Data, AI & Software
Data Engineering certifications
29 active certifications from 12 issuers, plus 1 upcoming. Within each level the most recognised come first (industry recognition, and how many career tracks use them). Open one for prerequisites, recognition and career paths.
6 Beginner18 Intermediate5 Expert
Beginner 6 active
- DP-900Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
Microsoft
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Microsoft
- Renewal
- Does not expire
- CDMP AssociateDAMA Certified Data Management Professional – Associate
DAMA International
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $300
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- Google ADPGoogle Cloud Associate Data Practitioner
Google Cloud
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $125
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- Airflow 3 FundamentalsAstronomer Certification for Apache Airflow 3 Fundamentals
Astronomer
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $150
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- Cloudera GeneralistCloudera Generalist
Cloudera
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Cloudera
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- APMG EBDPAPMG DASCIN Enterprise Big Data Professional
APMG International
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by APMG International
- Renewal
- Does not expire
Intermediate 18 active + 1 upcoming
- SnowPro CoreSnowPro Core Certification (COF-C03)
Snowflake
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $175
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- CCDAKConfluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka
Confluent
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $150
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- CDMP PractitionerDAMA Certified Data Management Professional – Practitioner
DAMA International
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $900
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- DBX DE-ADatabricks Certified Data Engineer Associate
Databricks
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $200
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- DP-600Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate
Microsoft
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Microsoft
- Renewal
- Every 1 year
- DP-700Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate
Microsoft
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Microsoft
- Renewal
- Every 1 year
- CCAAKConfluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka
Confluent
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $150
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- DBX SparkDatabricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark
Databricks
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $200
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- dbt AEdbt Analytics Engineering Certification
dbt Labs
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $200
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- CCACConfluent Certified Cloud Operator
Confluent
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $150
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- Cloudera DECloudera Data Engineer
Cloudera
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Cloudera
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- DCAMEDM Council DCAM v3 Certification
EDM Council
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $1,370
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
Show all 19 intermediate certifications (7 more)
- Informatica CDIInformatica Cloud Data Integration Developer, Professional Certification
Informatica
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Informatica
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- APMG EBDEAPMG DASCIN Enterprise Big Data Engineer
APMG International
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by APMG International
- Renewal
- Does not expire
- Cloudera Admin CloudCloudera Administrator (Cloud) Certification
Cloudera
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $330
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- Cloudera Admin On-PremCloudera Administrator (On-Premises) Certification
Cloudera
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $330
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- Cloudera Data OperatorCloudera Data Operator Certification
Cloudera
Upcoming- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $330
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- Cloudera Lakehouse EngCloudera Data Lakehouse Engineer Certification
Cloudera
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Cloudera
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- DP-750Microsoft Certified: Azure Databricks Data Engineer Associate
Microsoft
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by Microsoft
- Renewal
- Every 1 year
Expert 5 active
- CDMP MasterDAMA Certified Data Management Professional – Master
DAMA International
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- $900
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- DBX DE-PDatabricks Certified Data Engineer Professional
Databricks
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- $200
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- SnowPro Adv ArchSnowPro Advanced: Architect
Snowflake
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- $375
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- SnowPro Adv DESnowPro Advanced: Data Engineer
Snowflake
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- $375
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- dbt Architectdbt Architect Certification
dbt Labs
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- Price not published by dbt Labs
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
Retired certifications (2)
No longer offered; listed for reference, with the replacement where the issuer names one.
- DP-203 Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate retired 2025-03-31 → replaced by DP-700
- SnowPro Platform SnowPro Associate: Platform (SOL-C01) retired 2026