For rapidly changing technology industries, certificates merely indicate what technologies are no longer leading edge, and literally that they are trailing edge

For rapidly changing technology industries, certificates merely indicate what technologies are no longer leading edge, and literally that they are trailing edge. You can't and thus don't do certifications for anything that leading edge and high margin because there is no time. It takes time to normalize and formalize a technology enough to even make certification possible. So you need to decide: 1. What your skill levels are actually are, 2. What you comfort with actual leading edge tech is 3. Which of the two is best for you