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

As of 2026-11-05, Skillenai has indexed 1,499 job postings with the title “Test Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand share up 12.3% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-05

Postings · last 90 days
1,499
Demand vs prior month
up 12.3% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Python
Top hiring metro
Guadalajara

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Frequently asked questions about Test Engineer jobs

+How many Test Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 1,499 job postings with the title “Test Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05.

+What skills do Test Engineer jobs require?

Across Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, the skills mentioned most often are Python, test automation, Root cause analysis, LabVIEW, C++.

+Which cities are hiring the most Test Engineer?

As of 2026-11-05, Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Guadalajara, Austin, Long Beach, San Francisco, Bayan Lepas.

+Is Test Engineer a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 1,499 Test Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. The skill mentioned most often in Test Engineer postings is Python, 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 Test Engineer?

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 Test Engineer postings — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths through Test Engineer

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

1,457 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Test Engineer

Before Test EngineerSoftware Engineer → Test Engineer: 201 observed employer movesSystems Engineer → Test Engineer: 81 observed employer movesQA Engineer → Test Engineer: 69 observed employer movesResearch Assistant → Test Engineer: 61 observed employer movesSoftware Test Engineer → Test Engineer: 60 observed employer movesElectrical Engineer → Test Engineer: 58 observed employer movesMechanical Engineer → Test Engineer: 49 observed employer movesTest EngineerSoftware Engineer: 201 movesSoftware Engineer201 movesSystems Engineer: 81 movesSystems Engineer81 movesQA Engineer: 69 movesQA Engineer69 movesResearch Assistant: 61 movesResearch Assistant61 movesSoftware Test Engineer: 60 movesSoftware TestEngineer60 movesElectrical Engineer: 58 movesElectricalEngineer58 movesMechanical Engineer: 49 movesMechanicalEngineer49 moves

Roles after Test Engineer

After Test EngineerTest Engineer → Software Engineer: 187 observed employer movesTest Engineer → Systems Engineer: 117 observed employer movesTest Engineer → Software Test Engineer: 65 observed employer movesTest Engineer → QA Engineer: 56 observed employer movesTest Engineer → Quality Assurance Engineer: 45 observed employer movesTest Engineer → Electrical Engineer: 33 observed employer movesTest Engineer → Engineering Manager: 26 observed employer movesTest EngineerSoftware Engineer: 187 movesSoftware Engineer187 movesSystems Engineer: 117 movesSystems Engineer117 movesSoftware Test Engineer: 65 movesSoftware TestEngineer65 movesQA Engineer: 56 movesQA Engineer56 movesQuality Assurance Engineer: 45 movesQuality AssuranceEngineer45 movesElectrical Engineer: 33 movesElectricalEngineer33 movesEngineering Manager: 26 movesEngineeringManager26 moves
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.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Test Engineer (different employer)1,457
Before: Software Engineer201
Before: Systems Engineer81
Before: QA Engineer69
Before: Research Assistant61
Before: Software Test Engineer60
Before: Electrical Engineer58
Before: Mechanical Engineer49
After: Test Engineer (different employer)1,457
After: Software Engineer187
After: Systems Engineer117
After: Software Test Engineer65
After: QA Engineer56
After: Quality Assurance Engineer45
After: Electrical Engineer33
After: Engineering Manager26

Skills most often required for Test Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Python55937.3%
test automation33622.4%
Root cause analysis19513.0%
LabVIEW19312.9%
C++17711.8%
oscilloscopes16110.7%
test procedures15910.6%
MATLAB15910.6%
Linux1439.5%
Troubleshooting1439.5%
Data analysis1348.9%
regression testing1328.8%
test plans1298.6%
functional testing1218.1%
test planning1208.0%

Top companies posting Test Engineer jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Test Engineer jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Renesas85
Northrop Grumman47
Bosch42
Flex42
Jabil39
Anduril Industries35
Actalent33
Globalpr29
CACI17
SNC16

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 Test Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Guadalajara362.4%
Austin281.9%
Long Beach271.8%
San Francisco231.5%
Bayan Lepas201.3%
El Segundo191.3%
Huntsville130.9%
Pune130.9%
Topeka130.9%

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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 2026-11-05, matching postings whose canonical role is “Test Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). Adjusted posting share: 0.6% to 0.6%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,472 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-05 and 2026-08-04 to 2026-11-02 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

role
Test Engineer
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-11-05
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index