Updates

Last updated 30 August 2024

30 August 2024

Updates to all the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework skill descriptions in the following roles:

Software development – Apprentice developer
Software development – Apprentice DevOps engineer
Software development – Apprentice frontend developer 
Software development – Developer
Software development – DevOps engineer
Software development –  Head of frontend development
Software development – Junior developer
Software development – Junior DevOps engineer
Software development – Frontend developer
Software development –  Lead developer – management
Software development – Lead developer
Software development – Lead DevOps engineer – management
Software development – Lead Devops engineer
Software development – Lead frontend developer
Software development – Principal developer – management
Software development – Principal DevOps engineer – management
Software development – Principal DevOps engineer
Software development – Senior developer – management
Software development – Senior developer


Software development – Lead developer: Modern Standard skill level changed
Software development – Lead developer: Programming and build (software engineering) level changed
Software development – Principal DevOps engineer – management: Availability and capacity management level change
Software development – Principal DevOps engineer – management: Development process optimisation (management) level changed
Software development – Principal DevOps engineer – management: Systems integration level changed
Software development – Principal DevOps engineer – management: Service support level changed

09 August 2024

Chief Data Architect updated – Data governance (level 4) removed

Data Architect updated – Problem management (data architect) (level 2) removed

Summary updated for the following profiles:

  • IT Operations- Configuration Analyst 
  • IT Operations Associate Application Operations Engineer 
  • IT Operations – Associate Infrastructure Operations Engineer
  • IT  Operations – Head of IT Service Management
  • IT Operations – Senior Service desk analyst
  • IT Operations – Head of Service desk
  • Software Development – Lead Frontend Developer
  • Software Development – Lead developer – Management
  • UCD – Senior content designer

05 August 2024

Solutions Architect job family added to the Architect family

Digital Portfolio Manager job family added to the Product and Delivery Family

24 July 2024

Information Governance family added

03 June 2024

Product and Delivery roles added to the Product and Delivery Family

  • Business Analyst job family added
  • Delivery Manager job family added
  • Product Manager job family added
  • Programme Delivery Manager job family added
  • Service Owner job family added

All User-Centred Design roles added to the User-Centred Design Family

  • Accessibility Specialist job family added
  • Content Designer job family added
  • Content Strategist job family added
  • Graphic Designer job family added
  • Interaction Designer job family added
  • Service Designer job family added
  • Technical Writer job family added
  • User Researcher job family added

Business Architect job family added to the Architecture Family

20 May 2024

All Quality Assurance Testing roles added to the QAT job family

  • QAT Analyst job family added
  • Test Engineer job family added
  • Test Manager job family added

19 March 2024

  • Infrastructure Engineer roles added to the IT Operations family

15 March 2024

  • Data Architect job role was updated in line with updates to government DDaT
  • Chief Data Architect job role updated in line with updates to government DDaT
  • Network Architect job role updated in line with updates to government DDaT
  • Lead Security Architect job role updated in line with updates to government DDaT

5 March 2024

  • Digital portfolio manager was added to the product and delivery role group to reflect DDaT update.
  • Solution architect was added to the architecture role group DDaT update.

6 December 2023

ESR labels added to Patient Services and Digital Leadership

9 November 2023

  • The Occupational Architecture was updated on the 9th of November to reflect the feedback from the FEDIP Management Board.
  • Clinical Digital Service Owner​​ added to Clinical Informatics
  • Clinical Informatician​​ added to Clinical Informatics
  • Clinical Safety Officer​​ added to Clinical Informatics
  • Nurse Informatician​​ added to Clinical Informatics
  • Allied Health Professional Informatician​​ added to Clinical Informatics