Start with the five-company bench contrast before outreach
IBM 1928, Oracle 1455, Cisco 1026, ServiceNow 336, SAP 235: five records add to 4980. Software Development Engineer in Test and Test Engineer stay outside this page's scope.
One seat only: QA Engineer
Spelled-out QA Engineer only (Senior included). Five exclusive hosts total 4980 as of 2026-10-05 PT.
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Denominator: sum of current QA Engineer profiles across five exclusive company homepage records, as of 2026-10-05 PT.
Anchor host IBM maps 1928
IBM sets the top of the range. Its own exclusive company homepage record, www.ibm.com, carries 1928 current QA Engineer profiles as of 2026-10-05 PT. Nobody else in the pack comes close, and because the record is exclusive to IBM, that 1928 is not inflated by acquired or parent brands.
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| IBM | 1928 |
| Oracle | 1455 |
| Cisco | 1026 |
| ServiceNow | 336 |
| SAP | 235 |
Denominator: current profiles on the IBM exclusive homepage record (www.ibm.com) matching QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer, as of 2026-10-05 PT.
Second anchor Oracle maps 1455
Oracle follows on its own exclusive company homepage record, www.oracle.com, with 1455 current QA Engineer profiles as of 2026-10-05 PT. Against IBM, this rung is narrower under the same seat definition; the difference is bench depth rather than a different scope.
Denominator: current profiles on the Oracle exclusive homepage record (www.oracle.com) matching QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer, as of 2026-10-05 PT.
Mid records Cisco 1026 and ServiceNow 336
Cisco holds the mid band with 1026 current profiles on www.cisco.com, and ServiceNow follows with 336 on www.servicenow.com, both as of 2026-10-05 PT. The mid band is often the most under-read rung.
Denominator: current profiles on Cisco (www.cisco.com) and ServiceNow (www.servicenow.com) exclusive homepage records matching QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer, as of 2026-10-05 PT.
Tail record SAP maps 235
SAP closes the tail with 235 current QA Engineer profiles on its own exclusive company homepage record, www.sap.com, as of 2026-10-05 PT. A tail bench is not a dismissal: for hiring moves that need a precise seat picture, 235 is still a reachable, comparable pool.
Denominator: current profiles on the SAP exclusive homepage record (www.sap.com) matching QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer, as of 2026-10-05 PT.
Five homepage records total 4980
The pack total is 4980 current QA Engineer profiles, the sum of the five exclusive company homepage records: 1928 + 1455 + 1026 + 336 + 235 = 4980, as of 2026-10-05 PT. Because the five records do not overlap on the seat being counted, the total is a clean addition.
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| Name | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | 1928 | 38.7% |
| Oracle | 1455 | 29.2% |
| Cisco | 1026 | 20.6% |
| ServiceNow | 336 | 6.7% |
| SAP | 235 | 4.7% |
Denominator: sum of current profiles across five exclusive company homepage records, as of 2026-10-05 PT.
Outside seats: Software Development Engineer in Test and Test Engineer
Software Development Engineer in Test and Test Engineer titles remain outside the 4980. They may sit beside QA Engineer on the same org chart, but the pack counts only the one spelled-out seat, so the total stays traceable to five exclusive company homepage records as of 2026-10-05 PT.
Denominator: sum of current QA Engineer profiles across five exclusive company homepage records; Software Development Engineer in Test and Test Engineer sit outside this denominator, as of 2026-10-05 PT.
Methodology
Counting rule for this chapter. Every figure is a count of current profiles on one named company's own exclusive homepage record — IBM, Oracle, Cisco, ServiceNow, SAP — never a rolled-up parent entity. The seat is kept deliberately narrow: spelled-out QA Engineer, with Senior counted in the same family. All numbers share a single as-of date, 2026-10-05 PT. Source: Metix AI.
| Metric | Value | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | 1928 | current profiles on the IBM exclusive homepage record (www.ibm.com) matching QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer |
| Oracle | 1455 | current profiles on the Oracle exclusive homepage record (www.oracle.com) matching QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer |
| Cisco | 1026 | current profiles on the Cisco exclusive homepage record (www.cisco.com) matching QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer |
| ServiceNow | 336 | current profiles on the ServiceNow exclusive homepage record (www.servicenow.com) matching QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer |
| SAP | 235 | current profiles on the SAP exclusive homepage record (www.sap.com) matching QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer |
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The published pack is fixed at 4980 across the five exclusive company homepage records; the same single-seat scope can be applied to a different company record for your next hiring decision.
FAQ
- Why these five companies and not other QA Engineer employers?
- Because each of the five — IBM, Oracle, Cisco, ServiceNow, SAP — has its own exclusive company homepage record, so its bench can be counted directly. Together they hold 4980 current QA Engineer profiles across the five exclusive company homepage records as of 2026-10-05 PT.
- Does the total of 4980 include Software Development Engineer in Test or Test Engineer titles?
- No. The 4980 is the sum of current QA Engineer profiles on the five exclusive company homepage records (1928 + 1455 + 1026 + 336 + 235) as of 2026-10-05 PT; Software Development Engineer in Test and Test Engineer titles are counted outside this seat.
- Why does IBM sit at 1928 while SAP sits at 235?
- The counting rule is identical for both: current QA Engineer profiles on each company's own exclusive homepage record as of 2026-10-05 PT. IBM's record holds 1928 and SAP's holds 235, so the gap reflects bench depth rather than a different scope.
- Can this same QA Engineer seat cut be remade for a company outside the published 4980-person pack?
- Yes. The published QA engineering peer pack stays fixed at 4980 across the five exclusive homepage records as of 2026-10-05 PT, and the same spelled-out QA Engineer seat can be applied to another company record on request.
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