Splunk jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-11, Splunk appears in 984 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 8% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-11
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Frequently asked questions about Splunk
+Is Splunk in demand in 2026?
Yes. Splunk appears in 984 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-11, with demand down 8% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (13% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Splunk?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-11, the job titles most likely to require Splunk are Software Engineer (13% of postings list Splunk), Site Reliability Engineer (8% of postings list Splunk), DevOps Engineer (5% of postings list Splunk).
+What skills are commonly paired with Splunk?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-11), Splunk most often appears alongside Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Grafana, Java.
+Where is Splunk most in demand?
As of 2026-07-11, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Splunk are New York City, Bengaluru, San Francisco, Bucharest, Washington, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Splunk content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Splunk — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Splunk
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 130 | 13.2% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 80 | 8.1% |
| DevOps Engineer | 45 | 4.6% |
| Security Engineer | 32 | 3.3% |
| Platform Engineer | 18 | 1.8% |
| Security Analyst | 16 | 1.6% |
| Solutions Architect | 14 | 1.4% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 12 | 1.2% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 11 | 1.1% |
| Backend Engineer | 10 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for Splunk
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 27 | 2.7% |
| Bengaluru | 22 | 2.2% |
| San Francisco | 15 | 1.5% |
| Bucharest | 14 | 1.4% |
| Washington | 13 | 1.3% |
| Paris | 12 | 1.2% |
| Lehi | 10 | 1.0% |
| London | 10 | 1.0% |
| Chicago | 9 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with Splunk
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-11. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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