Splunk jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-06-11, Splunk appears in 877 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 6% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-06-11
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Frequently asked questions about Splunk
+Is Splunk in demand in 2026?
Yes. Splunk appears in 877 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, with demand up 6% 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 2026-06-11, the job titles most likely to require Splunk are Software Engineer (13% of postings list Splunk), Site Reliability Engineer (7% 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 2026-06-11), Splunk most often appears alongside Python, Kubernetes, Grafana, AWS, Docker.
+Where is Splunk most in demand?
As of 2026-06-11, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Splunk are New York City, San Francisco, Singapore, Bengaluru, London, 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
Job titles most likely to require Splunk
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 114 | 13.0% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 63 | 7.2% |
| DevOps Engineer | 47 | 5.4% |
| Security Engineer | 43 | 4.9% |
| Engineering Manager | 16 | 1.8% |
| Security Analyst | 15 | 1.7% |
| Platform Engineer | 13 | 1.5% |
| Backend Engineer | 12 | 1.4% |
| Technical SEO Specialist | 9 | 1.0% |
| Technical SEO Strategist | 9 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for Splunk
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 28 | 3.2% |
| San Francisco | 26 | 3.0% |
| Singapore | 26 | 3.0% |
| Bengaluru | 25 | 2.9% |
| London | 20 | 2.3% |
| Washington | 15 | 1.7% |
| Bucharest | 14 | 1.6% |
| Chicago | 13 | 1.5% |
| Austin | 12 | 1.4% |
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 2026-06-11. 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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