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I have selected these top IT/ tech certifications after visiting IT certification blogs on internet like certification.about.com, jobsearchtech.about.com etc.

According to latest survey by ZDNET, the certifications below are highest paying tech certifications in technology industry.

Each certification mentioned below with annual salary being paid to individuals responders that hold these certifications. I have also listed training resources to learn more information about how to acquire these highest paying certifications.

1. PMP ( Project Management Professional)

PMP certification is designed to demonstrate strong level of project management and leadership skills. PMP is with an average annual salary of $101,695, this certification is leading the list of highest paying certification of this year.

2. CAPM ( Certified Associate Project Management)

Next highest paying is PMI’s certification known as Certified Associate in Project Management. CAPM certification holders surveyed have an average annual salary of $101,103.

3. ITIL v2 – Foundations

ITIL v2 Foundations certification came at 3 rd position with an average annual salary of $95,415. ITIL stands for IT Infrastructure library. More information about this certification can be found here

4. CISSP ( Certified Information System Security Professional)

CISSP with an average salary of $94,018 came at number 4 in the highest paying certifications list. CISSP is also known as “gold standard” in security certifications and it is handled by ICS2 (International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium). This is called baseline certification recognized by department of defense and national security agency.

5. Cisco CCIE Certification ( Routing and Switching)

Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching came at number 5 with an average salary of $93,500 in IT industry. Routing and switching are specialized tracks in cisco certified networking expert certification. It is the most famous CCIE track these days covering wide range of subjects, such as LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, Ethernet, OSPF and BGP, IPv6 etc.

6. Cisco CCVP ( Certified Voice Professional)

At number 6 is cisco certified voice professional certification also known as Cisco CCVP with an average annual salary of $88,824.

7. ITIL V3 – ITIL Expert

ITIL Expert Certification came at number 7 with an average annual salary of $86,600.

8. MCSD ( Microsoft Certified Solution Developer

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer gets average $84,522 annual salary so MCSD got 8th position.

9. Cisco Certified Network Professional ( Cisco CCNP)

Cisco certified network professional is a proof that you have the ability to work with medium sized networks using QoS, broadband, VPNs technology. To get CCNP you must pass four exams or recertify or upgrade CCIE after every three years. CCNA Certification is prerequisite for CCNP but CCIE certification doesn’t have any prerequisites.

10. Red Hat Certified Engineer

Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) came at number 10 in this list with an average annual salary of $83,692 for Red Hat Certified Engineers. More information can be found  about Red Hat Certification is available here http://www.redhat.com/certification/rhce/

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