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Different Microsoft Certifications for Programmers and Developers
If a business does not have the right IT team, then they may soon have some serious problems, that is why the Microsoft Certifications are so important to potential employers. The new generation of Microsoft certifications provides a simpler and more targeted framework for IT managers to validate core technical skills, professional skills, advanced skills, and architectural skills. It also provides professionals in the IT industry with a more relevant, flexible, and cost-effective way to showcase their skills.
Technology: Prove core technical skills on Microsoft technologies
The new Technology certifications enable professionals to target specific technologies and distinguish themselves by demonstrating in-depth knowledge and expertise in the broad range of specialized technologies. Microsoft Technology Specialists are consistently capable of implementing, building, troubleshooting, and debugging a particular Microsoft technology.
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) Certifications
Professional: Professional skills and a proven ability to perform on the job
Professional Series credentials validate a comprehensive set of skills required to be successful on the job. These skills include design, project management, operations management, and planning, and they are contextual to the job role. By validating a more comprehensive set of skills, these credentials give candidates and their hiring managers a reliable indicator of on-the-job performance.
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Certification
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) Certification
The new Microsoft Certifications exams for .Net are the result of the Microsoft .Net Platform update to .Net Framework version 2.0. Microsoft has changed the way it certifies IT specialists, and most of the new certifications require the candidate to pass 2 Exams for MCTS instead of 1 Exam for MCP or 3 Exams for MCAD.Net (version 1.1) or 5 Exams for MCSD.Net (version 1.1), except for some like, SQL server 2005, and the BizTalk Server 2006 which only require one exam. The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications enable professionals to target specific technologies and to distinguish themselves by demonstrating in-depth knowledge and expertise in their specialized technologies. An MCTS is consistently capable of implementing, building, troubleshooting, and debugging a particular Microsoft technology.
In the new Microsoft Certification program for .Net, there are specialty certifications for Windows based Application Development (MCTS- .Net Framework Windows Applications), Distributed Application Development (MCTS -. Net Framework Distributed Applications), and Web based Application Development (MCTS - .Net Framework Web Applications). After achieving MCTS Certification, if you would like to acquire more thorough knowledge and higher Certification, then you can also go for MCPD (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer) Certification for .Net, which requires the candidate to pass one more Exam on the Windows/Distributed/Web platform. After achieving MCTS-SQL Server 2005, you can either opt for MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) as a Database Developer or Database Administrator. Each of these certifications (Developer/Administrator) requires the candidate to pass 2 more Exams.
So, to a degree Microsoft is making it a bit more difficult to get certified, but this can be beneficial to you. First because what you will study to become certified will make you an expert in your field. And secondly, because Microsoft has determined, that IT hiring managers have a difficult time trying to figure out which computer certification best qualifies an IT professional. This new type of certification will help identify the right candidates for a specific are of development-e.g Windows, Distributed, or Web. The new type of certification can help you prove your job skills and prove your qualifications making it easier for hiring managers to make the right choice, based on qualification and not on personal likes and dislikes.
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Microsoft Certifications Won't Boost Your Pay Much
Microsoft certifications are dropping in value and provide a smaller pay boost than IT skills related to Cisco, Oracle, EMC, VMware, IBM, SAP and Red Hat technologies.
"So many people have Microsoft certifications that the gap between supply and demand is not that great, like it is with other certifications," says David Foote of the IT research firm Foote Partners.
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On average, IT workers with a Microsoft certification earn 5.9% more than they otherwise might if they were not skilled in using Microsoft technologies, but the Microsoft pay premium is smaller than the industry average, which is 7.3% across 225 IT certifications.
Foote Partners tracks more than 100,000 IT workers, 43% of whom are receiving a pay boost for specializations. The pay boosts related to Microsoft certifications dropped from 6.1% to 5.9% over the last six months, a larger drop than the one affecting the industry as a whole.
The current rate of 5.9%, calculated across 19 Microsoft certifications, is significantly lower than the 8.1% average pay boost provided by 31 Cisco certifications. Six Oracle certifications average a 7.5% boost; 15 IBM certs average a 7.1% boost; five Red Hat certs average a 7.8% boost; nine EMC certs average an 8.4% boost; and two VMware certs average an 8.5% boost.
In part because Microsoft certifications are so commonly held, "I would argue that many of their certifications are not as important as they used to be," Foote says. "There are other vendors that have more popular certifications. You're talking about a company that has lost ground over the last several years."
Out of the 19 Microsoft certifications, the most valuable is Microsoft Certified Architect, with an 11% pay boost, whereas Microsoft Certified Professional and Certified Systems Administrator were among those below the 5.9% Microsoft average. That 5.9% figure was calculated by taking the median pay boost for each certification, and then averaging the 19 medians. In general, the most highly specialized skills are the most valuable. Another example of a Microsoft skill with above-average value is the GIAC-certified Windows Security Administrator.
Foote Partners tracks the value of both IT certifications and noncertified skills. For some vendors, there are far more certified skills than noncertified skills, or vice versa, but in Microsoft's case Foote tracks 19 certifications and 18 noncertified skills. The average value of the 18 noncertified skills is equal to a pay boost of 6.6% of a worker's base salary. Industry-wide, across 241 noncertified skills, the average is 8.42%. For SAP, there are 76 skills that average a 9.9% pay boost.
Out of the 18 Microsoft noncertified skills, only two -- ExchangeServer and BizTalk Server -- have grown in value in the last three months. Foote has seen steady declines in value for .Net, but it's still the highest-paying Microsoft skill with a 12% pay premium. The value of .Net certifications have fallen four quarters in a row, but this can be viewed in a positive light from an employer's perspective. Falling values show that supply is catching up with demand, Foote notes.
In addition to .Net, higher-paying Microsoft noncertified skills include Microsoft Commerce Server and SQL Server.
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