They are? When did this happen? Does this mean I’m going to get a raise because there is an alphabet soup after my name on my business card?
Nah. But, it seems to be working for some folks. I tend to see these certifications as a check box for an HR filter person. I have a hard time appreciating them after I have met some “paper CISSP” folks.
From Computer World:
A report released last week by New Canaan, CT.-based Foote Partners LLC shows that formally certified security professionals on average are still commanding about 10% to 15% higher salaries than non-certified individuals in comparable roles. The numbers were marginally higher than the premiums offered for certified security professionals six months ago. Among the certification programs commanding the highest premiums were Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) , Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
In contrast, the premiums being offered for individuals with professional certifications in other IT areas fell by about 2% over the past one year, according to the Foote report. The analysis was based on salary data from 33,800 U.S and Canadian IT professionals.
“Security certifications bucked the overall trend by growing in value from October to April, up an average of 1.7 percent across the entire group of twenty-seven security certifications that we survey,” the report said. “This is a very important development, because salaries as well as skills pay for IT security professionals stopped growing and in some cases declined a few years ago following what had been a strong wave of hiring in the wake of Patriot Act, Homeland Security Act, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act legislation,” the Foote report said.
Hmm. In-ter-esting.
Tags: Security Certifications, Salary Premiums, Security Resumes
