The CDA Data Analyst Certification Exam is conducted on the last weekend of June and December each year, twice a year. The 8th (June 2018) CDA exam is now over. This exam has been successfully conducted in 21 test centers across the country. A total of LEVEL 1 business data analysts, LEVEL 2 modeling analysts, and LEVEL 2 big data analysts have been completed. Subjects. After a brief statistical analysis of the data, CDA released the pass rate of this exam and the data report of candidates.

The eighth pass rate of CDA:

Interpretation: This year's exam pass rate and results:

 The LEVEL 1 pass rate is 64? Among them, the score A accounts for 9? The score B accounts for 24? The score C accounts for 31 ?.
LEVEL 2 modeling analyst pass rate is 51? Among them, grade A accounts for 11? Grade B accounts for 14? Grade C accounts for 26?
 LEVEL 2 big data analyst pass rate is 49? Among them, grade A accounts for 9? Grade B accounts for 17? Grade C accounts for 23 ?.
Compared with the previous session (the seventh session), the passing rate of LEVEL 1 has decreased, while the passing rate of LEVEL 2 has slightly increased. With the popularization of CDA certification and the continuous iteration and update of exam content, more and more companies are robbing data talents. As a reference standard for talent selection in the industry, the difficulty of CDA exams will increase in the future, and the passing rate trend will gradually decline.

Regional distribution of the eighth CDA candidate:

The professional distribution of the eighth CDA candidates:

The work experience of the eighth CDA candidate:

Interpretation: For this exam, the proportion of candidates with work experience is 74? The proportion with no work experience is 26? Among them, the proportion of candidates with more than 3 years of work experience is the largest, reaching 42? The proportion with 2-3 years of work is 10? 1 year The following work experience accounts for the least percentage, which is 8? This data shows that the CDA certification is more in-depth among the professionals with many years of work experience. The more work experience, the more demand for the CDA certificate, followed by the non-working person. The industry's knocking stone.

The distribution of the eighth CDA candidate positions:

Interpretation: This data is a synthesis of the job information of all candidates in this exam, the data is sorted and classified, the vacancy value is deleted, and the proportion of candidates' employment positions is obtained. It can be seen that data analysis jobs account for the largest proportion, and more than 1/3 of the candidates in the industry are engaged in data analysis jobs; management jobs are second, accounting for 16? IT related jobs for engineers and programmers, followed by 15? For Operations, products, markets, sales, etc. It basically proves that most practitioners who are still in the data category are in urgent need of a professional ability upgrade and recognition. Obtaining the CDA certificate will also be a springboard from their existing positions to higher positions or platforms. Some engineers in the IT position want to obtain a CDA certificate and switch to a data position. In management, operation, product, market and other positions, there is also a certain demand for data analysis skills.

The 8th CDA Candidate TOP Enterprise:

Interpretation: The above is to delete all the enterprise units that the candidates come from, and the list of TOP enterprises listed includes foreign enterprises, state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, government departments, etc. It can be seen that these top companies, Fortune 500 companies, and government employees also need CDA skills, participate in CDA certification exams, and obtain certificates. It also shows that CDA holders are located in these top enterprise units and are exposed to the most cutting-edge data technology.
In summary: With the popularization of big data and data analysis, enterprises' demand for data talents is becoming more rational and clearer, and the competition for talents has become more intense. In the past, people with skills or backgrounds related to data analysis can be called data analysts, and it is easy to get offers, but the actual work is not ideal. Therefore, companies expect to be able to obtain a reference standard for identifying talents, and to better screen talents for themselves. For job seekers, the definition of talent in society is more “T-shaped” and “Cross-shaped”. The society has a deeper understanding of data analysts and higher requirements. System skills. As a result, more and more professional students acquire CDA skills and choose to engage in data-related occupations when universities are unable to meet the data analysis requirements. More and more professionals have not been systematically and professionally trained in the past. Re-learning, obtaining the CDA certificate, and even those of the world ’s top 500 companies are eager to obtain a professional certificate to plate themselves.
Therefore, both enterprises and talents expect a professional reference standard to connect and communicate. Since the development of CDA, it has also served as a bridge between enterprises and talents, reducing transaction costs and improving communication efficiency. At the same time, CDA also provides corresponding system training, open classes, holds club salons, industry summits and other activities, cultivates and delivers more professionals for the society, and promotes the good development of the entire data industry.