Manual QA Engineer: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 45 active jobs for “Manual QA Engineer”. Median pay among jobs that state it: CIS — $13,300 per year (n = 10). Most requested skills: SQL, Manual QA, Postman.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | not enough data | 4 | |
| CIS | $13,300 per year | $10,700 per year – $14,400 per year | 10 |
Skills in requirements
- SQL — 55%
- Manual QA — 50%
- Postman — 50%
- Jira — 45%
- регрессионное тестирование — 36%
- Swagger — 32%
- ручное тестирование — 32%
- тест-кейсы — 32%
- чек-листы — 27%
- DevTools — 23%
- Test Cases — 23%
- баг-репорты — 23%
- интеграционное тестирование — 23%
Levels
- Junior — 10
- Middle — 30
- Senior — 3
- Lead — 2
FAQ
How much do “Manual QA Engineer” jobs pay?
CIS: median $13,300 per year, half of jobs between $10,700 per year and $14,400 per year (n = 10). Pay is stated in 31% of jobs.
Which skills do “Manual QA Engineer” jobs require?
SQL — 55%, Manual QA — 50%, Postman — 50%, Jira — 45%, регрессионное тестирование — 36%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 22).
How many “Manual QA Engineer” jobs are remote?
Remote — 76%, hybrid — 9%, office — 16% (of 45 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Manual QA Engineer” jobs?
Intern and junior — 10 jobs (22%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 100% of jobs; most often: C1 — 44%, B1 — 30%, B2 — 16%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: HeadHunter 62%, Telegram 29%, Global 9%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.