Is it worth going to testing in 2024?

The sample includes both automation and handbrake operators, but the latter are the majority

But you need to keep in mind that some of the specialists participating in such surveys may work for foreign companies. This directly affects the level of their salaries. At the same time, some work remotely from Russia, while others are ready to relocate.

For comparison: the salary of testers in February 2024 in the USA, Canada and the UK amounted to from 680,000 to 1,180,000 rubles per month before taxes. The calculations are rough, but they give a rough idea of the difference in salaries for testers in Russia and abroad.

And here Here collected real stories about how much testers earn in Russia and abroad and what they spend their salaries on.

What do foreigners say about this? research? The most in-demand skills for a tester are the ability to communicate, automate functional checks, and test APIs.

This is part of a study from PractiTest about what skills are most in demand for a tester

Yes, but what about autotests?

The most popular programming languages for automation in both 2023 and 2024 are Java, Python and JavaScript. They account for more than 70% of all mentions in vacancies. Selenium, Selenide and Playwright are the leading tools for automating Web UI testing.

The list of the most popular frameworks for unit tests has also not changed over the past couple of years. The leaders are pytest, JUnit and TestNG.

What else do you need to know about testing jobs?

The most popular API testing tools are Postman, Swagger and SoapUI. They account for more than 90% of all mentions in vacancies on hh.
For companies, it is not so important whether the tester has a higher education. They look more at real skills, experience and motivation. As of April 1, 86% of vacancies do not require higher education.
Most often job seekers are looking for work between the ages of 18 and 30, but there are also testers under 18/over 60 years old – we are inspired by their courage and believe that they will succeed ♡
And testing has ceased to be just an “easy entry into IT.” According to researchmore than 60% of QA engineers still see themselves in testing five years later.

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