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Atlassian Certified Professional – Jira Administrator (ACP-120)
Crydd Score 58
Demand Growing
Career Value Moderate
Recognition Strong
ACP Jira Admin at a glance
- Provider
- Atlassian
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Project Management
- Level
- Professional
- Cost
- $249
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to earn
- 1–3 months
- Validity
- 2 years
- Format
- About 75 questions, 3 hours, proctored
- Prerequisites
- Hands-on Jira administration experience recommended
What is ACP Jira Admin?
Atlassian's certification for administering Jira — the workflows, permissions, schemes, and automation behind the tool most agile teams run their delivery in. It targets the person who configures and maintains the platform, not just uses it.
Skills it covers
- Jira administration
- Workflows and schemes
- Permissions
- Automation and configuration
Is ACP Jira Admin worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 58Choose it if
You administer Jira or manage agile tooling and want a vendor credential proving you can configure workflows, permissions, and automation cleanly — a specific, hireable operational skill.
Consider alternatives if
You practise agile delivery rather than administer the tooling — a Scrum credential (PSM, CSM) speaks more directly to the delivery role than a tool-administration certificate.
Why we say so
Jira is the dominant agile-delivery platform, competent administration of it is a distinct and understaffed skill, and Atlassian's own credential is the clearest proof of that specific competence.
Market demand
Organisations standardised on Jira need skilled administrators, a niche but steady demand; the ACP is the recognised vendor signal for that specific tooling role.
Where ACP Jira Admin takes you
- Jira Administrator
- Agile Tooling Specialist
- Project Manager
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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