QA jobs in Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad sits in the tier b hub group for QA hiring in India. It has 83 open QA roles, and India has 547 in total. The country's busiest listing hub is Bengaluru with 159 roles. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about ₹1.7M gross a year here, set from the national median with the B-tier pay index of 88.
Global capability centres and enterprise software. Strong demand for automation and cloud testing.
Index vs Bengaluru = 100. 12% below Bengaluru. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Hyderabad
83 roles based in Hyderabad, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
QA Automation Engineer
Quality Assurance Analyst
SDET - AI Tools & Test Automation
Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Manager - Multiprotocol
ETL Data Tester
Tech Lead - QA - Performance Testing
What is hiring in Hyderabad
Share of the 83 listings in Hyderabad.
- Manual QA Tester29 35%
- QA Automation Engineer26 31%
- SDET12 14%
- QA Lead / Manager10 12%
- AI / LLM Evaluation QA2 2%
- Data / ETL QA Engineer1 1%
Pay in Hyderabad
Mid-level gross pay in INR, from the India median with a pay index of 88.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | ₹930k | ₹1.1M | ₹1.4M |
| QA Automation Engineer | ₹1.4M | ₹1.7M | ₹2M |
| SDET | ₹1.5M | ₹1.8M | ₹2.2M |
| QA Lead / Manager | ₹1.2M | ₹1.5M | ₹1.9M |
Country figures: India salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in India.
Working hours from Hyderabad
Hyderabad is on UTC+5:30 (IST). A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 4.5 h with Central Europe (12:30-17:00 local), 0 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 3.5 h with London and 4.5 h with Central Europe.
Hyderabad keeps UTC+5:30 all year, but its US and European clients change their clocks twice a year. 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.
Hyderabad as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings. Global capability centres and enterprise software. Strong demand for automation and cloud testing.
Hyderabad has about 7 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 4th largest of the 45 India cities we list.
Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). City-proper figures are not comparable across countries.
Employers in India hire QA mostly in AI / ML, SaaS, Fintech. Listings name Playwright, Selenium, Jira most often. 51 of 547 India roles are remote, against 7% of the listings based in Hyderabad.
The largest QA talent pool in the data, with hubs in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi NCR.
Hiring in India
- Contracts
- Permanent employee, Fixed-term contract, Consultant or third-party payroll
- Notice
- Notice of 30 to 90 days is common, and 60 to 90 days for lead roles.
- Paid leave
- Leave rules vary by state. Typical employers offer 18 to 24 days plus public holidays.
- Working week
- 48 hours is the legal maximum and 40 to 45 hours is typical in IT.
Typical values only. Full hiring guide for India. Flex work from India is open: how Flex works.
QA roles in Hyderabad: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Hyderabad.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median ₹1.3M
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median ₹1.9M
SDET
Mid-level median ₹2.1M
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median ₹1.8M
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median ₹1.7M
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median ₹2.4M
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median ₹2.9M
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median ₹1.1M
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median ₹1.6M
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median ₹1.4M
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median ₹1.6M
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median ₹770k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median ₹1.7M
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median ₹2.3M
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median ₹1.4M
QA jobs in Hyderabad: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Hyderabad?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Hyderabad earns about ₹1.7M gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of ₹1.4M to ₹2M. Junior roles start near ₹1.3M and senior roles reach ₹2.1M. This applies a pay index of 88 (anchor city = 100) to the India median.
How many QA jobs are open in Hyderabad?
Hyderabad has 83 open QA roles today, 6 of them remote, and India has 547 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.
How much time-zone overlap does Hyderabad have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Hyderabad (UTC+5:30 (IST)), the overlap is 0 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 3.5 h with London and 4.5 h with Central Europe. Hyderabad keeps UTC+5:30 all year, but its US and European clients change their clocks twice a year.
What does it cost to live in Hyderabad compared with Bengaluru?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Hyderabad is 86 against Bengaluru at 100, and the pay index is 88. Both are tier-based estimates, not measured prices.
Which industries hire QA testers in India?
In India listings, the most common industries are AI / ML, SaaS, Fintech. The tools named most often are Playwright, Selenium, Jira.
How big is Hyderabad and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Hyderabad has about 7 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 4th largest of the 45 India cities we list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 88 comes from the city tier, and the 83 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 India?
Notice of 30 to 90 days is common, and 60 to 90 days for lead roles. Leave rules vary by state. Typical employers offer 18 to 24 days plus public holidays. These are typical values, not legal advice.