Azure Developer Associate Exam Details
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Published: 2021-05-30 13:28:33

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> In order to become Azure Developer Associate you must pass [**AZ-204**](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-203?wt.mc_id=learningredirect_certs-web-wwl) exam. If you want to become **Cloud Solution Architect** then consider giving Microsoft **AZ-204** certification exam.

## Prerequisites

- Candidates should have at least one to two years of professional experience in the development of cloud solutions and Microsoft Azure.
- Candidates should have promising fluency in programming in a high-level programming language supported by Azure.

## Should you Give AZ-204

- Learn how to become a developer in Azure
- Fill in knowledge gaps
- Apply for any Microsoft cloud jobs

## Skills Measured in Exam

Below skills are tested in the exam.

pie "Infrastructure" : 15 "Platform" : 30 "Storage" : 20 "Security" : 25 "Monitoring" : 20 "Services" : 20

- Develop Azure Infrastructure as a Service compute solution (10-15%)
- Develop Azure Platform as a Service compute solution (20-25%)
- Develop for Azure storage (15-20%)
- Implement Azure security (10-15%)
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize solutions (10-15%)
- Connect to and consume Azure and third-party services (20-25%)

## Learning Materials

### Free AZ-204 Tutorials

- Microsoft has [free learning paths](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-203?wt.mc_id=learningredirect_certs-web-wwl&tab=tab-learning-paths) to gain the skills needed to become certified.

### Paid AZ-204 Tutorials

- [Microsoft has paid learning paths](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-203?wt.mc_id=learningredirect_certs-web-wwl&tab=tab-instructor-led) as well.
- [Pluralsight has learning path](https://app.pluralsight.com/paths/certificate/developing-solutions-for-microsoft-azure-az-204) to get skills required for AZ-204.

## Path

Next you should clear AZ-400 which is [DevOps Expert certification](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-400).

## Salary

There are over 3,000 jobs currently on LinkedIn and Indeed for individuals who are Azure certified. The average salary for an Azure developer starts around $40,000 and ranges to $170,000.

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