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Certifications that raise your rate

• PMP (Project Management Professional)

  The standard. Opens senior and contract roles.

• Agile and Scrum credentials

  Certified ScrumMaster, PMI (Project Management Institute) Agile Certified Practitioner. Most software teams run in short cycles now.

• Program management

  PgMP (Program Management Professional) for running several related projects at once. Rare and well paid.

• Cloud or security literacy

  Not certifications you need to pass, but project managers who understand cloud migrations and security reviews get the big projects.