From Computerworld Career Watch page:
Troubled Certs
Pay for some certifications plummeted in the six months from April 1 to Oct. 1, according to a wide-ranging Foote Partners LLC survey covering 129 certification categories and 124 noncertified skills. The following are some particularly hard-hit certs:
- CompTIA Linux: -43%
- CompTIA Network Technician: -36%
- CompTIA Security+: -33%
- Cisco Certified Design Associate: -22%
- Cisco Certified Network Professional: -22%
- CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer: -22%
- Certified MySQL 4.0 Professional: -22%
- Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator: -20%
- Microsoft Certified Trainer: -20%
- Microsoft Certified Database Administrator: -20%
- Cisco Certified Design Professional: -18%
- Microsoft Certified Systems Admin: Security: -13%
- Linux Professional Institute certification: -13%
- Cisco Certified Network Associate: -12%
Honestly, is this list very surprising? The top three are CompTIA certs (I happen to hold the Security +). How many people are roaring for those (except for A+, which is still respected in the nech tech world).
CCNA has long been a joke, even though I heard it had been revamped and was tougher. I have seen personally the interest for the CCNP drop quite a bit (I don’t know everyone, but most of the people I knew that were looking at it decided not to pursue it).
Now, where’s the list where it shows the CISSP cert causing 100% increase in salary? Yea, right.
And here’s a certification that we all had in the 90’s and early 00’s:
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