test design jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-19, test design appears in 207 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for QA Engineer roles, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-19
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+Is test design in demand in 2026?
Yes. test design appears in 207 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-19, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for QA Engineer roles (14% of QA Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require test design?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-19, the job titles most likely to require test design are QA Engineer (14% of postings list test design), Test Engineer (9% of postings list test design), Software Engineer (5% of postings list test design).
+What skills are commonly paired with test design?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-19), test design most often appears alongside test automation, SQL, Python, Playwright, test planning.
+Where is test design most in demand?
As of 2026-08-19, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring test design are Chicago, London, New York City, Toronto, Richardson, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring test design — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require test design
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| QA Engineer | 28 | 13.5% |
| Test Engineer | 18 | 8.7% |
| Software Engineer | 10 | 4.8% |
| Quality Engineer | 8 | 3.9% |
| Technical Test Lead | 8 | 3.9% |
| Backend QA Engineer | 6 | 2.9% |
| Product Manager | 5 | 2.4% |
| Test Automation Engineer | 5 | 2.4% |
| Data Analyst | 4 | 1.9% |
| QA Automation Engineer | 4 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for test design
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 8 | 3.9% |
| London | 7 | 3.4% |
| New York City | 7 | 3.4% |
| Toronto | 7 | 3.4% |
| Richardson | 6 | 2.9% |
| Shanghai | 4 | 1.9% |
| Austin | 3 | 1.4% |
| Bangkok | 3 | 1.4% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with test design
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-19. 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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