testability jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, testability appears in 154 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about testability
+Is testability in demand in 2026?
Yes. testability appears in 154 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (34% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require testability?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require testability are Software Engineer (34% of postings list testability), Backend Engineer (4% of postings list testability), QA Automation Engineer (4% of postings list testability).
+What skills are commonly paired with testability?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), testability most often appears alongside CI/CD, Python, observability, Java, maintainability.
+Where is testability most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring testability are San Francisco, Austin, New York City, Dallas, São Paulo, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new testability content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring testability — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require testability
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 52 | 33.8% |
| Backend Engineer | 7 | 4.5% |
| QA Automation Engineer | 6 | 3.9% |
| Quality Engineer | 5 | 3.2% |
| Android Software Engineer | 4 | 2.6% |
| Test Engineer | 4 | 2.6% |
| Backend Software Engineer | 3 | 1.9% |
| Android Engineer | 2 | 1.3% |
| Backend Infrastructure Engineer | 2 | 1.3% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 2 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for testability
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 7 | 21.9% |
| Austin | 6 | 18.8% |
| New York City | 5 | 15.6% |
| Dallas | 3 | 9.4% |
| São Paulo | 3 | 9.4% |
| Cape Town | 2 | 6.3% |
| Dublin | 2 | 6.3% |
| Lahore | 2 | 6.3% |
| Long Beach | 2 | 6.3% |
Skills commonly paired with testability
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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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