Top skills for Software Test Engineer jobs

Based on 144 active Software Test Engineer postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.

Skills employers ask for

The share of Software Test Engineer postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.

  • Design58%
  • Test Automation53%
  • Test Plans44%
  • Automation41%
  • Computer Science40%
  • Software Testing37%
  • Software Development32%
  • CI/CD27%
  • Innovation25%
  • Scripting25%
  • Automated Testing24%
  • Verification23%
  • Debugging21%
  • Git18%
  • Linux18%
  • Software Quality18%
  • Computer Engineering17%
  • Selenium17%
  • Science16%
  • Scrum16%
  • Ethernet15%
  • Test Execution15%
  • Test Tools14%
  • Manual Testing13%
  • Programming Languages13%

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