Uptree

Placement details

Location: London

Applications open: Friday 15th August 2025

Application Criteria:

• You must be a British Citizen or hold Dual British Nationality. If you are unsure about our eligibility requirements, please visit their website to find out more.
• You must not have any distinguishing features such as tattoos on your face, neck or hands would make you more recognisable to someone who is under surveillance.
• If you identify as a man, you will need to be 6’2” or under and if you identify as a woman, you must be 5’10” or under.
• You’ll need to undertake a Fitness for Role medical, and your hearing and eyesight will be tested as part of the recruitment process. 

Key skills:

• Communication skills
• Ability to develop relationships
• Willingness to learn
• Teamwork skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Strong observation and attention to detail skills
• Good multi-tasker

How to register your interest: Click ‘Apply’ at the top of this page! A registration of interest does not constitute a job application.

 

About the opportunity

Surveillance is a key investigative resource that we UK's Intelligence Agencies use to protect against threats to the UK. It involves blending into the environment, observing people and places, and reporting back to Intelligence Officers. It’s interesting, varied work where you’ll travel and complete surveillance out and about, on foot or in the car. And, with your key objective being to follow subjects who’ve been identified as potential threats to national security, you’ll be able to feel your impact on MI5’s mission work every day.

This is a unique, one-of-a-kind role where you will be able to develop skills and experience on the job. You will also be earning a salary of £44,393.

To begin with, you’ll attend an intensive 20-week training programme, where you’ll learn how to turn your existing skills to surveillance. You'll be taught how to safely observe and blend into your surroundings – and keeping you safe is a priority. Plus, you’ll get the chance to bond with your fellow officers, which will be important as you’ll be working closely with and always looking out for one another.  

 

About UK's Intelligence Agencies

The UK Intelligence Agencies, MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, work together to keep the country safe. Their highly trained staff use cutting edge techniques to uncover and stop plans to harm our people, buildings and computer systems, both in the UK and around the world.

Find out more about UK's Intelligence Agencies by visiting their profile page.

 

Next steps

Click ‘Apply’ at the top of this page to register your interest!