Certification Still Pays, Says Study

Bonuses rise to eight per cent of base salary - if you have those letters after your name

Workers are more likely to receive bigger bonuses if they have technology certifications than if they rely on skills based on knowledge or experience, according to a new survey.

Rewards to staff without IT certifications slumped along with the economy in 2002, while staff with valuable letters after their name continued to receive bonuses.

Foote Partners' annual Technical Skills & Certifications Pay Trends review found that bonus payments for staff with certifications have risen by nearly one per cent since the end of 2000, to an average eight per cent of base salary.

Meanwhile premium pay for non-certified technical skills plummeted 25 per cent over the past two years, down 13.2 per cent in 2002 alone, to its current seven per cent of base pay.

This puts certified employees a percentage point ahead for the first time.

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