QA jobs in Athens, Greece
Athens is a tier b hub in Greece. It has 27 open QA roles, and Greece has 58 in total. It is the busiest listing hub in Greece. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about €33k gross a year here, set from the national median with the B-tier pay index of 100.
Large delivery centres for international software companies. A growing outsourcing pool.
Index vs Athens = 100. The anchor city for pay and cost in this country. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Athens
27 roles based in Athens, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
Automation Engineer
Software Engineer in Test - AI Focus/AI Tooling (Remote, Greece or Cyprus)
Penetration Tester & Red Team Operator (Mid/Senior)
Software Implementation & QA Analysts
QA Tester
Test Manager
What is hiring in Athens
Share of the 27 listings in Athens.
- QA Automation Engineer11 41%
- Manual QA Tester5 19%
- Business / Test Analyst4 15%
- SDET2 7%
- Security / Penetration Tester2 7%
- QA Lead / Manager2 7%
Pay in Athens
Mid-level gross pay in EUR, from the Greece median with a pay index of 100.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | €18k | €22k | €27k |
| QA Automation Engineer | €27k | €33k | €40k |
| SDET | €29k | €36k | €44k |
| QA Lead / Manager | €25k | €30k | €37k |
Country figures: Greece salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in Greece.
Working hours from Athens
Athens is on UTC+3 (EEST). A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 7 h with Central Europe (10:00-17:00 local), 1 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 6 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe.
Athens changes its clocks: UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. Today it is on UTC+3 (EEST). 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.
Athens as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings. Large delivery centres for international software companies. A growing outsourcing pool.
Athens has about 664,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 2 Greece cities we list, so it is the biggest local talent pool in our list.
Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). City-proper figures are not comparable across countries.
Employers in Greece hire QA mostly in SaaS, Cybersecurity, Gaming. Listings name Jira, TestRail, Playwright most often. 26 of 58 Greece roles are remote, against 37% of the listings based in Athens.
A rapidly growing QA outsourcing market centred on Athens, with large delivery centres for international software companies.
Hiring in Greece
- Contracts
- Employment contract, Fixed-term contract, Freelancer (service provider)
- Notice
- Notice is set by statute, rising with tenure.
- Paid leave
- Statutory minimum is 20 days on a five-day week, rising with service.
- Working week
- 40 hours is the legal week.
Typical values only. Full hiring guide for Greece. Flex work from Greece is open: how Flex works.
QA roles in Athens: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Athens.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median €22k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median €33k
SDET
Mid-level median €36k
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median €30k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median €29k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median €40k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median €49k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median €18k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median €27k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median €24k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median €27k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median €13k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median €28k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median €39k
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median €25k
QA jobs in Athens: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Athens?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Athens earns about €33k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of €27k to €40k. Junior roles start near €25k and senior roles reach €42k. This applies a pay index of 100 (anchor city = 100) to the Greece median.
How many QA jobs are open in Athens?
Athens has 27 open QA roles today, 10 of them remote, and Greece has 58 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.
How much time-zone overlap does Athens have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Athens (UTC+3 (EEST)), the overlap is 1 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 6 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe. Athens changes its clocks: UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. Today it is on UTC+3 (EEST).
How does Athens compare with other cities in Greece?
Athens is the anchor city (index 100) for pay and cost of living in Greece. Tier B cities are set near 88 for pay and 86 for cost, and Tier C cities near 80 and 78. These are tier-based estimates, not measured prices.
Which industries hire QA testers in Greece?
In Greece listings, the most common industries are SaaS, Cybersecurity, Gaming. The tools named most often are Jira, TestRail, Playwright.
How big is Athens and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Athens has about 664,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 2 Greece cities we list, so it is the biggest local talent pool in our list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 100 comes from the city tier, and the 27 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 Greece?
Notice is set by statute, rising with tenure. Statutory minimum is 20 days on a five-day week, rising with service. These are typical values, not legal advice.