Median salary 2016:$86,510

Recommended languages:  It depends on which languages your company generally uses but, Java,HTML, and CSS look to be a good idea.

Software QA engineers monitor every step of development to make sure the design and software follow the standards that the company has set. They also set goals so that the process goes faster and the project meets its deadlines and relaying issues to the leaders of the team. Some requirements for this job while not explicit is a degree in something like software design and practical experience as well as keeping up with technological advancements. Other skills required are thing like communication, time-management since its a fast-paced environment and being able to problem solve and thinking outside the box.

For more information go to the link below which is where I got most of this information.

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/list-of-software-quality-assurance-qa-engineer-skills-2062484