August 27, 2014 at 9:38 am
Just doing some research,
How many people have received the MCSE Data Platform 2012 and what are your salaries.
August 27, 2014 at 10:05 am
Just a note that the certification doesn't necessarily equate to salary. Experience and tenure might matter more.
You could ask if someone's salary/rate has changed because of the certification if you're trying to determine if that matters.
August 27, 2014 at 10:40 am
I'd give you mine, but it wouldn't be of the slightest use because of where I live.
Salary depends as much on where you are in the world as experience.
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August 27, 2014 at 5:00 pm
No certifications at all and my salary is more than adequate. I also seriously doubt I would be paid more if I had an MCSE or almost any other cert other than the MCM.
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August 28, 2014 at 1:24 am
ALTER_DATABASE (8/27/2014)
Just doing some research,How many people have received the MCSE Data Platform 2012 and what are your salaries.
I don't really think there is a strong correlation between MCSE certification and salaries.
Main reason being that the MCSE certification isn't that hard. Or there is a correlation (but not causation!), because some people who do MCSE tend to be motivated to learn a lot about SQL Server and thus become better at their jobs.
If you have MCM (which is discontinued), then you could negotiate 😀
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August 28, 2014 at 2:02 am
I don't have any certs, even so I have made a comfortable living
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August 28, 2014 at 5:46 am
The same goes for me as someone just starting out in SQL Server compared to most of the experts here. No certifications, doing fine learning, working on a big project and making good money.
I am studying for my Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Database Development certification though. I'm not doing this to increase my salary. I'm doing this because they company I work for provides free video training, practice tests and live mentors for the certification specifically. I'm also doing it to expand my knowledge on SQL Server, which is helping me greatly in understanding all the smaller things I overlooked that are critical to my knowledge of SQL overall.
After that, it's onto Business Intelligence certifications.
August 28, 2014 at 6:28 am
xsevensinzx (8/28/2014)
I am studying for my Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Database Development certification though.
Don't. If you want to study now, get the 2012 ones. The 2008 exams are likely going to be retired soon.
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August 28, 2014 at 6:57 am
GilaMonster (8/28/2014)
xsevensinzx (8/28/2014)
I am studying for my Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Database Development certification though.Don't. If you want to study now, get the 2012 ones. The 2008 exams are likely going to be retired soon.
I don't work in 2012 or 2014. I work in 2008 R2.
While I understand they may be the same if not more information in studying for one or the other, the courses and pretest are free for me. I don't even think I have 2012 Database Development available to me, but I'll check.
August 28, 2014 at 7:00 am
xsevensinzx (8/28/2014)
GilaMonster (8/28/2014)
xsevensinzx (8/28/2014)
I am studying for my Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Database Development certification though.Don't. If you want to study now, get the 2012 ones. The 2008 exams are likely going to be retired soon.
I don't work in 2012 or 2014. I work in 2008 R2.
A lot of stuff is the same, regardless of 2012 or 2008R2 (especially the XML stuff they pester you with on the exams).
There is of course the new stuff, but I believe it's beneficial you learn that as well.
After all, I doubt you will be on 2008R2 for the rest of your career.
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August 28, 2014 at 8:27 am
This might just be me and my uptight British ways ;-), but I'm not going to disclose my salary. I'm pretty happy with it though.
From my fairly recent experience of job-hunting (in London), having the certification didn't really make any difference. Some employers used it as a quick way to filter out applicants, and it's something that they liked applicants to have, but no more than that. Experience is more important.
One thing that I think does have a bearing on the sorts of salaries you can command is the size of the environments you've been working in, so you'd probably command a bit more money if you have a few years' experience as a DBA in a large investment bank with a complex setup than if you've only ever worked in a small enterprise with just a couple of small databases, even if you ran the whole department on your own.
It's certainly not a bad thing to do to go for the certification, but you may not see much immediate change in your salary because of it, that's all.
August 28, 2014 at 9:04 am
Koen Verbeeck (8/28/2014)
A lot of stuff is the same, regardless of 2012 or 2008R2 (especially the XML stuff they pester you with on the exams).
There is of course the new stuff, but I believe it's beneficial you learn that as well.
After all, I doubt you will be on 2008R2 for the rest of your career.
If it's almost the same, then it really doesn't matter eh? 😀
But seriously, I don't think they offer a lot of the 2012 just yet for the courses I'm taking for free. If they do, I would likely take both just because it's free.
September 23, 2014 at 11:03 am
Someday you may interview for a job in an all SQL 2014 environment, and a SQL 2012 Certification is going to look a lot more relevent than a 2008 Cert.
December 16, 2014 at 5:15 am
I have done the certification and will continue to do so. The reason I do it is that as a freelancer anything that will raise me to the top of the pile of applicants for work is good. I would struggle to prove their is any financial return on investment but do it as part of training and development and partly making me more marketable to clients.
I also take time off to do training and development that I pay for. I also take time off for SQL events that may be free or I may have to pay. None of this is to add to my salary, all of it is to try and get better at what I do and if that adds to me being more 'marketable' then good.
Everybody's position is different. Your value as a permanent employee depends more on your actions than on a piece of paper. However when you look for a new position (permanent or temporary) then that bit of paper may make a difference. However Experience is priceless!
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December 17, 2014 at 4:21 pm
I don't think Microsoft have any certification that have any monitory value other than MCM but it has been discontinued.
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