Interesting Look at Top $$$ Certs

Ed Tittel — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:27:45 +0000

They’re a staple of the cert biz, and fodder for cert sponsors, training companies, publishers, and everybody else connected with getting candidates certified. Even so, it’s still interesting to peruse surveys of top-paying certifications as they become available. This one is entitled “15 Top Paying IT Certifications” and it’s from mega-training provider Global Knowledge. The following summarizes the net-net of these items, in the same order that they appear in the Global Knowledge materials.

Acronym	Full Program Name	2011 Salary
CCDP	Cisco Certified Design Professional	$107,878
(none)	ITIL Expert Certification	$107,092
PMP	Project Management Professional	$103,570
CISSP	Certified Information Systems Security Professional	$103,570
CCDA	Cisco Certified Design Associate	$97,995
CCNP	Cisco Certified Network Professional	$97,296
(none)	ITIL V2 & V3 Foundation	$96,128
CCNA Voice	Cisco Certified Network Associate Voice	$92,837
AIS: HP Storage Works	HP Accredited Integration Specialist	$91,158
AIS: HP ProLiant Servers	HP Accredited Integration Specialist	$87,332
VCP	VMware Certified Professional	$87,151
(none)	CompTIA Project+	$87,057
APS: Blade System Solutions	HP Accredited Platform Specialist	$86,554
CEH	Certified Ethical Hacker	$86,053
MCDBA	Microsoft Certifed Database Administrator	$84,683

I don’t see a lot of surprises in this line-up, but there are a few interestings items. First, I’m stunned to see the CCDP at the top of this list (I would’ve expected the CCIE to come out on top, but I see it nowhere in here). Second, I’m pleasantly surprised to see ITIL items and project management certs occupying four slots overall. And last, I’m amazed that the MCDBA has such continuing presence that it registers in this group of mostly newer or more-recently updated credentials. Across the board, the money ain’t bad, either.

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Interesting Look at Top $$$ Certs