not too long ago skillsoft reported the top paying certifications in tech and i really want to take
you through what those certifications are but also and more importantly what they really entail
this is for anyone who's looking to bump up their salary maybe get a new job kind
of advance their career and also have the salary to go with it before we get into it though make
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okay before we get into it though it's really important for me to share where this data is
coming from this is a skillsoft survey and they surveyed over 3 700 u.s respondents
who participated in the global knowledge i.t skills and salary survey
so this is data that is based from the u.s from 3 700 respondents obviously these certifications
how in demand they are will vary based on where you are located uh your employer what specific
industry and tech you are in getting more niche but i really wanted to share this with you if
you are someone who's entering the new year and wanting to level up okay let's start from number
10 and work our way up to number one number 10 on the list is a vmware certified professional
data center virtualization the average salary for someone who has this certification is 132
947 also i want to mention once again these are all u.s numbers so u.s salary and u.s
data so what exactly is this certification it sounds really complex well it's pretty much what
it sounds like when you break it down so it's a certification designed to demonstrate your
technical ability or technical competency with vmware vsphere and also related technologies
okay for those of you who are like tiffany what is vmware what does that even mean maybe you're new
to the tech industry breaking into it or maybe you're not and you're just like what the heck is
it vmware allows for businesses to run multiple applications and operating system workloads on
one server so let's kind of get into an example of that so when you think of it you can think of
creating a virtual machine that behaves like an actual computer so it's a virtual machine that
behaves like an actual computer so this is really great for example in development work when you are
trying to test your code on different platforms uh this is something that you can utilize coming
in at number nine on the list is cisa or certified information systems auditor the average salary for
this certification is 134 460. also fun fact this is one of the oldest certifications it's
actually been around since 1978 which is pretty crazy okay but now your question is which was
kind of my question to be honest is what do they do what is this certification used for
so a cisa audits reviews of computer information systems and performs you know detailed or
in-depth evaluations of them it's pretty much what you would think of when you think of an auditor
but for technical companies for technical roles for different computer systems according
to the global knowledge report to achieve a certification candidates must pass the cisa exam
which consists of five different domains this is a hard exam to pass and i definitely think
it's well it is for someone who's already in the tech industry so the five uh areas or
five domains i guess you could say are auditing information systems governance and management
of it information systems acquisition development and implementation information systems operation
maintenance and service management and number five is protection of information assets so as you can
see there is a lot to the certification and it's definitely for someone who's pretty familiar with
the tech industry and really has a strong career in it coming in at number eight is ncp mci uh
multi-cloud infrastructure the average salary for this is 142 810 so that's the annual salary
uh and this certification is to really recognize a professional a working professional skills
and abilities to deploy administer and troubleshoot this technology so when
you think of this certification how i kind of in simple terms or terms that i understand understand
the certification is it's kind of like they say a lot of places online it's like a badge of honor to
really recognize your skills that you've acquired to deploy manage and optimize enterprise cloud
no surprise here a lot of the certifications on this list are cloud related as cloud continues
to be one of the more in-demand skills or areas of skills coming in at number seven let's talk about
project management i feel like i'm a game show for now coming in at number seven you know listen
we're talking about technical certifications we have to make it kind of fun here or else it can
get kind of dry you know what i'm saying okay so number seven is project management professional
the average salary for this certification is 148 thousand nine hundred and six dollars and you can
guess here this is what it sounds like it's all about project management project managers are such
a huge part of teams and companies that really as it says they manage the project this certification
for anyone who is looking to get into the area of project management is one of the most highly
regarded certifications for pms so if you are looking to start a career in the product not
looking to start because you already should have some experience for this certification
but if you are looking to really get that next salary increase or maybe move companies or get
that next title whether it be senior or just have some credibility taking the certification
will really help get you there coming in at number six is the certified information security manager
the average salary for this is 149 246 dollars and this certification is pretty much what it
sounds like information security manager so this is for anyone who really wants to gain
another certification that's looking to become management or really grow their career in it
so online it says it's an advanced certification which indicates that an individual possesses the
knowledge and experience required to develop and manage an enterprise information security program
so you are possessing the knowledge to manage and develop enterprise or i.t security information
basically showing you kind of know what you're doing in it okay number five on the
list is certified information systems security professional the average salary is 151 853
this certificate really highlights and promotes that you have a lot of expertise in cyber security
so if you are someone in cyber security or looking to get into cyber security you will
need experience in it first before taking this certification but it's definitely one that once
again will really enhance your career coming in at number four on the list is certified in risk and
information systems control the average salary for this certification is 151 995 dollars and
this certification is really all about validating your experience in building a well-defined agile
risk management program and this is coming from the crisc certification website itself they say
it's based on best practices to identify analyze evaluate assess prioritize and respond to risks
so once again as you can see a trend here it's between cloud and security coming in on number
three i'm sure there's no surprise this is on the list which is aws certified solutions architect
this one i'm talking about is the associate so one of the first ones it is the first one
you have to take the average salary is a hundred and fifty nine thousand and thirty three dollars
this is an amazing certificate something that i studied for i actually never ended up taking the
exam i need to i studied for a long time for it and then work got in the way but um it's a
really in-demand certificate and you can really continue to build on it so as it kind of says in
the name this certificate validates your expertise in designing and deploying scalable systems in the
aws ecosystem coming in at number two is the google certified professional cloud architect
you see the theme here of cloud the average salary for this certification is 169 thousand and twenty
nine dollars so this certification demonstrates your ability or an architect's ability to design
develop manage secure scalable and reliable cloud architectures okay the one we've all been waiting
for number one which is the google certified professional data engineer the average salary
for someone who has this certification is 171 749 no surprise here the demand for data engineers is
growing at a crazy fast rate that i mean there isn't enough people who do this to keep up with
the demand so data engineers essentially analyze information to gain insight into business outcomes
and really help with business decisions or product decisions based on the data that is analyzed okay
that is the top 10 certifications in technical roles i really hope this inspires you when you are
continuing down your career path in tech to really consider getting one of these certifications
if you're just starting out in tech and not really ready to get one of these certifications don't
worry i think this is still very valuable for you just to have a direction of where you are heading
do you want to head towards cloud do you want to head towards security where are you headed okay i
hope this video was very helpful and valuable going through the different certifications
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