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CDCP

Certified Data Center Professional (CDCP)

38 live jobs on this board name CDCP — 2% of 2,330 live postings.

What it is

A two-day foundation course on data center infrastructure — power, cooling, cabling, security, standards — with a 40-question exam. The most searched data-center-branded credential and one of the least asked for: every live mention on this board on 31 August 2026 sat on a manager or program-manager requisition, inside a list of alternatives, never as a requirement.

Issued by
EPI (exam accredited by EXIN)
Who pays
Yours to hold
Cost
From about $900, course includedEPI USA's on-demand course is $895 including the exam voucher (one hour, 40 questions, 27 to pass). There is no exam-only route, so the course is the price; classroom delivery through EPI's partners is priced by the partner.
Valid for
Three years; recertify through EPI's recertification package or by moving up to CDCS

Current price and requirements from EPI →

Costs are bands rather than exact figures on purpose — issuers change them and a stale number reads exactly like a current one. Every other figure on this page is counted from live postings on Data Center JobHub and moves when they do.

Where it is asked for

The role hubs the postings naming CDCP sit on, most first. A posting belongs to one hub.

What jobs asking for CDCP pay

Calculated from the live postings naming CDCP whose employer stated a number. Aggregator estimates are excluded, and hourly and annual pay are never merged. It describes the jobs that ask, not what holding the credential adds.

Pay per year

25th percentile$121,650
Median$145,620
75th percentile$157,380

Based on 17 live postings that stated pay, out of 38 postings naming CDCP on the board (50% disclose pay).

Live jobs that ask for CDCP