Test Automation Lead jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-07-22, Skillenai has indexed 43 job postings with the title “Test Automation Lead” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Selenium, with demand up 79% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-22
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Frequently asked questions about Test Automation Lead jobs
+How many Test Automation Lead jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 43 job postings with the title “Test Automation Lead” over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, with demand up 79% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Test Automation Lead jobs require?
Across Test Automation Lead postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, the skills mentioned most often are Selenium, Java, DevOps, Agile, test automation.
+Which cities are hiring the most Test Automation Lead?
As of 2026-07-22, Test Automation Lead postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Chicago, Phoenix, Madison, Richardson, Irvine.
+Is Test Automation Lead a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 43 Test Automation Lead postings over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, with demand up 79% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Test Automation Lead postings is Selenium, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Test Automation Lead postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Test Automation Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Selenium | 33 | 76.7% |
| Java | 31 | 72.1% |
| DevOps | 14 | 32.6% |
| Agile | 13 | 30.2% |
| test automation | 13 | 30.2% |
| Jenkins | 11 | 25.6% |
| test automation framework design | 10 | 23.3% |
| CI/CD | 9 | 20.9% |
| BDD | 9 | 20.9% |
| TestNG | 9 | 20.9% |
| Cucumber | 8 | 18.6% |
| Python | 6 | 14.0% |
| Test automation frameworks | 6 | 14.0% |
| SQL | 6 | 14.0% |
| API testing | 6 | 14.0% |
Top metros hiring Test Automation Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 9 | 20.9% |
| Phoenix | 4 | 9.3% |
| Madison | 3 | 7.0% |
| Richardson | 3 | 7.0% |
| Irvine | 2 | 4.7% |
| Irving | 2 | 4.7% |
| Johnston | 2 | 4.7% |
| Nashville | 2 | 4.7% |
| Ames | 1 | 2.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, matching postings whose canonical role is “Test Automation Lead”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Test Automation Lead
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-07-22
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- 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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