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TOGAF 9/10 Certified

The Open Group
RANK #72 / 100 STABLE DEMAND 80 ► 2026-Q3 DATA
$135k
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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 80 ►Relative hiring demand for TOGAF 9/10 Certified this quarter.

The analyst note

The read

The default credential in enterprise architecture — a steady premium. TOGAF turns up on enterprise-architecture shortlists with almost metronomic regularity.

Who holds it

Enterprise and solution architects turning out target architectures, roadmaps and governance artefacts. They work in large enterprises, on government programs, and in the consultancies that serve both.

The case for the verdict

Demand for enterprise architecture is steady and skews senior, and the AI-era push to rationalise estates arguably adds to the architecture workload. There's no appreciation story here, but the premium is one of the most durable on the index — a core hold.

The risk

The risk is framework fatigue. TOGAF's document-heavy method attracts the same criticism SAFe does, and a generational shift toward lighter-touch architecture would eat into the cert's role as a gatekeeper.

The benchmark check

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Where it sits

Bottom half of the CertBueno Top 100.

This certification pays 21% below the rest of the Top 100.

Vendor

The only The Open Group certification in the CertBueno Top 100.

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