Defect tracking jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-14, Defect tracking appears in 303 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for QA Engineer roles, with demand down 3% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-14
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Frequently asked questions about Defect tracking
+Is Defect tracking in demand in 2026?
Yes. Defect tracking appears in 303 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-14, with demand down 3% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for QA Engineer roles (13% of QA Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Defect tracking?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-14, the job titles most likely to require Defect tracking are QA Engineer (13% of postings list Defect tracking), Quality Assurance Engineer (7% of postings list Defect tracking), Test Engineer (6% of postings list Defect tracking).
+What skills are commonly paired with Defect tracking?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-14), Defect tracking most often appears alongside regression testing, JIRA, integration testing, functional testing, test automation.
+Where is Defect tracking most in demand?
As of 2026-08-14, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Defect tracking are Hyderabad, Prague, Warsaw, Gurugram, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Defect tracking — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Defect tracking
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| QA Engineer | 39 | 12.9% |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 20 | 6.6% |
| Test Engineer | 19 | 6.3% |
| Manual QA Engineer | 16 | 5.3% |
| Business Analyst | 12 | 4.0% |
| Software Test Engineer | 11 | 3.6% |
| QA Automation Engineer | 10 | 3.3% |
| Test Automation Engineer | 9 | 3.0% |
| Software Engineer | 7 | 2.3% |
| Software QA Engineer | 7 | 2.3% |
Top metros hiring for Defect tracking
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 7 | 2.3% |
| Prague | 5 | 1.7% |
| Warsaw | 5 | 1.7% |
| Gurugram | 4 | 1.3% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 1.0% |
| Bucharest | 3 | 1.0% |
| Chennai | 3 | 1.0% |
| San Jose | 3 | 1.0% |
| Washington | 3 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with Defect tracking
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-14. 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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- 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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