Summary of changes in SFIA 7

Changes to the framework between SFIA versions 6 and 7

SFIA skills	Overall	Skill summary	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Affects assessment criteria?
Analytics INAN	H	H				H	H	H	H	No
Animation development ADEV										No
Application support ASUP										No
Asset management ASMG	M			NEW	NEW					Yes
Availability management AVMT										No
Benefits management BENM	L	L					L	L		No
Business analysis BUAN	L	L				L	L	L		No
Business modelling BSMO										No
Business process improvement BPRE	H	H					H	H	H	No
Business process testing BPTS										No
Business risk management BURM										No
Capacity management CPMG	M	M				L	M	M		No
Change implementation planning and management CIPM										No
Change management CHMG										No
Competency assessment LEDA	H	H			M	M	H	H		Yes
Configuration management CFMG	H	H			M	H	H	H		No
Conformance review CORE	L						L			No
Consultancy CNSL										No
Continuity management COPL	M	L				M	L			No
Contract management ITCM										No
Customer service support CSMG	M	M				M	M	M		No
Data management DATM	M					H	H	H		No
Data modelling and design DTAN	M	M		L	L	L	M			No
Data visualisation VISL	NEW	NEW				NEW	NEW			Yes
Database administration DBAD	L	M				M	M			No
Database design DBDS	H	M		DELETE	H	H	H	DELETE		Yes
Demand management DEMM	NEW	NEW					NEW	NEW		Yes
Digital forensics DGFS	L	L				L	L	L		No
Emerging technology monitoring EMRG	H	H				H	H	H		No
Enterprise and business architecture STPL	L							L		No
Enterprise IT governance GOVN	H	H					M	H	H	No
Facilities management DCMA										No
Financial management FMIT										No
Hardware design HWDE										No
Incident management USUP										No
Information assurance INAS										No
Information content authoring INCA	M	M	M	M	M	M	L	L		No
Information content publishing INPM	M		M	M	M	M	M	M		No
Information governance IRMG	M					H	M	M	L	No
Information security SCTY										No
Information systems coordination ISCO										No
Innovation INOV	H	H					H	H	NEW	No
IT infrastructure ITOP	L	L	L		L	L				No
IT management ITMG	L						L	L		No
Knowledge management KNOW	NEW	NEW			NEW	NEW	NEW	NEW	NEW	No
Learning and development management ETMG										No
Learning delivery ETDL	M				M	M				No
Learning design and development TMCR	H				NEW	H	H	DELETE		No
Marketing MKTG	M	L		M	M	M	M	M		No
Measurement MEAS	NEW	NEW			NEW	NEW	NEW	NEW		No
Methods and tools METL	H	H			NEW	H	H	M		No
Network design NTDS										No
Network planning NTPL										No
Network support NTAS										No
Organisation design and implementation ORDI	H	H					H	H	NEW	Yes
Organisational capability development OCDV	NEW	NEW				NEW	NEW	NEW		No
Penetration testing PENT										No
Performance management PEMT	M						M	M		Yes
Portfolio management POMG										No
Portfolio, programme and project support PROF										No
Porting/software configuration PORT										No
Problem management PBMG										No
Product management PROD	H	H			H	H	H	H		No
Professional development PDSV										No
Programme management PGMG										No
Programming/software development PROG	H	M		M	M	M	H	NEW		Yes
Project management PRMG	L	L				L	L	L		No
Quality assurance QUAS	H	H			H	H	H	H		Yes
Quality management QUMG	M	M			NEW	H	H	M	M	Yes
Radio frequency engineering RFEN										No
Real time/embedded systems development RESD	NEW	NEW			NEW	NEW	NEW	NEW		No
Relationship management RLMT	M	H				M	M	M	M	No
Release and deployment RELM	L	L					L	L		No
Requirements definition and management REQM	H	H		H	H	H	H	H		No
Research RSCH	M	M		M	M	M	M	M		No
Resourcing RESC										No
Safety assessment SFAS										No
Safety engineering SFEN										No
Sales support SSUP										No
Security administration SCAD										No
Selling SALE										No
Service acceptance SEAC										No
Service level management SLMO										tbc
Software design SWDN	NEW	NEW		NEW	NEW	NEW	NEW	NEW		Yes
Solution architecture ARCH	M	L				NEW	M			Yes
Sourcing SORC	M			M	M	M	M	M	M	Yes
Specialist advice TECH	M	M				M	M	M		Yes
Storage management STMG	L	L			L	L	L	L		No
Strategic planning ITSP	M	M					L	L	L	No
Supplier management SUPP	NEW	NEW		NEW	NEW	NEW	NEW	NEW		Yes
Sustainability SUST	H	H				L	H	H		Yes
System software SYSP										No
Systems design DESN	H	M		DELETE	DELETE	M	M	M		Yes
Systems development management DLMG	M	M					M	M	M	No
Systems installation/decommissioning HSIN										No
Systems integration and build SINT	H	H		H	H	H	H	H		No
Teaching and subject formation TEAC										No
Testing TEST										No
User experience analysis UNAN	H	M			H	H	H			No
User experience design HCEV	H	H		DELETE	H	H	H	H		Yes
User experience evaluation USEV	M	L		M	M	M	M	H		No
User research URCH	NEW	NEW			NEW	NEW	NEW	NEW		Yes

Key

NEW	New in SFIA 7
H	High level of change in SFIA 7
M	Significant change in SFIA 7
L	Minor change in SFIA 7
DELETE	Deleted: not present in SFIA 7