Submission + - Microsoft certifications won't boost your pay much (networkworld.com) 1
jbrodkin writes: 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, who adds "you're talking about a company that has lost ground over the last several years."
Microsoft certifications provide a 5.9% pay boost, less than the 7.3% industry average, and have been dropping in value for six months.
"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, who adds "you're talking about a company that has lost ground over the last several years."
Microsoft certifications provide a 5.9% pay boost, less than the 7.3% industry average, and have been dropping in value for six months.