Technology

Computer Systems Engineer/Architect in the United States

400 postings read · sampled 2026-10-01 · source ats · 141 employers · largest 1% of it

What employers actually ask for

Credentials named in the 400 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.

Bachelor's DegreeAccredited institution
9%
37 of 400 postingsAccredited institution →
Master's DegreeAccredited institution
6%
23 of 400 postingsAccredited institution →

Lower signal for this role

Credentials that barely appeared in this sample. That is not a claim they are worthless — plenty are valuable for a different job, a different city, or a promotion later. It is a claim that employers here mostly did not ask.

AWS SAAAmazon Web Services
0%
1 of 400 postings$150 exam · fee checked 2026-08~120 hrs prepAmazon Web Services →
A+CompTIA
0%
1 of 400 postings$506 exam · fee checked 2026-08~120 hrs prepCompTIA →
Network+CompTIA
0%
1 of 400 postings$369 exam · fee checked 2026-08~100 hrs prepCompTIA →
Certified Six Sigma Green BeltAmerican Society for Quality
1%
2 of 400 postings$548 exam · fee checked 2026-08~120 hrs prepAmerican Society for Quality →
Security+CompTIA
1%
3 of 400 postings$404 exam · fee checked 2026-08~110 hrs prepCompTIA →
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)Microsoft
0%
1 of 400 postings$165 exam · fee checked 2026-08~160 hrs prepMicrosoft →
CFA Level ICFA Institute
0%
1 of 400 postings$1,290 exam · fee checked 2026-08~300 hrs prepCFA Institute →
Linux+CompTIA
0%
1 of 400 postings$369 exam · fee checked 2026-08~100 hrs prepCompTIA →
Google Cloud Professional Cloud ArchitectGoogle Cloud
0%
1 of 400 postings$200 exam · fee checked 2026-08~200 hrs prepGoogle Cloud →
RHCSARed Hat
0%
1 of 400 postings$500 exam · fee checked 2026-08~150 hrs prepRed Hat →
Certified Six Sigma Black BeltAmerican Society for Quality
0%
1 of 400 postings$668 exam · fee checked 2026-08~250 hrs prepAmerican Society for Quality →
TS/SCIU.S. Government (DCSA)
1%
5 of 400 postingsU.S. Government (DCSA) →
Secret Security ClearanceU.S. Government (DCSA)
2%
7 of 400 postingsU.S. Government (DCSA) →

What the official taxonomy says

O*NET surveys people already doing this job. That describes who got hired over a long window, not what employers are asking for now — where it disagrees with the counts above, the counts are the more current answer.

What it pays

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A different survey from the postings above, so the two do not share a sample.

$55,940

10th percentile

$116,580

median

$188,470

90th percentile

Who was hiring

Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.

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