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Test execution jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, Test execution appears in 487 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning Test execution, with demand share up 4.1% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
487
Demand vs prior month
up 4.1% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 11.7% of skill postings
Systems Engineer
Top hiring metro
Long Beach

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Frequently asked questions about Test execution

+Is Test execution in demand in 2026?

Yes. Test execution appears in 487 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Test execution (11.7% of all postings mentioning Test execution).

+What jobs require Test execution?

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 Test execution are Systems Integration and Test Engineer (25.0% of that role’s postings mention Test execution), Integration Test Engineer (20.0% of that role’s postings mention Test execution), Flight Test Engineer (18.5% of that role’s postings mention Test execution).

+What skills are commonly paired with Test execution?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Test execution most often appears alongside test planning, test automation, Python, Data analysis, JIRA.

+Where is Test execution most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Test execution are Long Beach, Bengaluru, Redmond, Costa Mesa, Pune, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after Test execution?

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 Test execution — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around Test execution

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Test execution

Before Test executiontest cases → Test execution: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairWindows → Test execution: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → Test execution: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairtest planning → Test execution: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Test execution: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairregression → Test execution: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairPerformance Testing → Test execution: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairUser acceptance testing → Test execution: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairTestexecutiontest cases: 6 movestest cases6 movesWindows: 4 movesWindows4 movesJava: 4 movesJava4 movestest planning: 3 movestest planning3 movessql: 3 movessql3 movesregression: 3 movesregression3 movesPerformance Testing: 3 movesPerformanceTesting3 movesUser acceptance testing: 3 movesUser acceptancetesting3 moves

Skills after Test execution

After Test executionTest execution → test plans: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairTest execution → iOS: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairTest execution → Android: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairTest execution → test cases: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairTest execution → Jenkins: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairTest execution → TestNG: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairTest execution → Functional Testing: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairTest execution → Selenium: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairTestexecutiontest plans: 5 movestest plans5 movesiOS: 4 movesiOS4 movesAndroid: 4 movesAndroid4 movestest cases: 3 movestest cases3 movesJenkins: 3 movesJenkins3 movesTestNG: 3 movesTestNG3 movesFunctional Testing: 3 movesFunctional Testing3 movesSelenium: 3 movesSelenium3 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.

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.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: test cases6
Before: Windows4
Before: Java4
Before: test planning3
Before: sql3
Before: regression3
Before: Performance Testing3
Before: User acceptance testing3
After: test plans5
After: iOS4
After: Android4
After: test cases3
After: Jenkins3
After: TestNG3
After: Functional Testing3
After: Selenium3

Roles most likely to require Test execution

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Systems Integration and Test Engineer625.0%
Integration Test Engineer420.0%
Flight Test Engineer1518.5%
Quality Test Engineer310.7%
Mechanical Test Engineer310.3%
Information System Security Engineer210.0%
Quality Automation Engineer29.5%
QA Analyst49.1%
Mechanical Systems Engineer39.1%
QA Manager29.1%

Roles with the most Test execution postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Systems Engineer5711.7%
Test Engineer479.7%
Software Engineer408.2%
QA Engineer224.5%
Business Analyst163.3%
Flight Test Engineer153.1%
Quality Assurance Engineer122.5%
Software Test Engineer122.5%
Test Automation Engineer91.8%
Quality Assurance Analyst81.6%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Test execution

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring Test execution
CompanyPostings · 90 days
SpaceX24
Northrop Grumman20
Globalpr19
Anduril Industries17
RocketHub14
General Motors9
RTX9
Systemstechnologyresearch8
Barclays7
Leidos6

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 Test execution

NamePostingsShare
Long Beach224.5%
Bengaluru132.7%
Redmond122.5%
Costa Mesa112.3%
Pune91.8%
Toronto91.8%
Palo Alto71.4%
Austin61.2%
Huntsville61.2%

Skills commonly paired with Test execution

test planning (229)test automation (115)Python (114)Data analysis (82)JIRA (70)Test reporting (67)systems engineering (65)regression testing (63)C++ (52)Root cause analysis (45)

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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 Test execution by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Test execution postings by all Test execution 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: 0.2% to 0.2%. 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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data_as_of
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