Government Security Profession Career Framework

The Government Security Profession (GSP) Career Framework sets out the skills needed for roles in government security, that is separate to the Government Cyber Profession. The framework supports progression, development and consistency across the profession.

Use the GSP Career Framework to:

understand the skills needed for different roles
identify your current skill level and transferable skills
plan your development and next career move

Anyone can use the framework, including if you:

already work in security – use it to support your continued professional development
are new to security – use it to understand the skills you need and what you already bring

To view all roles for every specialism, see the alphabetical index of roles.

If you are a civil servant and need a downloadable version of the framework, email gsp@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.

We cannot share this if you are not a civil servant.

The Government Security Profession specialisms

Governance and compliance

Leadership

Personnel

Physical

Resilience

Technical

The Government Cyber Profession Capability Framework

Learn about the common cyber security roles in government and the skills you need to do them.

Cyber

Hosted on the Government Cyber Security Profession website

Skills

It is important to link the skills to your development and use them to inform career and development discussions with your line manager. This will help you to agree which development areas to focus on.

How to book learning

All learning must be booked following your departmental processes. The learning signposted to you in the Career Framework is indicative. Refer to the learning programmes and pathways on the Civil Service Learning website.

Visit the Civil Service Learning website and search for Government Security Profession.