#62 by score · #62 editorially · Software Development
Manual QA Tester
Tier 4 · Under pressureAI risk: highMixed42 offers on SOLID.Jobs
The most directly threatened developer-adjacent role
Overall scoreDerived
2.89/ 10
#62 of 63 by score with the default weights. #62 in the editorial ranking.- Salary 30% × 1.60.49
- AI resistance 35% × 2.00.70
- Demand 20% × 3.00.60
- Remote work 10% × 8.00.80
- Low stress 5% × 6.00.30
Salary, k PLN per month
Estimateestimate MID → SENIORmarket: middle half of offersmidpoint, medianjunior (derived)
- Range MID → SENIOR
- ≈6–11
- Range midpoint
- ≈8.5
- Junior Derived
- ≈4.3
- Take-home, employment (UoP) Derived
- ≈5.8
- Take-home, B2B flat-rate tax Derived
- ≈7.0
NOTE: this is NOT a junior salary! The bottom of the range = MID level (or just promoted from junior). The top of the range = an experienced SENIOR. Staff/principal/architect levels can earn above it.
Easiest transitions
Estimate2-3 roles with the shortest path from this one (overlapping skills)
Key certifications
EstimateISTQB Foundation
Scores 1–10
Estimate- AI resistance2/1010 = rides the AI wave, 1 = highly automatable
- Demand3/1010 = acute shortage of specialists, 1 = shrinking market
- Remote work8/1010 = fully remote is the norm, 1 = mostly on-site
- Stress4/1010 = heavy on-call / shifts / pressure, 1 = calm
- Entry barrier3/1010 = years of prerequisites, 1 = open to beginners
- Prestige2/1010 = elite reputation in the industry, 1 = underrated role; a subjective view of the title among engineers - informational, not part of the Score formula
The market in job ads
From job ads SOLID.Jobs · 30/10/202642offers · 28 employers
13.2kB2B median · 12.2–15.6k
8.8kemployment median · 7 offers
36%remote · 52% hybrid
Most common stack
requirednice to have% of this role's offers
Experience level
Junior 5%Regular 60%Senior 36%
Matching: 40 by title, 2 by category. Pay is the midpoint of each offer's range in PLN per month (B2B net, employment gross); the median and the band holding the middle half of offers are shown.