Certifications with the most demand in India, by job title

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* Fewer than 200 ads for that role in this country: ranked after the larger samples; read as a rough signal. 2 more tracked certifications are left out: their roles had fewer than 50 ads in this country.

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Project management: certifications named in job ads in India. Share of job ads that name each item. Source: Adzuna job ads, October 2026.

Certification	Ads naming it	Role ads	Share
PMP (Project manager)	Ads naming it579	Role ads2,413	Share24%
PRINCE2 (Project manager)	Ads naming it207	Role ads2,413	Share8.6%
PMI-ACP (Project manager)	Ads naming it46	Role ads2,413	Share1.9%
CAPM (Project manager)	Ads naming it30	Role ads2,413	Share1.2%
IPMA (Project manager)	Ads naming it2	Role ads2,413	Share2 of 2,413
Google Project Management (Project manager)	Ads naming it0	Role ads2,413	Share0 of 2,413
PMI-RMP (Project manager)	Ads naming it0	Role ads2,413	Share0 of 2,413

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Agile & Scrum: certifications named in job ads in India. Share of job ads that name each item. Source: Adzuna job ads, October 2026.

Certification	Ads naming it	Role ads	Share
CSM (Scrum Master)	Ads naming it62	Role ads193	Share32%
Scrum Master (Scrum Master)	Ads naming it30	Role ads193	Share16%
SAFe (Scrum Master)	Ads naming it29	Role ads193	Share15%
PSM (Scrum Master)	Ads naming it20	Role ads193	Share10%

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IT support & networking: certifications named in job ads in India. Share of job ads that name each item. Source: Adzuna job ads, October 2026.

Certification	Ads naming it	Role ads	Share
CCNP (Network engineer)	Ads naming it126	Role ads775	Share16%
CCNA (Network engineer)	Ads naming it121	Role ads775	Share16%
CompTIA (IT support)	Ads naming it34	Role ads259	Share13%
CompTIA A+ (IT support)	Ads naming it33	Role ads259	Share13%
ITIL (IT support)	Ads naming it32	Role ads259	Share12%
CompTIA Network+ (Network engineer)	Ads naming it6	Role ads775	Share6 of 775
Google IT Automation with Python (IT support)	Ads naming it0	Role ads259	Share0 of 259
Google IT Support (IT support)	Ads naming it0	Role ads259	Share0 of 259

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Cybersecurity: certifications named in job ads in India. Share of job ads that name each item. Source: Adzuna job ads, October 2026.

Certification	Ads naming it	Role ads	Share
CISSP (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it45	Role ads250	Share18%
CISM (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it29	Role ads250	Share12%
CEH (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it17	Role ads250	Share7%
CRISC (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it15	Role ads250	Share6%
CompTIA CySA+ (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it9	Role ads250	Share4%
CompTIA Security+ (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it8	Role ads250	Share3%
SSCP (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it3	Role ads250	Share1%
CISA (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it2	Role ads250	Share2 of 250
CompTIA SecurityX (CASP+) (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it2	Role ads250	Share2 of 250
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer / Auditor (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it1	Role ads250	Share1 of 250
Google Cybersecurity (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it0	Role ads250	Share0 of 250
IBM Cybersecurity Analyst (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it0	Role ads250	Share0 of 250
ISC2 CC (Cybersecurity analyst)	Ads naming it0	Role ads250	Share0 of 250

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Cloud & DevOps: certifications named in job ads in India. Share of job ads that name each item. Source: Adzuna job ads, October 2026.

Certification	Ads naming it	Role ads	Share
AWS (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it29	Role ads1,150	Share2.5%
AWS Solutions Architect Associate (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it19	Role ads1,150	Share1.7%
AZ-104 (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it17	Role ads1,150	Share1.5%
Microsoft Azure certifications (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it13	Role ads1,150	Share1.1%
Terraform Associate (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it9	Role ads1,150	Share9 of 1,150
AZ-305 (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it8	Role ads1,150	Share8 of 1,150
AWS SysOps / CloudOps Associate (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it7	Role ads1,150	Share7 of 1,150
CKA (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it7	Role ads1,150	Share7 of 1,150
AWS Developer Associate (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it4	Role ads1,150	Share4 of 1,150
AZ-900 (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it4	Role ads1,150	Share4 of 1,150
AWS Cloud Practitioner (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it3	Role ads1,150	Share3 of 1,150
AZ-204 (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it2	Role ads1,150	Share2 of 1,150
AZ-500 (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it2	Role ads1,150	Share2 of 1,150
Google Cloud Digital Leader (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it1	Role ads1,150	Share1 of 1,150
CompTIA Cloud+ (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it0	Role ads1,150	Share0 of 1,150
Google Cloud certification (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it0	Role ads1,150	Share0 of 1,150
Google Associate Cloud Engineer (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it0	Role ads1,150	Share0 of 1,150
Google Professional Cloud Architect (Cloud engineer)	Ads naming it0	Role ads1,150	Share0 of 1,150

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Data & analytics: certifications named in job ads in India. Share of job ads that name each item. Source: Adzuna job ads, October 2026.

