Playwright jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-06-11, Playwright appears in 1,922 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-06-11
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Frequently asked questions about Playwright
+Is Playwright in demand in 2026?
Yes. Playwright appears in 1,922 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (13% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Playwright?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, the job titles most likely to require Playwright are Software Engineer (13% of postings list Playwright), QA Engineer (12% of postings list Playwright), QA Automation Engineer (10% of postings list Playwright).
+What skills are commonly paired with Playwright?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-06-11), Playwright most often appears alongside TypeScript, CI/CD, JavaScript, Cypress, Selenium.
+Where is Playwright most in demand?
As of 2026-06-11, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Playwright are Bengaluru, New York City, Pune, San Francisco, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Playwright content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Playwright — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Playwright
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 243 | 12.6% |
| QA Engineer | 221 | 11.5% |
| QA Automation Engineer | 200 | 10.4% |
| Frontend Engineer | 94 | 4.9% |
| Software Development Engineer in Test | 68 | 3.5% |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 64 | 3.3% |
| Test Automation Engineer | 47 | 2.4% |
| Automation QA Engineer | 36 | 1.9% |
| Quality Engineer | 33 | 1.7% |
| Software Engineer in Test | 33 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for Playwright
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 75 | 3.9% |
| New York City | 65 | 3.4% |
| Pune | 59 | 3.1% |
| San Francisco | 55 | 2.9% |
| London | 40 | 2.1% |
| Tokyo | 27 | 1.4% |
| Tel Aviv | 22 | 1.1% |
| Berlin | 21 | 1.1% |
| Hyderabad | 21 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with Playwright
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11. 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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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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