smoke testing jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, smoke testing appears in 219 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — QA Engineer has the most postings mentioning smoke testing, with demand share down 0.7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about smoke testing
+Is smoke testing in demand in 2026?
Yes. smoke testing appears in 219 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. QA Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning smoke testing (19.6% of all postings mentioning smoke testing).
+What jobs require smoke testing?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning smoke testing are Manual QA Engineer (19.6% of that role’s postings mention smoke testing), QA Test Engineer (12.5% of that role’s postings mention smoke testing), Test Analyst (9.5% of that role’s postings mention smoke testing).
+What skills are commonly paired with smoke testing?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), smoke testing most often appears alongside regression testing, CI/CD, integration testing, functional testing, test automation.
+Where is smoke testing most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring smoke testing are Topeka, Bengaluru, Pune, Brooklyn, Mumbai, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new smoke testing content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning smoke testing alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new smoke testing content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after smoke testing?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring smoke testing — last 90 days
Career paths around smoke testing
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before smoke testing
Skills after smoke testing
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.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Jira | 11 |
| Before: Java | 9 |
| Before: test cases | 6 |
| Before: sql | 5 |
| Before: manual testing | 5 |
| Before: Selenium | 5 |
| Before: regression testing | 5 |
| Before: Postman | 4 |
| After: test cases | 10 |
| After: Postman | 8 |
| After: Selenium | 8 |
| After: test plans | 7 |
| After: Jenkins | 7 |
| After: cross-browser testing | 6 |
| After: sql | 6 |
| After: TestNG | 6 |
Roles most likely to require smoke testing
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Engineer | 9 | 19.6% |
| QA Test Engineer | 5 | 12.5% |
| Test Analyst | 2 | 9.5% |
| Quality Assurance Automation Engineer | 2 | 8.0% |
| QA Lead | 3 | 7.9% |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 7 | 7.2% |
| Automation QA Engineer | 3 | 5.6% |
| Quality Assurance Analyst | 8 | 4.9% |
| Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer | 1 | 4.8% |
| QA Analyst | 2 | 4.5% |
Roles with the most smoke testing postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| QA Engineer | 43 | 19.6% |
| QA Automation Engineer | 13 | 5.9% |
| Software Engineer | 11 | 5.0% |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 10 | 4.6% |
| Manual QA Engineer | 9 | 4.1% |
| Test Engineer | 9 | 4.1% |
| Quality Assurance Analyst | 8 | 3.7% |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 7 | 3.2% |
| DevOps Engineer | 5 | 2.3% |
| QA Test Engineer | 5 | 2.3% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring smoke testing
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Platacard | 7 |
| Capco | 7 |
| Eurofins | 6 |
| City of New York | 5 |
| Xometry | 4 |
| Northrop Grumman | 4 |
| Bosch | 4 |
| 360 IT Professionals | 3 |
| Dexian | 3 |
| Nord Security | 3 |
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 for smoke testing
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Topeka | 8 | 3.7% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 2.7% |
| Pune | 6 | 2.7% |
| Brooklyn | 4 | 1.8% |
| Mumbai | 4 | 1.8% |
| Bangkok Noi | 3 | 1.4% |
| Columbus | 3 | 1.4% |
| Hyderabad | 3 | 1.4% |
| Warsaw | 3 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with smoke testing
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning smoke testing by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s smoke testing postings by all smoke testing postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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