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IT Certifications: Winners and Losers

By Ericka Chickowski on 2011-12-13



IT certifications have lost their value as a major career booster. According to IT employment and consulting firm Foote Partners (www.footepartners.com) in its quarterly IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index, the premium that employers pay for those certified in certain skills versus those without the certifications narrowed nearly universally over the last quarter, and the pay premium for all IT certifications dropped by 4.8 percent within the last twelve months ending in October 2011. Channel Insider takes a look at some of the winners and losers in IT certifications by category. Check out whether your certification is holding its value.

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Architecture, Project Management and Process Jobs


Annual Pay Premium Change: -1.4 percent
Quarterly Pay Premium Change: -.21 percent

Architecture, Project Management and Process Jobs


Winners: No rated winners
Losers: Certified Associate in Project Management
Best Paid: Project Management Professional (PMP), Master IT Certified Architect (ITAC/The Open Group), ITIL Service Manager Certification

IT Security Jobs


Annual Pay Premium Change: -7.3 percent
Quarterly Pay Premium Change: -1.2 percent

IT Security Jobs


Winners: Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE)
Losers: GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
Best Paid: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (CISSP/ISSEP), GIAC Secure Software Programmer--.NET,

System Administration & Engineering Jobs


Annual Pay Premium Change: -1.6 percent
Quarterly Pay Premium Change: 2.1 percent

System Administration & Engineering Jobs


Winners: Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), HP Accredited Platform Specialist (HP APS), IBM Certified Systems Administrator-AIX 6.1
Losers: CompTIA Server+, Novell/Master Certified Novell Engineer, Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA)
Best Paid: Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA), HP/Accredited Integration Specialist (AIS), Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA)

Networking and Communications Jobs


Annual Pay Premium Change: -5.7 percent
Quarterly Pay Premium Change: -0.6 percent

Networking and Communications Jobs


Winners: Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP), Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist, Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
Losers: CompTIA Network Technician (Network +), Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate
Best Paid: Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE), Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP), Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE, all variations)

Web Development Jobs


Annual Pay Premium Change: -2.7 percent
Quarterly Pay Premium Change: -5.3 percent

Web Development Jobs


Winners: No rated winners
Best Paid: No rated best-paid jobs
Losers: Novell/Certified Internet Professional (CIP)

Database Jobs


Annual Pay Premium Change: -1.7 percent
Quarterly Pay Premium Change: -0.8 percent

Database Jobs


Winners: No rated winners
Losers: Oracle DB Administrator Certified Associate (OCA)
Best Paid: Oracle DBA Administrator Certified Master (OCM), Teradata 12 Certified Master, Teradata Enterprise Architect

Apps Development and Programming Languages Jobs


Annual Pay Premium Change: -2.2 percent
Quarterly Pay Premium Change: 1.2 percent

Apps Development and Programming Languages Jobs


Winners: Oracle/Siebel 8 Consultant Certified Expert, Oracle Certified Professional Java Programmer (formerly Sun SCJP)
Losers: No rated losers
Best Paid: Oracle Certified Master, Java EE Enterprise Architect (formerly Sun SCEA), Oracle SOA Architect Certified Expert

Entry-Level and Training Jobs


Annual Pay Premium Change: -15.8 percent
Quarterly Pay Premium Change: -6.3 percent

Entry-Level and Training Jobs


Winners: No rated winners
Losers: Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
Best Paid: No rated best-paid jobs

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