Certification	Ads naming it	Role ads	Share
Databricks certification (Data engineer)	Ads naming it66	Role ads3,542	Share1.9%
SnowPro Core (Data engineer)	Ads naming it18	Role ads3,542	Share18 of 3,542
Google Data Analytics (Data analyst)	Ads naming it2	Role ads1,054	Share2 of 1,054
PL-300 (Data analyst)	Ads naming it2	Role ads1,054	Share2 of 1,054

How we rank

For each certification we search Adzuna job ads for its main role in the country (for example, project manager for PMP), count the ads whose text names the certification, and divide by all ads for that role. Counts are from October 2026. Shares from fewer than 50 ads are not published. Each certification is measured within its own role, so the share shows how often employers in that job ask for it, not how many jobs exist overall.

How do you read the India ranking?

Each share in the Full ranking counts the India ads for one job title that name a certification, so the answer depends on the job: the most in-demand certifications in India differ by job title. The ads come from Adzuna, a job search engine, and were collected in October 2026.

The total for each job is every India ad with that title, such as project manager, in any industry. An ad that names two certifications counts once in each row, so one job's shares do not add up to a whole. A mention is not a requirement: an ad may name a certification as required, as preferred or in passing, and our count does not separate the three.

Each certification gets one row in the ranking, under its main role: the first job we count it against. The same certification can have a different share in another job, so the job lists give each job its own figures. A row with an asterisk comes from a job with fewer than 200 ads in India; read it as a small sample. If you plan to work abroad, the US ranking, UK ranking and all-countries ranking apply the same method.

Which certifications do India job ads name for each job?

The list changes with the job. In Adzuna's India count for October 2026, the PMP appeared in 24% of the ads for project managers, and the CISSP in 18% of the ads for security analysts. Each table gives one job's ad counts and shares. Where two rows have close ad counts, read their order as a tie.

Jump to: project managers · program managers · network engineers · security analysts · IT support · cloud and DevOps engineers · where a beginner can start

Project managers

All five rows use one total: the 2,413 India job ads with project manager in the title (Adzuna). ITIL's main role is IT support, so its project-manager share does not appear in the Full ranking. Our project-manager page shows the same job in other countries.

Six Sigma, a method for cutting errors in business processes, also shows up. The Six Sigma Green Belt appeared in 2 of the 2,413 India project-manager ads. The Six Sigma Black Belt, its higher level, appeared in one of the 2,413 India project-manager ads.

Program managers

A program manager runs a group of related projects. Adzuna returned 1,561 India ads with program manager in the title. This PMP figure is a separate count in another job's ads, so it differs from the PMP row in the Full ranking.

Network engineers

The total here is 775 India ads with network engineer in the title (Adzuna). India's figures sit beside other countries' on our network-engineer page, and the CCNA vs CCNP comparison explains how the two Cisco levels differ.

Security analysts

The job title we count here is security analyst: 250 India ads carried it (Adzuna), and every row in this table is out of that total. Our cybersecurity-analyst page puts India next to other countries. Two pairs from this table get their own pages: CISM vs CISSP and CISSP vs Security+.

IT support

The IT-support total is 259 India ads with it support in the title (Adzuna). The CompTIA brand row and the A+ row can count the same ad, so do not add them. Our IT-support page lists the skills that the same job's ads name.

Cloud and DevOps engineers

The cloud-engineer base is 1,150 India ads with cloud engineer in the title (Adzuna). The Solutions Architect phrase sits inside aws certified, so its ads are part of the AWS row too. Rows are grouped by vendor, not ranked.

DevOps engineers automate how software is built and released. Of the 1,549 India ads with devops engineer in the title, 51 contained aws certified and 25 contained aws certified solutions architect. Our cloud-engineer page shows India's AWS and Azure counts next to other countries.

Do India's data jobs name a certification?

Of the 3,542 India data-engineer ads Adzuna returned, 66 contained databricks certified (certifications for Databricks, a data-analysis platform) and 18 contained snowpro (the SnowPro exams for Snowflake, a cloud database service).

Data analysts are counted against three certifications. The Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate appeared in 2 of the 1,054 India data-analyst ads. PL-300, Microsoft's exam for Power BI (a dashboard tool), appeared in 2 of the 1,054 India data-analyst ads, and SnowPro in none of the 1,054 India data-analyst ads. The skill SQL, a database query language, appeared in 47% of the ads for the same job, and our data-analyst page lists the other skills.

