quality assurance (QA) jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, quality assurance (QA) appears in 300 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Quality Assurance Specialist has the most postings mentioning quality assurance (QA), with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about quality assurance (QA)
+Is quality assurance (QA) in demand in 2026?
Yes. quality assurance (QA) appears in 300 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks. Quality Assurance Specialist accounts for the most postings mentioning quality assurance (QA) (6.7% of all postings mentioning quality assurance (QA)).
+What jobs require quality assurance (QA)?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning quality assurance (QA) are Quality Assurance Inspector (22.1% of that role’s postings mention quality assurance (QA)), Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer (9.1% of that role’s postings mention quality assurance (QA)), Quality Test Engineer (7.1% of that role’s postings mention quality assurance (QA)).
+What skills are commonly paired with quality assurance (QA)?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), quality assurance (QA) most often appears alongside quality control (QC), Python, test automation, regression testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
+Where is quality assurance (QA) most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring quality assurance (QA) are Aiken, Cleveland, Richland, Hyderabad, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring quality assurance (QA) — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require quality assurance (QA)
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Assurance Inspector | 17 | 22.1% |
| Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer | 2 | 9.1% |
| Quality Test Engineer | 2 | 7.1% |
| Quality Assurance Lead | 6 | 6.7% |
| Quality Assurance Specialist | 20 | 6.2% |
| Quality Assurance Supervisor | 3 | 4.8% |
| Quality Assurance Director | 4 | 4.8% |
| Generative AI Analyst | 1 | 4.8% |
| IT Consultant | 1 | 4.8% |
| Propulsion Engineer | 1 | 4.8% |
Roles with the most quality assurance (QA) postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Assurance Specialist | 20 | 6.7% |
| Quality Assurance Inspector | 17 | 5.7% |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 11 | 3.7% |
| Quality Assurance Manager | 11 | 3.7% |
| Product Manager | 9 | 3.0% |
| Program Manager | 9 | 3.0% |
| QA Engineer | 9 | 3.0% |
| Business Analyst | 7 | 2.3% |
| Data Analyst | 7 | 2.3% |
| Quality Assurance Analyst | 7 | 2.3% |
Top metros hiring for quality assurance (QA)
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aiken | 7 | 2.3% |
| Cleveland | 7 | 2.3% |
| Richland | 7 | 2.3% |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 2.0% |
| Boston | 5 | 1.7% |
| Queen Creek | 5 | 1.7% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 1.7% |
| Anderson | 4 | 1.3% |
| Austin | 4 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with quality assurance (QA)
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Explore related pages
- Quality Assurance Inspector
- Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer
- Quality Test Engineer
- Quality Assurance Lead
- Quality Assurance Specialist
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Quality Assurance Director
- Generative AI Analyst
- quality control (QC)
- Python
- test automation
- regression testing
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Test cases
- regulatory compliance
- SQL
How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. 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 quality assurance (QA) by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s quality assurance (QA) postings by all quality assurance (QA) 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).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-28
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