Acceptance testing jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-29, Acceptance testing appears in 310 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Acceptance testing, with demand share down 2.7% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29

Postings · last 90 days
310
Demand vs prior month
down 2.7% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 17.7% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Long Beach

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Frequently asked questions about Acceptance testing

+Is Acceptance testing in demand in 2026?

Yes. Acceptance testing appears in 310 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Acceptance testing (17.7% of all postings mentioning Acceptance testing).

+What jobs require Acceptance testing?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Acceptance testing are Mechanical Test Engineer (14.6% of that role’s postings mention Acceptance testing), Avionics Test Engineer (10.0% of that role’s postings mention Acceptance testing), RF Test Engineer (9.5% of that role’s postings mention Acceptance testing).

+What skills are commonly paired with Acceptance testing?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), Acceptance testing most often appears alongside integration testing, unit testing, Python, CI/CD, regression testing.

+Where is Acceptance testing most in demand?

As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Acceptance testing are Long Beach, Irvine, London, San Francisco, Sunnyvale, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new Acceptance testing content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning Acceptance testing alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new Acceptance testing content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after Acceptance testing?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring Acceptance testing — last 90 days

Career paths around Acceptance testing

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Acceptance testing

Before Acceptance testingJava → Acceptance testing: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairtest cases → Acceptance testing: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairC# → Acceptance testing: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → Acceptance testing: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Acceptance testing: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairJenkins → Acceptance testing: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairci/cd → Acceptance testing: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystem requirements → Acceptance testing: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAcceptancetestingJava: 5 movesJava5 movestest cases: 4 movestest cases4 movesC#: 3 movesC#3 movespython: 3 movespython3 movessql: 3 movessql3 movesJenkins: 3 movesJenkins3 movesci/cd: 2 movesci/cd2 movessystem requirements: 2 movessystemrequirements2 moves

Skills after Acceptance testing

After Acceptance testingAcceptance testing → sql: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairAcceptance testing → Scrum: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAcceptance testing → smoke: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAcceptance testing → Node.js: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAcceptance testing → Excel: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAcceptance testing → Java: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAcceptance testing → JUnit: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAcceptance testing → python: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAcceptancetestingsql: 3 movessql3 movesScrum: 2 movesScrum2 movessmoke: 2 movessmoke2 movesNode.js: 2 movesNode.js2 movesExcel: 2 movesExcel2 movesJava: 2 movesJava2 movesJUnit: 2 movesJUnit2 movespython: 2 movespython2 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.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

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: Java5
Before: test cases4
Before: C#3
Before: python3
Before: sql3
Before: Jenkins3
Before: ci/cd2
Before: system requirements2
After: sql3
After: Scrum2
After: smoke2
After: Node.js2
After: Excel2
After: Java2
After: JUnit2
After: python2

Roles most likely to require Acceptance testing

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Mechanical Test Engineer714.6%
Avionics Test Engineer310.0%
RF Test Engineer49.5%
Automation QA Engineer24.0%
Naval Architect14.0%
Systems Engineer Intern13.8%
Systems Test Engineer43.7%
Production Test Engineer13.6%
Associate Product Manager23.0%
Quality Engineering Manager12.9%

Roles with the most Acceptance testing postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer5517.7%
Business Analyst216.8%
Systems Engineer216.8%
Test Engineer216.8%
QA Engineer175.5%
Full Stack Engineer92.9%
Product Manager92.9%
Technical Program Manager92.9%
Mechanical Test Engineer72.3%
Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager51.6%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Acceptance testing

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring Acceptance testing
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Northrop Grumman19
Anduril Industries12
Cisco12
Desjardins8
CrowdStrike7
SocketLabs7
RocketHub6
Version 15
Mastercard5
Actalent5

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 for Acceptance testing

NamePostingsShare
Long Beach185.8%
Irvine72.3%
London51.6%
San Francisco51.6%
Sunnyvale51.6%
Reston41.3%
Toronto41.3%
Annapolis31.0%
Bozeman31.0%

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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 2026-10-29. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Acceptance testing by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Acceptance testing postings by all Acceptance testing postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. 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 2,482 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 and 2026-07-28 to 2026-10-26 (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.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
145d72676547d457
data_as_of
2026-10-29
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index