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According to Foote Partners Q3 2007 survey of IT skills and pay, holders of the following single IT certifications commanded at least a 10% premium in salary over their uncertified peers:
Single certifications earning premiums of 10% to 14% of base pay:
IT Security
• InfoSys Security Management Professional (ISSMP/CISSP)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• InfoSys Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP/CISSP)
• InfoSys Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP/CISSP)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• SANS/GIAC Security Expert (GSE)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
• GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
• GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA)
• System Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)SANS/GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
Project Management (median value = 10% to 15% of base salary)
• Project Management Professional(PMP)
• IT Certified Architect(ITCA/Open Group)
Single certifications earning premiums of 10% to 13% of base pay:
Networking and Internetworking
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
• EMC Proven Professional Technology Architect – Expert
• SNIA Certified Storage Networking Expert
• Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP)
• Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI)
• Cisco Certified Enterprise Administrator (CCEA)
• Cisco IP Telephony Operations Specialist
• Brocade Certified SAN Manager (BCSM)
• SNIA Certified Architect
• EMC Proven Professional Implementation Engineer – Expert
• Cisco IP Telephony Support Specialist
• Avaya Certified Expert
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP)
Database
• Oracle DBA Administrator Certified Master (OCM)
• Teradata Certified Master
• IBM DB2 Universal Database Certified Solutions Expert
• Teradata Certified Application Developer
Systems Administration & Engineering/NOS
• HP/Compaq Master Accredited Systems Engineer (Master ASE)
• IBM Certified Administrator – SOA Solutions: WebSphere Process Server
• Citrix Certified Integration Architect
• Microsoft Certified Architect(MCA)
Applications Development & Programming Languages
• IBM Certified Solutions Developer: WebSphere (all)
• IBM Certified SOA Solution Designer
• Oracle Forms Developer Certified Professional (OCP)
twctc889
8 months ago
48 comments
thanks for the information.
gsnape
about 1 year ago
114 comments
I had better do well with this quiz. I own a computer company. lol
langa
about 1 year ago
2 comments
Hi am so happy with what i have read. how can one attend the practicals directly with the others who are learning to repair.
Marvin Lee
Kampala
East Africa
trickster311
about 1 year ago
14 comments
im currently enrolled in ceet at itt, because ive always been interested in electronics and not just the screws and bolts wires, whatever lately where im at is trying to find the field i want to work in its difficult work trying to find the starting place in the industry but i have faith in myself and im not gona quit before it happens for me articles like these are what help me go on "well that and the fact that im in school.
kenneth_bamford
about 1 year ago
2 comments
Thank's alot Guys! I am transitioning back in to this field after about eight years ,and I was looking in to what fields and ciertifications that might help with my career.
Once again Thank Yoy
Kenneth W. Bamford