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Tier B hubCentral & Eastern EuropeUTC+2 (CEST)404,000 residents

QA jobs in Brno, Czechia

Brno is a tier b hub in Czechia. It has 2 open QA roles, and Czechia has 10 in total. The country's busiest listing hub is Prague with 2 roles. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about CZK 980k gross a year here, set from the national median with the B-tier pay index of 88.

Security, embedded and R&D teams. Roles often sit close to engineering.

Pay index88
Cost-of-living index86

Index vs Prague = 100. 12% below Prague. Estimated from tier, not measured.

Local time now -UTC+2 (CEST)
2Open roles in Brno
10Open roles in Czechia
CZK 980kMedian · mid-level automation · gross / yr
8 hBest client overlap · Central Europe
Role mix

What is hiring in Czechia

Brno has too few listings for a reliable mix, so this uses all 10 roles in Czechia.

Salary

Pay in Brno

Mid-level gross pay in CZK, from the Czechia median with a pay index of 88.

RoleP10MedianP90
Manual QA TesterCZK 540kCZK 660kCZK 810k
QA Automation EngineerCZK 800kCZK 980kCZK 1.2M
SDETCZK 870kCZK 1.1MCZK 1.3M
QA Lead / ManagerCZK 730kCZK 890kCZK 1.1M

Country figures: Czechia salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in Czechia.

Time zones

Working hours from Brno

Brno is on UTC+2 (CEST). A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 8 h with Central Europe (09:00-17:00 local), 2 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 7 h with London and 8 h with Central Europe.

US EastUTC-4 (EDT)
2 h15:00-17:00
Partial overlap · 2-3 h over the year · 3 h on 28 Oct
US WestUTC-7 (PDT)
0 hAsync hand-off only
No core overlap · same all year
LondonUTC+1 (BST)
7 h10:00-17:00
Near-full day · same all year
Central EuropeUTC+2 (CEST)
8 h09:00-17:00
Near-full day · same all year

Brno changes its clocks: UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. Today it is on UTC+2 (CEST). Europe moves its clocks on 25 Oct 2026 and the US on 1 Nov 2026. For that week US East and London overlap 4 h on a 09:00-17:00 day, against 3 h today.

Tech hub notes

Brno as a QA market

A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings. Security, embedded and R&D teams. Roles often sit close to engineering.

Brno has about 404,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 2nd largest of the 2 Czechia cities we list.

Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). City-proper figures are not comparable across countries.

Employers in Czechia hire QA mostly in Gaming, AI / ML, Fintech. Listings name Playwright, Jira, Python most often. 1 of 10 Czechia roles are remote, against 0% of the listings based in Brno.

A stable market with QA roles in automotive software, security and SaaS, centred on Prague and Brno.

GamingAI / MLFintechPlaywrightJiraPython

Hiring in Czechia

Contracts
Employment contract, Agreement to complete a job (limited hours), Self-employed (OSVC)
Notice
Statutory notice is two months, starting from the month after delivery.
Paid leave
Statutory minimum is four weeks.
Working week
40 hours is the legal week.

Typical values only. Full hiring guide for Czechia. Flex work from Czechia is open: how Flex works.

By role

QA roles in Brno: jobs and pay

Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Brno.

Manual QA Tester

Mid-level median CZK 720k

QA Automation Engineer

Mid-level median CZK 1.1M

SDET

Mid-level median CZK 1.2M

QA Lead / Manager

Mid-level median CZK 970k

Mobile QA Engineer

Mid-level median CZK 940k

Performance Test Engineer

Mid-level median CZK 1.3M

Security / Penetration Tester

Mid-level median CZK 1.6M

Game QA Tester

Mid-level median CZK 580k

Accessibility Tester

Mid-level median CZK 870k

Business / Test Analyst

Mid-level median CZK 790k

Data / ETL QA Engineer

Mid-level median CZK 880k

Localization QA Tester

Mid-level median CZK 420k

AI / LLM Evaluation QA

Mid-level median CZK 920k

Release / DevOps Engineer

Mid-level median CZK 1.3M

Technical Writer (QA / Docs)

Mid-level median CZK 790k

FAQ

QA jobs in Brno: FAQ

How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Brno?

A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Brno earns about CZK 980k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of CZK 800k to CZK 1.2M. Junior roles start near CZK 750k and senior roles reach CZK 1.2M. This applies a pay index of 88 (anchor city = 100) to the Czechia median.

How many QA jobs are open in Brno?

Brno has 2 open QA roles today, 0 of them remote, and Czechia has 10 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.

How much time-zone overlap does Brno have with US and European teams?

On a 09:00-17:00 day in Brno (UTC+2 (CEST)), the overlap is 2 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 7 h with London and 8 h with Central Europe. Brno changes its clocks: UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. Today it is on UTC+2 (CEST).

What does it cost to live in Brno compared with Prague?

Our approximate cost-of-living index for Brno is 86 against Prague at 100, and the pay index is 88. Both are tier-based estimates, not measured prices.

Which industries hire QA testers in Czechia?

In Czechia listings, the most common industries are Gaming, AI / ML, Fintech. The tools named most often are Playwright, Jira, Python.

How big is Brno and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?

Brno has about 404,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 2nd largest of the 2 Czechia cities we list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 88 comes from the city tier, and the 2 local listings show how much QA hiring is visible today. Remote roles in the same time zone widen the pool for candidates here.

What notice period and paid leave should I expect in Czechia?

Statutory notice is two months, starting from the month after delivery. Statutory minimum is four weeks. These are typical values, not legal advice.

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