SQL Server Certification Statistics

Ken Tanner recently reminded me of the link showing current certification status:

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/certified.mspx

The SQL Server related entries from this list are:

MCDBA	SQL 2000	152086
MCTS	SQL 2005	41665
	SQL 2005 BI	2600
	SQL 2008 Dev	336
	SQL 2008 BI	134
MCITP	SQL 2005 DBA	6695
	SQL 2005 Dev	2925
	SQL 2005 BI	1088
	SQL 2008 DBA	92
	SQL 2008 BI	50
MCM	SQL 2005	18
	SQL 2008	2

The 18 SQL 2005 Certified Masters folk have been brought across from the earlier SQL Ranger program. The list doesn’t include the SQL 2008 DBA TS certification for some reason. I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on why there was such a big drop in numbers from the 2000 versions to the 2005 versions. I suspect that part of it has to do with the 2000 exams being much easier and that they were a relatively easy option for those pursuing a variety of certifications, including the developer certifications.

2009-01-29