QA / Test Engineer: skills and learning path
QA engineers make sure software works before it ships, through manual test cases and automated tests. Automation (Selenium, Cypress, API testing) is what most QA job posts now ask for.
Check your resume against QA / Test Engineer job posts
See which of these skills your resume shows and get a learning path for the rest. No sign-up needed, and nothing you paste or upload is saved.
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What QA / Test Engineer job posts ask for
The share of job posts that ask for each skill, rounded. Core skills are asked for in at least 15% of posts.
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Test automation Core55%
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Manual testing Core45%
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Python Core20%
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Java Core20%
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Agile and Scrum Core20%
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API testing Core20%
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SQL Core20%
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Jira and Confluence Core15%
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Performance testing Core15%
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JavaScript Also useful10%
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CI/CD Also useful10%
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Git Also useful10%
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Linux and shell scripting Also useful5%
Learning path
The core skills in order, with a free course and practice on jobpe for each. Check your resume above to see only the skills you're missing.
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Manual testing
Core skill · in about 45% of job posts -
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Test automation
Core skill · in about 55% of job posts -
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Python
Core skill · in about 20% of job posts -
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Java
Core skill · in about 20% of job posts -
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Agile and Scrum
Core skill · in about 20% of job posts -
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API testing
Core skill · in about 20% of job posts -
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SQL
Core skill · in about 20% of job posts -
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Performance testing
Core skill · in about 15% of job posts -
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Jira and Confluence
Core skill · in about 15% of job posts
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