Intermediate Microsoft certifications
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Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
The Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) cert validates core Azure admin skills across identity, governance, storage, compute, and networking.
Typical salary
$110K–$140K
View guide Microsoft Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) Validates skills in designing, building, testing, and maintaining cloud applications and services on Microsoft Azure using Azure SDKs and APIs. Typical salary
$110K–$145K
View guide Microsoft Microsoft Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500) Validates expertise in implementing security controls, threat protection, identity and access management, and securing data and applications in Azure. Typical salary
$120K–$155K
View guide Microsoft Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) Validates skills in data preparation, modeling, DAX, report creation, and deployment of Power BI analytics solutions. Typical salary
$90K–$120K
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$110K–$140K
View guide Microsoft Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) Validates skills in designing, building, testing, and maintaining cloud applications and services on Microsoft Azure using Azure SDKs and APIs. Typical salary
$110K–$145K
View guide Microsoft Microsoft Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500) Validates expertise in implementing security controls, threat protection, identity and access management, and securing data and applications in Azure. Typical salary
$120K–$155K
View guide Microsoft Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) Validates skills in data preparation, modeling, DAX, report creation, and deployment of Power BI analytics solutions. Typical salary
$90K–$120K
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