The 15 highest-paying it certifications for 2016

by SAMARA LYNN April 7, 2016 ------------------------- Global Knowledge’s annual report on the highest paid IT certifications is out. The list also reveals the average salary for each

certification. [RELATED: 10 BLACK WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD VIA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY] 1. AWS CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT — ASSOCIATE $125,871 The AWS Certified Solutions Architect —

Associate, is intended for individuals with experience designing distributed applications and systems on the AWS platform 2. CERTIFIED IN RISK AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONTROL (CRISC)

$122,954 The CRISC is designed for IT professionals, project managers whose job it is to identify and manage risks to IT and the business. 3. CERTIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGER (CISM)

$122,291 The CISM certification is for management more than the IT professional and focuses on security strategy and assessing the systems and policies in place. 4. CERTIFIED INFORMATION

SYSTEMS SECURITY PROFESSIONAL (CISSP) $121,923 CISSP certification is based around eight areas in computer security, including security and risk management, communications and network

security, software development security, asset security, security engineering, identity and access management, security assessment and testing, and security operations. 5. PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PROFESSIONAL (PMP) $116,094 The PMP certification exam tests five areas relating to the life cycle of a project: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. 6.

CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITOR (CISA) $113,320 CISA certification is usually obtained by those whose job responsibilities include auditing, monitoring, controlling, and/or assessing

IT and/or business systems. 7. CISCO CERTIFIED INTERNETWORK EXPERT (CCIE) ROUTING AND SWITCHING $112,858 The CCIE is aimed more at networking designers and architects than implementers and

troubleshooters. 8. CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE (CCNA) DATA CENTER $107,045 The CCNA is aimed at data center technologies, such as networking and storage as well as other network

services. 9. CISCO CERTIFIED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL (CCDP) $105,008 The CCDP exam includes the technologies associated with switching and routing. 10. CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKER (CEH) $103,297

The CEH certification is designed to test a candidate’s abilities to prod for holes, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities in a company’s network defenses. 11. SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT $102,594 The

Six Sigma certification is primarily focused on manufacturing and producing better quality products. 12. CITRIX CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL — VIRTUALIZATION (CCP-V) $102,138 The CCP-V covers the

basics of managing, maintaining, monitoring, and troubleshooting Citrix virtualization products. 13. CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORKING PROFESSIONAL (CCNP) SECURITY $101,414 Achieving CCNP Security

certification requires that you have achieved CCNA Security or any CCIE and that you pass four security implementation exams. 14. ITIL V3 FOUNDATION $99,869 The ITIL certification is a set

of best practices for aligning the services IT provides with the needs of the organization. 15. VMWARE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL 5 — DATA CENTER VIRTUALIZATION (VCP5-DCV) $99,334 VCP-DCV

certifies one’s knowledge of and ability to perform basic deployment and administration of vCenter and ESXi.