros hiring Software Test Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pune | 22 | 8.3% |
| Bengaluru | 15 | 5.7% |
| Metzingen | 8 | 3.0% |
| Topeka | 7 | 2.7% |
| Huntsville | 6 | 2.3% |
| Arlington | 5 | 1.9% |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 1.9% |
| Colorado Springs | 4 | 1.5% |
| Aberdeen Proving Ground | 3 | 1.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Test Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Software Test Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-24
- window_days
- 90
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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