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Practise Splunk Core Certified Power User SPLK-1003 SPLK-1002 across all 4 official exam domains — Advanced Searching and Statistics, Macros, Saved Searches and CIM, Advanced Visualization and Lookups, Transactions and Event Correlation — with original exam-style questions, full explanations, and wrong-answer analysis. Courseiva helps you prepare with realistic practice questions, topic-based revision, explained answers and structured study routes.
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Key facts for the Splunk Core Certified Power User SPLK-1003 exam.
Exam cost
$130 USD / ~£105
Duration
60 minutes
Question count
65 questions
Passing score
65% (approx. 42/65 correct)
Validity
2 years
Delivered by
Pearson VUE
Online proctored
Yes — available
Retake policy
100% free — no account required
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Question formats
The Splunk Core Certified Power User (SPLK-1002) validates intermediate Splunk skills beyond basic searching, including using transforming commands, creating knowledge objects, building dashboards and visualisations, and working with lookups and data models. It is designed for analysts and admins who use Splunk regularly and need to demonstrate proficiency beyond the Splunk Core Certified User level. The exam is a natural progression for professionals already holding SPLK-1001 who want to deepen their operational capability. Power User skills are commonly required for SOC analyst and data operations roles involving Splunk.
Official prerequisite
None — though SPLK-1001 (Splunk Core Certified User) is strongly recommended
Recommended experience
Active Splunk Core Certified User credential and 3–6 months of practical Splunk experience; familiarity with SPL (Search Processing Language)
Splunk users who can write SPL searches and want to advance to intermediate features like lookups, tags, event types, and dashboards
Should you skip this exam?
Skip if you are new to Splunk — start with the Splunk Core Certified User (SPLK-1001) first
Courseiva study tip
Use the free Splunk training courses on Splunk Education and practice on the free Splunk Cloud trial or a local Splunk Enterprise instance
UK salary range
£40,000–£60,000
US salary range
$70,000–$100,000
Job roles that cite SPLK-1002
What certification to take next
The SPLK-1002 exam costs $130 USD. Splunk occasionally offers promotional discounts through their training bundles.
The passing score is 65%, meaning approximately 42 out of 65 questions answered correctly.
The exam contains 65 multiple-choice questions to be completed within 60 minutes.
It tests intermediate Splunk skills including advanced SPL searches, transforming commands, creating knowledge objects (tags, event types, field extractions), lookups, data models, and building dashboards and visualisations.
Yes, the Power User exam covers more advanced SPL topics and requires deeper understanding of Splunk's knowledge object architecture. Candidates with hands-on Splunk experience typically find it manageable.
The certification is valid for 2 years. Renewal requires passing a current Splunk exam before expiry.
It is ideal for SOC analysts, security operations staff, and IT ops professionals who use Splunk daily and want to demonstrate intermediate-level capability for more senior or specialised roles.
See how SPLK-1002 stacks up against related certifications.
Courseiva Exam Intelligence
Data confidence: BuildingDerived from Courseiva's continuously updated practice dataset: 475 exam-style questions. Updated 2 July 2026.
Question difficulty mix
Average time per question: 91s
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Exam domains
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Questions
exam-style questions in the SPLK-1002 bank
Practice modes
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All SPLK-1002 Questions
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Practice Test
Start a 20-question session with a full explanation after each answer.
Mock Exam
Simulate the real exam with a timed, full-length question set.
Quick 25
A 25-question warm-up — ideal for a short daily study session.
Flashcards
Reinforce key terms, commands, and protocol facts with flashcards.
Domain Practice
Focus exclusively on one exam domain to target your weakest area.
50-Question Set
Mid-length practice set covering all domains.
Exam guide
Start with a short practice session, review each missed answer, then return to the topics that caused mistakes.
Splunk Core Certified Power User SPLK-1003 SPLK-1002 spans 4 official exam domains (Advanced Searching and Statistics, Macros, Saved Searches and CIM, Advanced Visualization and Lookups, and more). Questions test whether you can apply each objective in a realistic scenario, not just recall a definition.
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Practice directory
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Official blueprint
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Deep-dive questions
The most-searched SPLK-1002 questions — each with a detailed explanation, worked example, and full answer breakdown.
Learn the concepts
15 book-style chapters cover every SPLK-1002 objective in plain English. Read the theory here, then test it with practice questions.
Chapter 1
Fundamentals of Advanced Searching
12 min read
Chapter 2
Search Commands: Subsearch and Append
12 min read
Chapter 3
Advanced Search Optimization
12 min read
Chapter 4
Advanced Visualizations Overview
12 min read
Chapter 5
Chart Commands and Formatting
12 min read
Chapter 6
Lookups: Introduction and Configuration
12 min read
Chapter 7
Advanced Lookup Techniques
12 min read
Chapter 8
Macros: Creation and Usage
12 min read
Free study guide
The Courseiva SPLK-1002 study guide covers exam format, the official domain blueprint with weights, a structured study plan, and domain-specific tips for each section. Use it alongside practice questions to build both conceptual depth and exam confidence.
Sample questions
Original exam-style questions — not copied from any exam or dump site. Open a question for the full answer breakdown.
Which THREE of the following are valid ways to create a subsearch in SPL? (Choose three.)
A user runs a search that returns 1,000,000 results but only sees 5,000 in the Statistics tab. What is the most likely cause?
Which two lookup types in Splunk support automatic time-based matching? (Choose 2)
What is the purpose of an automatic lookup?
Refer to the exhibit. What is the most likely cause of this error?
In a dashboard panel, a table shows event counts by source. The user wants to click on a sourcetype to drill down to a new search showing all events from that source. Which token-b…
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