# Test Automation

Skill · Software Development and Engineering Practices

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/test-automation

Test automation is the practice of using software tools to execute pre-scripted tests on an application automatically, rather than performing them manually. It is used by QA engineers and developers to speed up regression testing, increase test coverage, and catch bugs earlier in the development cycle, often as part of continuous integration pipelines.

## Test Automation in the job market

- Open roles: 42
- Employers hiring: 22
- Median stated pay: $163,000 (middle half $145,000 – $208,000), from 30 of 42 open roles — the 71% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Test Automation

Measured from the 42 open roles that name Test Automation, not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 11 roles (26.2%)
- [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd) — 7 roles (16.7%)
- [Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/linux) — 6 roles (14.3%)
- [Monte Carlo Simulation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/monte-carlo-simulation) — 6 roles (14.3%)
- [Power Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/power-electronics) — 5 roles (11.9%)
- [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2) — 4 roles (9.5%)
- [Digital Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/digital-electronics) — 3 roles (7.1%)
- [Git](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/git) — 3 roles (7.1%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 4 (10%)
- Mid: 5 (13%)
- Senior: 28 (70%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 2 (5%)
- Management: 1 (3%)

From 40 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where Test Automation roles are

- [Long Beach, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/long-beach-ca) — 5
- [San Diego, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-diego-ca) — 5
- [Austin, TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/austin-tx) — 3
- [Dallas, TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/dallas-tx) — 3
- [Santa Clara, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/santa-clara-ca) — 2
- [Washington, DC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/washington-dc) — 2

Among the 31 of 42 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use Test Automation

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 9
- [Electrical Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/electrical-engineer) — 2
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 2
- [Test Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/test-engineer) — 2
- [Aerospace Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/aerospace-engineer) — 1
- [Data Testing Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-testing-manager) — 1

## Employers hiring for Test Automation

- [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — 9 open roles
- [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space) — 5 open roles
- [CesiumAstro](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cesiumastro) — 4 open roles
- [Impulse Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/impulse-space) — 3 open roles
- [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — 2 open roles
- [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — 2 open roles

Related skills: [Selenium](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/selenium), [Regression Testing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/regression-testing), [Quality Assurance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/quality-assurance), [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd), [Cypress](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cypress), [Playwright](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/playwright), [Appium](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/appium), [Cucumber](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cucumber), [Test Frameworks](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/test-frameworks), [Functional Testing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/functional-testing), [Test Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/test-engineering), [Cypress.io](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cypress-io)

## Open roles requiring Test Automation (42)

- [Device Engineer (eInfochips Inc)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8e9e5f5b-627f-49fc-ba3c-40a1e4fe076c/device-engineer-einfochips-inc-at-arrow-electronics) at [Arrow Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/arrow-electronics) — Full-time, Cedar Rapids, IA
- [Software Test Engineer (QA Analyst)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3b46533a-b497-400d-b94b-089fbde2949e/software-test-engineer-qa-analyst-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Annapolis Junction, MD, $83,500 – $208,750
- [Senior Hardware Engineer- Optical](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7b7293cd-fa02-4fd8-bc64-93b4e17de000/senior-hardware-engineer-optical-at-adtran) at [Adtran](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adtran) — Atlanta, GA
- [Sr Test Analyst PBM](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/75301ad5-2cc7-47b9-8c18-339368e0eb91/sr-test-analyst-pbm-at-elevance-health) at [Elevance Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/elevance-health) — Full-time
- [Senior Spacecraft Software Test Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9b562462-07e5-42b9-874f-3bd644edc578/senior-spacecraft-software-test-engineer-at-impulse-space) at [Impulse Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/impulse-space) — Redondo Beach 
- [Distinguished Engineer, Quality Platform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3111ed5c-6981-40b3-984c-9e8257fecaf9/distinguished-engineer-quality-platform-at-supercast) at [Supercast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supercast) — $247,000 – $320,000
- [Senior Manager, Robotics Quality Assurance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d15332d8-52df-4556-9379-ec1700646c86/senior-manager-robotics-quality-assurance-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Full-time, Santa Clara, CA, $216,000 – $345,000
- [Agentic Data Testing Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/aa64a389-b880-48f7-bb58-6aa01900fc8d/agentic-data-testing-manager-at-lseg) at [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg)
- [QA Software](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0baa41b1-1403-4d85-b830-1affe8fecf3f/qa-software-at-the-home-depot) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — MASSACHUSETTS - VIRTUAL - MA01, $125,000 – $175,000
- [Software Engineer 3 (C++/Backend systems) - FreeWheel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c2c80988-4259-4258-a651-389d12031bb7/software-engineer-3-c-backend-systems-freewheel-at-comcast) at [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — Full-time, Reston, VA, $120,213 – $180,319

All 42 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=9836033e-742f-4878-b0db-7cab4b638ebe