Value of Certification - Final

The Value of Certification
The Skills Gap Reality
Many businesses are struggling with IT hiring due to large skill

gaps in the workforce
More than 58%

600,000
IT jobs were open in Q3 2014
Of businesses are
concerned about the
quality or quantity of IT
labor available
Sources: Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights, October 2014,

CompTIAs International Technology Adoption & Workforce Issues study
Base: 1,252 business and IT executives from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India,
Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Thailand and the UK
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What IT Certifications Offer
Increased value to
A competitive edge
employers and their
in a cut-throat job
organizations
market
Heightened career
advancement
opportunities
The IT Edge
While most career fields see hundreds of applicants per job
opening, the IT industry is hiring.
As of September 2014, more than

In Q3 2014, IT positions made up
200,000
core IT positions remain unfilled
11%
of all job openings.
Source: Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights,

October 2014
Sought-After Skill Set
Thanks to the high demand for technical skill sets, IT professionals

experience unemployment at significantly lower rates.
Unemployment in the
General unemployment IT sector is only
stands at Hire Me!
5.9% 2.8%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,

September 2014 rates
High-Growth Opportunities
The Bureau of Labor

Statistics estimates This photo is for
fields in technology
will experience
placement only
faster than average
growth (some over More than 700,000
20%) between 2012 new IT jobs will be
and 2022 added over the
same 10-year IT encompasses a
period 2012 to 2022 wide range of
fields, from
programming to
security and
management
Value on Both
both Sides
sides
An overwhelming majority of IT professionals and their hiring

managers agree on the value of certifications
70%
Of IT professionals 93%
believe CompTIA Of hiring managers
certifications are believe certifications
valuable or very are beneficial
valuable
Sources: CompTIAs 2nd Annual IT Career Insights study

Base: 1,381 U.S. IT professionals and
2nd Employer Perceptions of IT Training & Certification study
Base: 400 US HR professionals
Getting a Foot in the Door
Among those who pursued a CompTIA certification:
2/3 cited
improving 45% were
employment preparing for a
opportunities as a career change
major reason
Source: CompTIAs 2nd Annual IT Career Insights study

Base: 1,329 U.S. IT professionals
Passing the exam made it possible for me to earn 17
college credits. That enabled me to take advanced
courses in college much sooner, which reduced the
time it took to graduate by one and a half semesters.
I saved over $3,000 in tuition and books.
-Christian Johnson, Hill International
9
Pro-Certification Employers Worldwide
A large number of businesses across countries expect the value

of IT certifications to increase over the next two years including
61%
of Canadian
businesses
87%
of Brazilian
59% businesses
of German
businesses
Source: CompTIAs International Technology Adoption & Workforce Issues study

Up the Ladder
IT certifications offer verification of an employees skills,

paving the way for career advancement
of those earning CompTIA

44% certifications were preparing
for career advancement

Base: 1,329 U.S. IT professionals
Salary Stack Up
These are the average salaries for certified employees:
CompTIA
Network+:
$74,000
CompTIA
A+:
$73,000
CCNA
Security:
$80,000
Source: Global Knowledge, 2014 IT Skills &

Salary Report (median averages)
Certified = Satisfied
A strong majority of IT professionals find satisfaction in their work
76% are 32% are

satisfied rewarded
16%
receive a
raise

Base: 1,271 U.S. employed IT professionals
Value Added Hiring
Organizations believe employees with IT certifications add value to their work
believe staff holding

58% IT certifications are
more valuable
believe certified staff
53% perform better than
non-certified employees

Value-Added Hiring Continued
A strong majority of hiring managers around the world place a high value
on IT certifications
64% of US hiring managers

Overall, 61% of highly value IT certifications
hiring mangers
place a high value
on IT certifications 46% of UK hiring managers
highly value IT certifications
Source: CompTIA Employer Perceptions of IT Training and Certification

Base: 800 US hiring managers, 350 UK, 230 South Africa
Building a More Loyal Workforce
Certifications address the skills gap by confirming skills and reducing turnover
73%
of businesses
believe its
important to test
knowledge gains
after training
84%
Of certified
workers remain
with their
current
employer Sources: CompTIAs 2nd Annual IT Career Insights study
Base: 1,061 U.S. employed IT professionals and
International Technology Adoption & Workforce Issues study
Base: 1,246 business and IT executives from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Middle
East, Thailand and the UK
"CompTIA certification exams serve as a
third-party validation that a person has the
skills employers look to hire for a job.
- Tony Chen, Professor, College of DuPage
17
Improving Productivity
Certified employees bring measurable expertise to business operations
Nearly half agree Over a third 3 in 10

they are better at agree they are believe they
insightful better able to are more
problem solving understand new productive
or complex
technologies
Source: CompTIAs IT Training and Certification: Insights and Opportunities study

Base: 1,155 IT certification holders
Training Leaders
Aside from technical

competency,
businesses believe that
employees with IT
certifications possess:
Better Better
communication project
skills management skills
Source: CompTIAs Employer Perceptions of IT Training and Certification study

Base: 804 US IT hiring managers
Bolstering the Ranks
Hiring managers see a variety of benefits in hiring employees with IT certifications
Over half said

Nearly half said
certified
certified
employees save
employees learn
their business
faster
time and money on the job
on the hiring process
Source: CompTIAs Employer Perceptions of IT Training and Certification study

Base: 800 US IT hiring managers
"At the end of the day, it all boils down to
certification being an internationally
recognized credential. If you can put that on
your resume, you'll have a competitive
advantage over another individual who
doesn't have it.
- Mark Milton, Director of People Services/Career Academy,

Goodwill Industries
21
Ready to Get Certified?
For more information about the value of IT skills certifications and how to
earn them, visit certification.comptia.org

Base: 1,256 business and IT executives from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany,
India, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Thailand and the UK

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The Value of Certification

The Skills Gap Reality

Many businesses are struggling with IT hiring due to large skill

More than 58%

Sources: Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights, October 2014,

As of September 2014, more than

Source: Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights,

Thanks to the high demand for technical skill sets, IT professionals

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,

The Bureau of Labor

An overwhelming majority of IT professionals and their hiring

Sources: CompTIAs 2nd Annual IT Career Insights study

Among those who pursued a CompTIA certification:

Source: CompTIAs 2nd Annual IT Career Insights study

-Christian Johnson, Hill International

A large number of businesses across countries expect the value

Source: CompTIAs International Technology Adoption & Workforce Issues study

IT certifications offer verification of an employees skills,

of those earning CompTIA

Source: CompTIAs 2nd Annual IT Career Insights study

These are the average salaries for certified employees:

Source: Global Knowledge, 2014 IT Skills &

76% are 32% are

Source: CompTIAs 2nd Annual IT Career Insights study

Organizations believe employees with IT certifications add value to their work

believe staff holding

Source: CompTIAs International Technology Adoption & Workforce Issues study

64% of US hiring managers

Source: CompTIA Employer Perceptions of IT Training and Certification

Nearly half agree Over a third 3 in 10

Source: CompTIAs IT Training and Certification: Insights and Opportunities study

Aside from technical

Source: CompTIAs Employer Perceptions of IT Training and Certification study

Over half said

Source: CompTIAs Employer Perceptions of IT Training and Certification study

- Mark Milton, Director of People Services/Career Academy,

Source: CompTIAs International Technology Adoption & Workforce Issues study

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