Need advice on career transition as a QA (3 years exp)

Hi all, I have 3 years of experience as a Software Test Engineer, currently earning 6 LPA. My work so far has been around 80% manual testing and 20% automation (enhancing test scripts, not full framework development).

Now, when I attend interviews, most companies expect strong coding or automation (SDET-level) knowledge, which I’m not fully confident in yet. At the same time, I’m interested in coding and willing to learn, but I want to make a smart move into a role that:

Has good demand in the market,

Pays decent salary growth compared to manual QA,

Doesn’t necessarily require me to become a hardcore developer immediately.

I’m exploring options like DevOps, Data Engineering, or Cloud QA or any other analytics to try

👉 For someone with my background, what role would you suggest I transition into for the best long-term growth? Any guidance or roadmap would be really helpful.

Thanks in advance!