Software Tester jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 20 job postings with the title “Software Tester” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Manual testing.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about Software Tester jobs
+How many Software Tester jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 20 job postings with the title “Software Tester” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Software Tester jobs require?
Across Software Tester postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are Manual testing, Selenium, JIRA, test automation, API testing.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Tester?
As of 2026-09-30, Software Tester postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, Apeldoorn, Bengaluru, Besançon.
+Is Software Tester a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 20 Software Tester postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Software Tester postings is Manual testing, 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 Software Tester?
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 Software Tester postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Software Tester
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
109 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Software Tester
Roles after Software Tester
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.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Software Tester (different employer) | 109 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 37 |
| Before: Software Test Engineer | 21 |
| Before: QA Analyst | 17 |
| Before: Quality Assurance Engineer | 11 |
| Before: IT Support Specialist | 9 |
| Before: Business Analyst | 8 |
| Before: Software QA Engineer | 7 |
| After: Software Tester (different employer) | 109 |
| After: Software Engineer | 64 |
| After: Software Test Engineer | 35 |
| After: QA Engineer | 29 |
| After: Quality Assurance Engineer | 28 |
| After: QA Analyst | 27 |
| After: Quality Assurance Analyst | 18 |
| After: Software Developer | 17 |
Skills most often required for Software Tester
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Manual testing | 9 | 45.0% |
| Selenium | 9 | 45.0% |
| JIRA | 8 | 40.0% |
| test automation | 7 | 35.0% |
| API testing | 7 | 35.0% |
| Software Testing | 7 | 35.0% |
| Playwright | 6 | 30.0% |
| JavaScript | 6 | 30.0% |
| regression testing | 6 | 30.0% |
| Python | 5 | 25.0% |
| Cypress | 5 | 25.0% |
| Test case design | 4 | 20.0% |
| Azure DevOps | 4 | 20.0% |
| SQL | 4 | 20.0% |
| Performance testing | 4 | 20.0% |
Top companies posting Software Tester jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| MiM-Essay | 2 |
| Capco | 2 |
| 360 IT Professionals | 1 |
| Digital Waffle | 1 |
| Infoskaters Technologies Pvt. Ltd. | 1 |
| ALTEN | 1 |
| AvePoint | 1 |
| Arriva | 1 |
| HR Consulting | 1 |
| Infrastructure | 1 |
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 Software Tester
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 2 | 10.0% |
| Kuala Lumpur | 2 | 10.0% |
| Apeldoorn | 1 | 5.0% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 5.0% |
| Besançon | 1 | 5.0% |
| Denver | 1 | 5.0% |
| Herndon | 1 | 5.0% |
| Hyderabad | 1 | 5.0% |
| Irvine | 1 | 5.0% |
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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 “Software Tester”. 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
- Software Tester
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-30
- window_days
- 90
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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