acceptance testing jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-13, acceptance testing appears in 173 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 11% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-13
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+Is acceptance testing in demand in 2026?
Yes. acceptance testing appears in 173 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, with demand up 11% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (16% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require acceptance testing?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, the job titles most likely to require acceptance testing are Software Engineer (16% of postings list acceptance testing), QA Engineer (6% of postings list acceptance testing), Systems Engineer (5% of postings list acceptance testing).
+What skills are commonly paired with acceptance testing?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-13), acceptance testing most often appears alongside integration testing, Python, unit testing, regression testing, test automation.
+Where is acceptance testing most in demand?
As of 2026-08-13, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring acceptance testing are Long Beach, Bristol, Costa Mesa, New York City, Belgrade, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring acceptance testing — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require acceptance testing
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 28 | 16.2% |
| QA Engineer | 10 | 5.8% |
| Systems Engineer | 9 | 5.2% |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 5 | 2.9% |
| Avionics Test Engineer | 4 | 2.3% |
| Business Analyst | 4 | 2.3% |
| Mechanical Test Engineer | 4 | 2.3% |
| Product Manager | 4 | 2.3% |
| Technical Program Manager | 4 | 2.3% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 3 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for acceptance testing
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | 8 | 4.6% |
| Bristol | 4 | 2.3% |
| Costa Mesa | 4 | 2.3% |
| New York City | 4 | 2.3% |
| Belgrade | 3 | 1.7% |
| Budapest | 3 | 1.7% |
| Denver | 3 | 1.7% |
| Dublin | 3 | 1.7% |
| Lisbon | 3 | 1.7% |
Skills commonly paired with acceptance testing
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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