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Skills Framework for the Information Age

SFIA is used for self assessed skills profiles to help with mentoring and finding work. These are summarised in the heat map.

Strategy and architecture		Levels
Strategy and planning	Strategic planning					5	6	7
	Information systems coordination						6	7
	Information management				4	5	6	7
	Enterprise and business architecture					5	6	7
	Solution architecture				4	5	6
	Innovation					5	6	7
	Emerging technology monitoring				4	5	6
	Research		2	3	4	5	6
	Demand management					5	6
	Investment appraisal				4	5	6
	Financial management				4	5	6
	Measurement			3	4	5	6
	Sustainability				4	5	6
	Continuity management		2	3	4	5	6
Security and privacy	Information security			3	4	5	6	7
	Information assurance			3	4	5	6	7
	Personal data protection					5	6
	Vulnerability research			3	4	5	6
	Threat intelligence		2	3	4	5	6
Governance, risk and compliance	Governance						6	7
	Risk management			3	4	5	6	7
	Audit			3	4	5	6	7
	Quality management			3	4	5	6	7
	Quality assurance			3	4	5	6
Advice and guidance	Consultancy				4	5	6	7
	Specialist advice				4	5	6
	Methods and tools			3	4	5	6
Change and transformation		Levels
Change implementation	Portfolio management					5	6	7
	Programme management						6	7
	Project management				4	5	6	7
	Portfolio, programme and project support		2	3	4	5	6
Change analysis	Business situation analysis			3	4	5	6
	Feasibility assessment			3	4	5	6
	Requirements definition and management		2	3	4	5	6
	Business modelling		2	3	4	5	6
	Acceptance testing		2	3	4	5	6
Change planning	Business process improvement					5	6	7
	Organisational capability development					5	6	7
	Organisation design and implementation				4	5	6	7
	Organisational change management			3	4	5	6
	Benefits management					5	6
Development and implementation		Levels
Systems development	Product management			3	4	5	6
	Systems development management					5	6	7
	Systems and software life cycle engineering				4	5	6	7
	Systems design			3	4	5	6
	Software design		2	3	4	5	6
	Network design			3	4	5	6
	Hardware design			3	4	5	6
	Programming/software development		2	3	4	5	6
	Systems integration and build		2	3	4	5	6
	Testing	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Software configuration			3	4	5	6
	Real-time/embedded systems development		2	3	4	5	6
	Safety engineering			3	4	5	6
	Safety assessment				4	5	6
	Radio frequency engineering		2	3	4	5	6
	Animation development			3	4	5	6
Data and analysis	Data management				4	5	6
	Data modelling and design		2	3	4	5
	Database design			3	4	5
	Data engineering		2	3	4	5	6
	Database administration		2	3	4	5
	Data science		2	3	4	5	6	7
	Machine learning		2	3	4	5	6
	Business intelligence		2	3	4	5
	Data visualisation			3	4	5
User experience	User research			3	4	5	6
	User experience analysis			3	4	5
	User experience design			3	4	5	6
	User experience evaluation		2	3	4	5	6
Content management	Content authoring	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Content publishing	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Knowledge management		2	3	4	5	6	7
Computational Science	Scientific modelling				4	5	6	7
	Numerical analysis				4	5	6	7
	High performance computing				4	5	6	7
Relationships and engagement		Levels
Stakeholder management	Sourcing		2	3	4	5	6	7
	Supplier management		2	3	4	5	6	7
	Contract management			3	4	5	6
	Relationship management				4	5	6	7
	Customer service support	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Business administration	1	2	3	4	5	6
Sales and Marketing	Marketing		2	3	4	5	6
	Selling			3	4	5	6
	Sales support	1	2	3	4	5	6
Delivery and operation		Levels
Technology management	Technology service management					5	6	7
	Application support		2	3	4	5
	IT infrastructure	1	2	3	4	5
	System software			3	4	5
	Network support		2	3	4	5
	Systems installation and removal	1	2	3	4	5
	Configuration management		2	3	4	5	6
	Release and deployment			3	4	5	6
	Storage management			3	4	5	6
	Facilities management			3	4	5	6
Service management	Service level management		2	3	4	5	6	7
	Service catalogue management			3	4	5
	Availability management				4	5	6
	Capacity management				4	5	6
	Incident management		2	3	4	5
	Problem management			3	4	5
	Change control		2	3	4	5	6
	Asset management		2	3	4	5	6
	Service acceptance				4	5	6
Security operations	Security operations	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Vulnerability assessment		2	3	4	5
	Digital forensics			3	4	5	6
	Penetration testing			3	4	5	6
People and skills		Levels
People management	Performance management				4	5	6
	Employee experience				4	5	6
	Organisational facilitation				4	5	6
	Professional development				4	5	6
	Workforce planning				4	5	6
	Resourcing			3	4	5	6
Skills management	Learning and development management			3	4	5	6	7
	Learning design and development			3	4	5
	Learning delivery		2	3	4	5
	Competency assessment			3	4	5	6
	Certification scheme operation		2	3	4	5	6
	Teaching		2	3	4	5	6	7
	Subject formation				4	5	6	7

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