Test Lead jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-07-22, Skillenai has indexed 36 job postings with the title “Test Lead” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java, with demand up 90% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-22
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+How many Test Lead jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 36 job postings with the title “Test Lead” over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, with demand up 90% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Test Lead jobs require?
Across Test Lead postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, the skills mentioned most often are Java, SQL, Selenium, ETL testing, test strategy.
+Which cities are hiring the most Test Lead?
As of 2026-07-22, Test Lead postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Richardson, Bellevue, Phoenix, Denver, Irvine.
+Is Test Lead a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 36 Test Lead postings over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, with demand up 90% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Test Lead postings is Java, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Test Lead postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Test Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 20 | 55.6% |
| SQL | 17 | 47.2% |
| Selenium | 12 | 33.3% |
| ETL testing | 12 | 33.3% |
| test strategy | 9 | 25.0% |
| Python | 8 | 22.2% |
| test automation | 8 | 22.2% |
| ETL | 7 | 19.4% |
| Hive | 7 | 19.4% |
| JUnit | 6 | 16.7% |
| RDBMS | 6 | 16.7% |
| Pig | 6 | 16.7% |
| Agile | 5 | 13.9% |
| test design | 5 | 13.9% |
| functional testing | 5 | 13.9% |
Top metros hiring Test Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Richardson | 4 | 11.1% |
| Bellevue | 3 | 8.3% |
| Phoenix | 3 | 8.3% |
| Denver | 2 | 5.6% |
| Irvine | 2 | 5.6% |
| Jersey City | 2 | 5.6% |
| Plano | 2 | 5.6% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 5.6% |
| Tampa | 2 | 5.6% |
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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 Lead”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Test Lead
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 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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