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PMP – Project Management Professional

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RANK #63 / 100 STABLE DEMAND 90 ► 2026-Q3 DATA
$144k
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Now see where you stand

Your benchmark against real contributors — the median beside top-of-band, plus stacking uplift and vintage decay.

What the verdict means

STABLEHolding its value — steady this quarter
DEMAND 90 ►Relative hiring demand for PMP – Project Management Professional this quarter.

The analyst note

The read

No project credential is better recognized, and few certs on this index match it for posting volume. What it offers hasn't really changed in twenty years, which is both the reassurance and the warning.

Who holds it

Project and program managers in construction, IT, pharma and government alike. PMP is deliberately sector-agnostic, and that's exactly why its demand base runs so wide.

The case for the verdict

Volume and brand keep it steady, but there's no story here about the value climbing, and AI project tooling is nibbling at the coordination-heavy junior PM work. Treat it as a core hold: the floor is high, the ceiling fixed.

The risk

As AI takes over the mechanics — status reporting, scheduling, keeping the risk log current — the junior end of the profession thins out. Over time that narrows the pipeline that keeps PMP's volume topped up.

The benchmark check

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Where it sits

Bottom half of the CertBueno Top 100.

This certification pays 16% below the rest of the Top 100.

Vendor

One of 3 PMI certifications in the Top 100 — ranked 1st among them.

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