

This certification recognizes professionals who implement Salesforce CPQ solutions, design and build quoting flows to meet customer requirements, and troubleshoot platform issues. Recommended courses: Administration Essentials for Experienced Admins, Certification Preparation for Advanced Administrator Salesforce Certified CPQ Specialist Prerequisites: Salesforce Certified Administrator status To pass, you need to know how to: manage users, data, and security maintain and customize Sales Cloud and Service Cloud applications and build reports, dashboards, and workflows. The exam consists of 60 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes. To earn this certification, candidates should have extensive knowledge of Salesforce customization and configuration and be skilled at managing users and getting the most out of the platform’s capabilities. In addition, administrators can earn certificates centered on app building and CPQ (configure price quote). Both focus on administrative functions, including defining user requirements, customizing the Salesforce platform, and helping users to get the most out of the solutions. Salesforce offers two levels of administrator credentials. Professionals who pursue both of these architect tracks can then achieve the pinnacle Salesforce Certified Technical Architect.

The Salesforce Architect track, however, is unique in that candidates can earn individual certifications or they can bundle together these earned certifications (aka specializations) in pursuit of higher-tier certification, such as the Salesforce Certified Application Architect or the Salesforce Certified System Architect.

Most tracks offer individual certifications that demonstrate expertise in a given domain. Salesforce offers a variety of certifications targeted at a range of job functions, including: Salesforce Developer jobs have seen a 129 percent growth in number of job postings between 20, according to Indeed. 10 “Best Jobs of 2019,” with an average salary of $112,031. A 2019 report from lists Salesforce Developer as its No.
