Number of Microsoft Certified Professionals Worldwide
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 credential | Certification | Worldwide 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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