Splunk jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-05, Splunk appears in 1,594 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 95% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-05
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+Is Splunk in demand in 2026?
Yes. Splunk appears in 1,594 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-05, with demand up 95% 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 2026-09-05, the job titles most likely to require Splunk are Software Engineer (13% of postings list Splunk), Site Reliability Engineer (9% of postings list Splunk), Security Engineer (4% of postings list Splunk).
+What skills are commonly paired with Splunk?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-05), Splunk most often appears alongside Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Grafana, CI/CD.
+Where is Splunk most in demand?
As of 2026-09-05, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Splunk are Bengaluru, San Jose, New York City, Pune, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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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 | 209 | 13.1% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 138 | 8.7% |
| Security Engineer | 66 | 4.1% |
| DevOps Engineer | 54 | 3.4% |
| Security Analyst | 43 | 2.7% |
| Solutions Architect | 24 | 1.5% |
| Platform Engineer | 22 | 1.4% |
| Systems Engineer | 22 | 1.4% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 21 | 1.3% |
| Cybersecurity Analyst | 20 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for Splunk
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 38 | 2.4% |
| San Jose | 36 | 2.3% |
| New York City | 30 | 1.9% |
| Pune | 26 | 1.6% |
| Austin | 21 | 1.3% |
| Toronto | 21 | 1.3% |
| Chicago | 17 | 1.1% |
| San Francisco | 17 | 1.1% |
| Jersey City | 15 | 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 2026-09-05. 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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