Software Test Engineer

615 US job postings, 296 of them in the 30 days to 2026-10-28. Data as of 2026-10-29.

Skills employers ask for

Python — 13% of postings
Agile — 11% of postings
CI/CD — 8% of postings
Test Automation — 8% of postings
Linux — 8% of postings
Jira — 7% of postings
Integration Testing — 6% of postings
Regression Testing — 6% of postings
Functional Testing — 5% of postings
C++ — 5% of postings

Where the jobs are

California — 18%
Texas — 12%
New York — 12%
Massachusetts — 11%
Washington — 10%
Illinois — 9%
Alabama — 5%
Virginia — 5%
Colorado — 4%
Maryland — 4%

Advertised pay

Annual pay: median $120K/yr, middle half $100K/yr to $150K/yr (126 postings)
Hourly pay: median $58/hr, middle half $45/hr to $62/hr (10 postings)

Remote, hybrid or onsite

Of 563 postings that state it: 35% remote, 28% hybrid, 37% onsite.

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