Three Google course certificates from Coursera (an online course site) are counted too. The Google Project Management Certificate appeared in none of the 2,413 India project-manager ads. The Google IT Support Professional Certificate appeared in none of the 259 India IT-support ads, and the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate in none of the 250 India security-analyst ads.

How should you read India's Scrum-master and SOC-analyst rows?

As a small sample, read with care. Adzuna returned 193 India ads with scrum master in the title and 54 with soc analyst (security operations center analyst) in the title. We draw no ranking or advice from them; rows are alphabetical.

A Scrum master runs the routine of an agile team, the short planning and review meetings of the Scrum method.

A SOC analyst works in a security operations center, watching alerts and handling incidents.

For penetration testers, who are paid to break into systems to find weak points, we counted the CEH plus the OSCP and eJPT (two hands-on penetration-testing certifications).

Adzuna returned 44 India penetration-tester ads, too few for us to publish a share.

Our Scrum-master page and SOC-analyst page show the same jobs in other countries.

Which of these can a beginner in India start with?

Within your job's list, start with a certification whose vendor lists no required work experience, because the first row in a job's table can require years of work. If you are a fresher (a recent graduate with no work experience), check this rule first. The table covers the certifications whose entry rules we checked. For a data, Scrum or SOC job, open the certificate page of each row in that job's table and read its entry rule there.

What each vendor asks, in short:

• PMI. The CAPM needs a secondary diploma (a school-leaving certificate) and 23 contact hours of project-management education, meaning hours of teaching in a course. The PMP needs 24 to 60 months of experience leading projects in the past 10 years, depending on education (36 with a bachelor's degree), plus 35 hours of project-management training (an active CAPM also counts). The PMI-ACP needs 21 hours of agile training and two years of agile work (one with a PMI-accredited degree or another active agile certification), or an active PMP.
• PeopleCert. Its PRINCE2 Foundation product page lists no prerequisite.
• Cisco. It lists no prerequisites for the CCNA or the CCNP Enterprise track.
• CompTIA. None of A+, Network+ or Security+ has a required prerequisite. For A+, CompTIA recommends "12 months of hands-on experience in an IT support specialist job role." For Network+ it recommends A+ plus 9 to 12 months of work, and for Security+, Network+ plus two years.
• ISC2. The CISSP needs a "minimum of five years cumulative, full-time experience in two or more of the eight domains" (topic areas) of its exam outline. A related degree or an ISC2-approved credential can count for one of those years. Without the experience, you can pass the exam and become an Associate of ISC2, which gives you six years to earn the five years of experience.
• ISACA and EC-Council. The CISM needs five years of information-security management work, of which waivers (credit that replaces experience) can cover up to two. The CEH needs two years of information-security work or official EC-Council training.
• AWS. The Cloud Practitioner exam has no requirement. Check its ad count in the cloud table before you plan around it.

How do you choose your first certification from this list?

Choose the job before the certificate:

1. If you have no target job yet, open two or three of the role pages linked in the job lists and pick the job whose ads describe work you would like to do. Our career-change guide walks through that choice.
2. In that job's table, note the two or three rows with the largest ad counts.
3. Check each of those rows in the beginner table. If the row requires experience you do not have, pick a row in the same job without that rule; for security analysts, where none qualifies, start with the cybersecurity roadmap.
4. Open the certificate page for the exam format and what the exam covers.

When two project credentials compete for one job, read CAPM vs PMP, PMP vs PRINCE2 or ITIL vs PMP; for Scrum courses, read CSM vs PSM. Our guide to which certifications are worth getting covers the wider question.

What we did not check

• Exam prices in rupees, and salaries: this page gives neither. The certificate pages cover costs.
• Whether the PMP, CISSP or CompTIA A+ exam can be taken in India, at a test center or online. We found no vendor page that names India for these exams; confirm on the vendor's site.
• The entry rules for ITIL 4 Foundation and CRISC.
• Ads that Adzuna does not collect, such as those posted only on an employer's own careers site.
• Ads that write a certification in a form we do not search, such as "Security+" without the word CompTIA, or only the abbreviation CSM.

Sources

All pages below were read in October 2026, except the archive copy, which keeps its capture date.

• Job ads: Adzuna India search results for each job title, collected in October 2026; the methodology lists every phrase we search.
• Adzuna India, About us (archive.org copy captured January 1, 2026), for what Adzuna is.
• PMI, PMP page, PMP examination content outline, CAPM handbook, PMI-ACP page and PMI-ACP exam outline.
• PeopleCert, PRINCE2 7 Foundation and PRINCE2 7 Practitioner.
• Cisco, CCNA and CCNP Enterprise.
• CompTIA, A+, Network+ and Security+.
• ISC2, CISSP experience requirements.
• ISACA, Get CISM certified and the CISM application.
• EC-Council, CEH eligibility.
• AWS, Certified Cloud Practitioner.