Databricks Data Analyst Certification

The Databricks Data Analyst Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate — the lakehouse, Unity Catalog and data management with Delta Lake, SQL querying and analysis in Databricks SQL, and visualisation, AI/BI dashboards, Genie and alerts, and SQL warehouses, governance and performance — written to the Databricks documentation and certification guide for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Databricks Data Analyst Proficiency certificate (SOA-DDA). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Databricks SQL documentation (SQL warehouses, queries, alerts) (Databricks), AI/BI dashboards (Databricks), Unity Catalog (Databricks) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Databricks Data Analyst Certification, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures lakehouse, unity catalog and delta lake, SQL querying and analysis, visualisation, dashboards and alerts and warehouses, governance and performance and gives instant results with a shareable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Databricks Data Analyst Proficiency certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Databricks SQL documentation (SQL warehouses, queries, alerts) (Databricks); AI/BI dashboards (Databricks); Unity Catalog (Databricks); Delta Lake documentation (Linux Foundation); Databricks documentation (Databricks); Table deletes, updates and merges (Delta Lake). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Lakehouse, Unity Catalog and Delta Lake (Lakehouse concepts, Unity Catalog and Delta Lake tables); SQL Querying and Analysis (Joins and aggregations, Window functions and Data manipulation); Visualisation, Dashboards and Alerts (Visualisations, AI/BI dashboards and Genie and Alerts and sharing); Warehouses, Governance and Performance (SQL warehouses, Query performance and Data access and quality). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Data or BI analyst, Analytics engineer, Business analyst using SQL, Data scientist working in Databricks and Reporting or dashboard developer. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Databricks Data Analyst knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

It tests using Databricks SQL and the Databricks platform for analysis — managing data with Unity Catalog and Delta Lake, writing SQL, building visualisations and AI/BI dashboards, and using SQL warehouses, alerts and governance features.

Unity Catalog is Databricks' unified governance layer. It organises data in a three-level namespace (catalog.schema.table), manages permissions with SQL GRANT statements, and provides lineage, auditing and fine-grained controls such as row filters and column masks.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.