Modeled career paths · QA automation

Where does a QA Lead go next?

What employers are asking a QA Lead for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Quality Engineering Manager+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
100% of modeled moves out of QA Lead go here
progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
Director of IT+22% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Quality Engineering Manager. 23% joint modeled share
progression64% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of PMO+15% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Quality Engineering Manager. 23% joint modeled share
progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Database Engineering Manager+47% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Quality Engineering Manager. 27% joint modeled share
progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Network Operations Manager+41% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Quality Engineering Manager. 27% joint modeled share
progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.