QA jobs in Mumbai, India
Mumbai sits in the tier b hub group for QA hiring in India. It has 15 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.
Index vs Bengaluru = 100. 12% below Bengaluru. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Mumbai
15 roles based in Mumbai, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
QA Tester
UAT Tester
Sr. Developer - Test Automation S 4B
Senior Test Analyst/Lead Test Analyst (Automation, Playwright, Appium)
SDET - QA Automation(Remote)
Quality Assurance Specialist
What is hiring in Mumbai
Share of the 15 listings in Mumbai.
- Manual QA Tester7 47%
- Business / Test Analyst4 27%
- QA Automation Engineer2 13%
- QA Lead / Manager1 7%
- SDET1 7%
Pay in Mumbai
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 Mumbai
Mumbai 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.
Mumbai 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.
Mumbai as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings.
Mumbai has about 12.7 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 45 India 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 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 Mumbai.
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 Mumbai: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Mumbai.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median ₹1.3M
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median ₹2M
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 ₹3M
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median ₹1.1M
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median ₹1.6M
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median ₹1.5M
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median ₹1.6M
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median ₹780k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median ₹1.7M
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median ₹2.3M
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median ₹1.5M
QA jobs in Mumbai: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Mumbai?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Mumbai 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 Mumbai?
Mumbai has 15 open QA roles today, 1 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 Mumbai have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Mumbai (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. Mumbai 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 Mumbai compared with Bengaluru?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Mumbai 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 Mumbai and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Mumbai has about 12.7 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 45 India cities we list, so it is the biggest local talent pool in our list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 88 comes from the city tier, and the 15 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.