What Senior QA Jobs Ask For
Across 20 open Senior QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are api, automation, ai.
Updated October 18, 2026
21 open Senior QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 20 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| api | 60% |
| automation | 60% |
| ai | 50% |
| playwright | 50% |
| test-automation | 50% |
| ci-cd | 45% |
| python | 45% |
| typescript | 45% |
| cypress | 40% |
| agile | 35% |
| javascript | 35% |
| selenium | 35% |
| gitlab | 30% |
| postman | 30% |
| cloud | 25% |
| github | 25% |
| github-actions | 25% |
| microservices | 25% |
| observability | 25% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 21 open Senior QA jobs →
Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 32
- automation 29
- api 24
- python 23
- test-automation 21
- ci-cd 19
- playwright 18
- typescript 14
- javascript 14
- postman 13
- cypress 13
- selenium 13