Pay premiums for non-certified technological skills rose to the highest level in 14 years, while IT certifications continued to decline in value.<\/p>\n
The average premium paid for non-certified skills increased by 1.6% in the quarter. This represents an increase in the pay premium for a skill from approximately 9.35% to approximately 9.5% of the base salary.<\/p>\n
Although the amount of the premiums paid varied widely according to qualifications, the first quarter of 2022 was predominantly for management, methodology and process skills.<\/p>\n
The skills include Alops, Azure Key Vault, big data analytics, complex event processing\/event correlation, deep learning, DevSecOps, Google TensorFlow, MLOps, prescriptive analytics, PyTorch, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), security architecture and models, and site reliability engineering (SRE).<\/p>\n
Architecture, project management, process and information security remain the most valuable certification skills. However, certification skills are declining in the long-term.<\/p>\n
Cisco Certified Architect remains the most lucrative certification, followed by Certified ScrumMaster, Zachman Certified Enterprise Architect and some cybersecurity qualifications such as Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist (ECES), GIAC Security Expert (GSE), and GIAC Security Leadership (GSLC).<\/p>\n