Splunk
12 exams available
Splunk is the market-leading platform for security information and event management (SIEM) and observability, named an 11-time Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for SIEM. Splunk-certified professionals earn 40% more than non-certified peers, and 71% of certified users report high job satisfaction. Certifications span core platform usage, cloud administration, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity defense, and observability domains.
Common roles
Certification tiers
Core
Administration
Consulting
Security
Observability
Choosing a Splunk certification
The catalog covers user, power user, admin, advanced power user, developer, architect, consultant, analyst level certifications.
SPLK-1001 (Splunk Core Certified User) is the lowest-level exam we list, and most candidates arrive with about 3 months of hands-on experience.
At the other end, SPLK-5001 (Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst) targets the most advanced role in this vendor's track on the Splunk Cybersecurity Defense path.
Typical roles this vendor's certifications support include security analyst, siem engineer, soc analyst, devops engineer, it administrator.
Start with the exam that matches the role you want next, not the highest-level certificate available. Each exam page on this site lists the official domains, the pass score and the exam fee, and every exam with free samples links to a set you can work through before paying for the full PDF.
| Exam | Name | Level | PDF questions | Free samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPLK-1001 | Splunk Core Certified User | User | 210 | free samples |
| SPLK-1002 | Splunk Core Certified Power User | Power User | 181 | free samples |
| SPLK-1003 | Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin | Admin | 168 | free samples |
| SPLK-1004 | Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User | Advanced Power User | 69 | free samples |
| SPLK-1005 | Splunk Cloud Certified Admin | Admin | 35 | free samples |
| SPLK-2001 | Splunk Certified Developer | Developer | 70 | free samples |
| SPLK-2002 | Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect | Architect | 166 | free samples |
| SPLK-2003 | Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer | Developer | 37 | free samples |
| SPLK-3001 | Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin | Admin | 97 | free samples |
| SPLK-3002 | Splunk IT Service Intelligence Certified Admin | Admin | 56 | free samples |
| SPLK-3003 | Splunk Core Certified Consultant | Consultant | 75 | free samples |
| SPLK-5001 | Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst | Analyst | 67 | free samples |
About Splunk
Why certify?
Splunk-certified candidates earn 40% more than non-certified peers, with certifications directly linked to career advancement in cybersecurity and observability roles.
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