Number of Microsoft Certified Professionals Worldwide

Updated: July 9, 2008

The Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCP) program was established in 1992. To date, more than 2 million people have achieved Microsoft Certification worldwide.

Based on customer feedback, we have updated this list to include both the credential and the number of professionals on each release or certification. These numbers are current as of June 2008.

Microsoft credentialCertificationWorldwide achievers

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)

.NET Framework 2.0: Distributed Applications

.NET Framework 2.0: Web Applications

.NET Framework 2.0: Windows Applications

SQL Server 2005: Business Intelligence Development

SQL Server 2005

BizTalk Server 2006: Custom Applications

Business Desktop Deployment with the BDD

Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007

.NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Communication Foundation Applications

.NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Applications

.NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Workflow Foundation Applications

Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Configuration

Microsoft Forefront Client and Server: Configuration

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006: Configuration

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007: Configuration

Microsoft Office Groove 2007: Configuration

Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005

Microsoft Office Project Server 2007: Configuration

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007: Applications

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Application Development

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Configuration

Microsoft Office Visio 2007: Application Development

Microsoft Team Foundation Server: Configuration and Development

Windows Mobile 5.0: Application Development

Windows Mobile 5.0: Configuration

Windows Server 2008 Active Directory: Configuration

Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure: Configuration

Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure: Configuration

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Application Development

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Configuration

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007: Configuration

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007: Configuration

Microsoft Virtual Earth 6.0: Developing Applications

Windows Server 2003 Hosted Environments: Configuration and Management

Windows Vista: Configuration

6,647

23,758

11,797

1,624

32,279

2,332

3,741

563

109

125

82

1,189

7,399

422

834

1,293

64

783

53

329

2,394

7,845

46

344

307

504

12,873

11,270

12,924

1,897

4,416

486

503

25

553

30,645

Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA)

Database

Infrastructure

Messaging

Solutions

18

38

65

77

Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)

 

82,725

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)

Microsoft .NET

Visual Studio 6.0

33,659

46,181

Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)

Enterprise Application Developer

Web Developer

Windows Developer

5,023

5,516

1,761

Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)

SQL Server 2000

150,717

Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)

Windows XP

45,914

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)

Business Intelligence Developer

Consumer Support Technician

Database Administrator

Database Developer

Enterprise Administrator

Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007

Enterprise Support Technician

Enterprise Messaging Administrator

Server Administrator

691

710

5,234

2,053

3,136

211

5,266

2,236

1,736

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

Windows Server 2003

Windows 2000

Windows NT 4.0

127,610

290,359

395,798

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): Messaging

Windows Server 2003

Windows 2000

10,364

9,186

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): Security

Windows Server 2003

Windows 2000

16,510

8,493

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)

Windows Server 2003

Windows 2000

197,568

147,762

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA): Messaging

Windows Server 2003

Windows 2000

72,137

30,632

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA): Security

Windows Server 2003

Windows 2000

19,476

5,065

Microsoft Certified Learning Consultant (MCLC)

 

53

Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)

 

12,154

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

 

2,296,561

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