Quality Assurance Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 267 job postings with the title “Quality Assurance Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is quality assurance.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
267
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Berlin

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Frequently asked questions about Quality Assurance Manager jobs

+How many Quality Assurance Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 267 job postings with the title “Quality Assurance Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.

+What skills do Quality Assurance Manager jobs require?

Across Quality Assurance Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are quality assurance, Root cause analysis, CAPA, Six Sigma, change control.

+Which cities are hiring the most Quality Assurance Manager?

As of 2026-09-30, Quality Assurance Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Berlin, Dublin, Singapore, Washington, Cincinnati.

+Is Quality Assurance Manager a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 267 Quality Assurance Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Quality Assurance Manager postings is quality assurance, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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+What roles do people move into and out of Quality Assurance Manager?

The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.

Weekly indexed Quality Assurance Manager postings — last 90 days

Career paths through Quality Assurance Manager

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

942 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Quality Assurance Manager

Before Quality Assurance ManagerQuality Assurance Specialist → Quality Assurance Manager: 110 observed employer movesQuality Manager → Quality Assurance Manager: 109 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Engineer → Quality Assurance Manager: 103 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Supervisor → Quality Assurance Manager: 90 observed employer movesQuality Engineer → Quality Assurance Manager: 78 observed employer movesProject Manager → Quality Assurance Manager: 60 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Lead → Quality Assurance Manager: 50 observed employer movesQualityAssuranceManagerQuality Assurance Specialist: 110 movesQuality AssuranceSpecialist110 movesQuality Manager: 109 movesQuality Manager109 movesQuality Assurance Engineer: 103 movesQuality AssuranceEngineer103 movesQuality Assurance Supervisor: 90 movesQuality AssuranceSupervisor90 movesQuality Engineer: 78 movesQuality Engineer78 movesProject Manager: 60 movesProject Manager60 movesQuality Assurance Lead: 50 movesQuality AssuranceLead50 moves

Roles after Quality Assurance Manager

After Quality Assurance ManagerQuality Assurance Manager → Quality Assurance Director: 94 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Manager → Quality Assurance Specialist: 82 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Manager → Quality Assurance Engineer: 80 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Manager → Quality Engineer: 46 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Manager → Quality Manager: 44 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Manager → Project Manager: 43 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Manager → Program Manager: 36 observed employer movesQualityAssuranceManagerQuality Assurance Director: 94 movesQuality AssuranceDirector94 movesQuality Assurance Specialist: 82 movesQuality AssuranceSpecialist82 movesQuality Assurance Engineer: 80 movesQuality AssuranceEngineer80 movesQuality Engineer: 46 movesQuality Engineer46 movesQuality Manager: 44 movesQuality Manager44 movesProject Manager: 43 movesProject Manager43 movesProgram Manager: 36 movesProgram Manager36 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Quality Assurance Manager (different employer)942
Before: Quality Assurance Specialist110
Before: Quality Manager109
Before: Quality Assurance Engineer103
Before: Quality Assurance Supervisor90
Before: Quality Engineer78
Before: Project Manager60
Before: Quality Assurance Lead50
After: Quality Assurance Manager (different employer)942
After: Quality Assurance Director94
After: Quality Assurance Specialist82
After: Quality Assurance Engineer80
After: Quality Engineer46
After: Quality Manager44
After: Project Manager43
After: Program Manager36

Skills most often required for Quality Assurance Manager

NamePostingsShare
quality assurance9334.8%
Root cause analysis5821.7%
CAPA5119.1%
Six Sigma3212.0%
change control3011.2%
ISO 90012910.9%
quality management system (QMS)2910.9%
continuous improvement228.2%
GMP228.2%
quality control217.9%
Risk Management207.5%
regulatory compliance207.5%
deviations207.5%
cGMP197.1%
SOPs176.4%

Top companies posting Quality Assurance Manager jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Quality Assurance Manager jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Stryker10
Eurofins6
ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG6
AECOM6
CACI4
ProSidian Consulting4
Thales4
Amgen4
Lextorah LDS4
JJ4

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring Quality Assurance Manager

NamePostingsShare
Berlin72.6%
Dublin41.5%
Singapore41.5%
Washington41.5%
Cincinnati31.1%
Cork31.1%
Denver31.1%
Hamburg31.1%
Lagos31.1%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Quality Assurance Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

role
Quality Assurance Manager
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-30
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index