Saturday, February 23, 2008

Computer Certifications: How Many Are There?

Do you ever wonder how many people have actually stepped up to bar and taken those certification tests and passed them? These figures are the most recent we could obtain as of December 31, 2007. They are not guaranteed to be absolutely up to the minute, but they are reasonably current as of our publication date, and we will update them as we are able to obtain new information. Wondering why your cerification program isn't listed? It's not that we are playing favorites, some certification vendors are simply more forthcoming with their figures than others. Here's what we know.

Program Latest Available Figures
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) 15,600
CompTIA A+ 700,000
ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) 50,000
ISACA Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM) 7,000
ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 48,598
ISC2 System Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) 589
Linux Professional Institute Certified (LPIC) 150,000
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Over 2,170,000
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) Windows 2003 143,584
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) Windows 2000 144,958
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Windows Server 2003 92,990
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Windows Server 2000 288,563
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) 36,370
Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) 73,325
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) 148,244
Oracle (all designations) 425,000
Project Management Institute (all designations) 240,000
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) 25,000
SAP (all designations) 140,000
Sun Microsystems (all designations) 471,500

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