CCNA & CCNP avg Salary

[marcocam]

Hi all

As subject states would like to have feedback in any have this info.

Thanks

 

[irBosOtter]

All depends where you work at, and experience.
I really don't care what you have passed or not passed, can you do the work is the question.

We get so many CV's of CCNA wanabe's that's can't even do the basic's on a router or switch, we end up employing the ones with experience and not qualifications. But do get the qualification, some companies will not employ you without it.

Could start off at R10 000 - R20 000 entry level network support, all depending on experience

 

[syntax]

As above, the market is so so saturated with these CV's and qualifications that your value is not determined by them.
I would say the 10k to 20k is about accurate, but probably on the lower side of that.
Market related is a tricky thing, especially in this field, its more what you are worth to the company than what you are to your peers. We pay what you are worth to us, your value, how hard you are to replace, how much revenue you generate.
It also depends on the company, some require the engineers to directly cover their salaries others can write them off as an operational expense. The latter companies can usually pay much higher salaries, but the positions are generally less dynamic

 

[ubercal]

All depends where you work at, and experience.
I really don't care what you have passed or not passed, can you do the work is the question.

We get so many CV's of CCNA wanabe's that's can't even do the basic's on a router or switch, we end up employing the ones with experience and not qualifications. But do get the qualification, some companies will not employ you without it.

Could start off at R10 000 - R20 000 entry level network support, all depending on experience

Also u see ppl with a CCNA etc but cant even do basic A+ , N+ work.To be honest these certs only become useful when you have a good overall knowledge of networking and technical IT subject matter.No point in knowing how to configure routing tables but dont have a clue about the basics.

 

[Treschen]

Experience helps a lot as well

 

[shadow_man]

Is this before or after the braindump?

The answer is not much.

There are too many fake CCNA / CCNP's in the market currently, for it to be worth what it once was.

The other side of the coin is that nobody wants to let a noob touch their enterprise equipment.

 

[irBosOtter]

Is this before or after the braindump?

The answer is not much.

There are too many fake CCNA / CCNP's in the market currently, for it to be worth what it once was.

The other side of the coin is that nobody wants to let a noob touch their enterprise equipment.

Well it's part of the road map to work towards CCIE so that you can get R100 000+ a month, so not a complete waste to do them

 

[shadow_man]

Well it's part of the road map to work towards CCIE so that you can get R100 000+ a month, so not a complete waste to do them

Sure, but not every CCNA ends up going to CCIE - far from it.

I'd hazard a guess that less than 5% do.

The same as can be seen with other programs like RHCA - where there are <20 in SA and probably <50 in Africa.

 

[syntax]

Well it's part of the road map to work towards CCIE so that you can get R100 000+ a month, so not a complete waste to do them

The CCIE certification has been ruined by dumps as well. The massive explosion of new numbers has reduced its value tremendously. I know some 4 digit CCIE's who earned a lot of money back then, now its not nearly as valuable.

Experience and industry name plays a massive role in value. I know plenty of guys with little to no certifications or who have let their CCIE expire, who earn very well and have offers coming in fairly regularly. I have also met some very useless CCIE's, its more about what you can do.

Not saying it is a complete waste, larger companies still require CCIE's for partner statuses etc, but it is definitely not once what it was