Software Testing jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Software Testing appears in 1,245 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Software Testing, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Software Testing in demand in 2026?
Yes. Software Testing appears in 1,245 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Software Testing (29.3% of all postings mentioning Software Testing).
+What jobs require Software Testing?
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 Software Testing are Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer (22.7% of that role’s postings mention Software Testing), Software Quality Assurance Engineer (18.7% of that role’s postings mention Software Testing), Software Test Engineer (17.5% of that role’s postings mention Software Testing).
+What skills are commonly paired with Software Testing?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Software Testing most often appears alongside Python, test automation, C++, Java, Agile.
+Where is Software Testing most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Software Testing are Bengaluru, Annapolis, El Segundo, Pune, Sunnyvale, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Software Testing — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Software Testing
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer | 5 | 22.7% |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 17 | 18.7% |
| Software Test Engineer | 47 | 17.5% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analyst | 3 | 13.6% |
| Software QA Engineer | 15 | 12.9% |
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 3 | 12.5% |
| Automation Tester | 3 | 11.5% |
| Product Software Engineer | 6 | 9.8% |
| Manual QA Engineer | 4 | 9.1% |
| Test Lead | 2 | 9.1% |
Roles with the most Software Testing postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 365 | 29.3% |
| QA Engineer | 89 | 7.1% |
| Test Engineer | 48 | 3.9% |
| Software Test Engineer | 47 | 3.8% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 43 | 3.5% |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 27 | 2.2% |
| Software Developer | 26 | 2.1% |
| QA Automation Engineer | 20 | 1.6% |
| Software Engineer in Test | 18 | 1.4% |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 17 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for Software Testing
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 38 | 3.1% |
| Annapolis | 23 | 1.8% |
| El Segundo | 23 | 1.8% |
| Pune | 21 | 1.7% |
| Sunnyvale | 19 | 1.5% |
| Warsaw | 16 | 1.3% |
| Hawthorne | 15 | 1.2% |
| London | 15 | 1.2% |
| Austin | 11 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with Software Testing
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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 Software Testing by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Software Testing postings by all Software 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).
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