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Security system installers and repairers

testing systems to detect and locate malfunctions, mounting and securing control panels and testing backup batteries to ensure proper functioning or diagnose malfunctions. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: installing security systems to ensure property protection is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

What shifts is utilising ict equipment and systems: the paper around the work, not the work.

Your week, as this page understands it

Security system installers and repairers fit, maintain and service alarm systems and other electronic security devices which provide access control and monitoring, intruder detection and security lighting. The job title says “security system installers” or “repairers”: officially one job, two names. The real job is the part underneath: installing security systems to ensure property protection. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But security system installers and repairers is not one task. It is 35 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is installing security systems to ensure property protection, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI
10%
changing shape
5%
staying human
85%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 19 out of 100 (15–25 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 35 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for security system installers and repairers is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

Shifting to AI

4 tasks

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

  • Utilising ict equipment and systems

    This is reading one thing and writing another: ict equipment in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 75 · 5245/00
    Source: “Utilise ict equipment and systems to store, retrieve, and transmit digital data and electronic information for system design and planning purposes.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 93 out of 100 (89–97 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Storing, retrieving and sending design and planning data is straightforward computer work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Producing documents to support business operations

    This is reading one thing and writing another: documents in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 70 · 5245/00
    Source: “Produce documents to support business operations.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Producing business documents is drafting work AI handles well once it has the underlying detail.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Calculating customers' installation or production costs

    This is reading one thing and writing another: customers' installation in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 70 · 5245/00
    Source: “Calculate customers' installation or production costs.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 68 out of 100 (61–75 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Costing an installation follows set price lists, but the decisive details are often specific to one customer site.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Monitoring market conditions and product innovations

    This is reading one thing and writing another: market conditions in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 60 · 5245/00
    Source: “Monitor market conditions and product innovations.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 83 out of 100 (76–90 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Watching market trends and new products is reading and comparison work AI does quickly across many sources.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.

Changing shape

2 tasks

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

  • Ordering specific replacement parts for equipment maintenance

    The software now makes the first pass at specific replacement parts, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 75 · 5245/00
    Source: “Order specific replacement parts for equipment maintenance.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Identifying and ordering the right replacement part is catalogue and paperwork work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Coordinating and overseeing the program of work

    The software now makes the first pass at the program of work, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 70 · 5245/00
    Source: “Coordinate and oversee the program of work, ensuring all tasks are completed within the designated time frame and allocated resources.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Planning who does what by when, within time and budget, is scheduling work software handles well.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Staying human

29 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

  • Testing systems to detect and locate malfunctions

    This work happens in the physical world: systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 5245/00
    Source: “Test systems to detect and locate malfunctions.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 20 out of 100 (13–27 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Alarm faults usually come down to detectors, cabling or power, which have to be tested on site.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Installing, maintaining or repairing security systems and alarm devices as per electrical layouts and building plans

    This work happens in the physical world: security systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 5245/00
    Source: “Install, maintain, or repair security systems and alarm devices as per electrical layouts and building plans.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (1–9 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Fitting alarms and access equipment to layouts and building plans is manual installation work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Installing security systems to ensure property protection

    This work happens in the physical world: security systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 5245/00
    Source: “Install security systems to ensure property protection.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Installing security systems is physical fitting work in the building.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Creating alarm system designs to meet client security needs

    The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for alarm system designs, and that person cannot be a piece of software.

    importance 85 · 5245/00
    Source: “Create alarm system designs to meet client security needs.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 36 out of 100 (29–43 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Alarm designs can largely be drafted from a survey, though UK approval schemes expect a competent designer to own them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Show the other 25 tasks

  • Explaining the causes and consequences of false alarms to customers

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles the causes and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 75 · 5245/00
    Source: “Explain the causes and consequences of false alarms to customers.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 39 out of 100 (32–46 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Explaining what causes false alarms is clear written or spoken explanation AI can prepare well.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Inspecting installation sites and reviewing work orders

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: installation sites, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 5245/00
    Source: “Inspect installation sites and review work orders, building plans, and manuals to determine material requirements and procedures.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 29 out of 100 (22–36 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: The drawings and work orders can be read on a screen, but the site itself has to be visited.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Conducting risk assessments to maintain a safe working environment

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: risk assessments, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 5245/00
    Source: “Conduct risk assessments to maintain a safe working environment.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 25 out of 100 (18–32 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Software drafts a sound risk assessment from documented hazards, but each customer's premises still has to be looked at.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Discussing security solutions with information technology teams or management

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles security solutions and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 70 · 5245/00
    Source: “Discuss security solutions with information technology teams or management.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Discussing security options with IT or managers is a conversation, though the options can be prepared.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Assessing risks and determining security requirements by consulting with clients

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: risks, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 5245/00
    Source: “Assess risks and determine security requirements by consulting with clients.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 15 out of 100 (8–22 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: A security survey needs someone walking the site with the client, even if the written requirements draft well.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Testing backup batteries to ensure proper functioning or diagnose malfunctions

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: backup batteries, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 5245/00
    Source: “Test backup batteries to ensure proper functioning or diagnose malfunctions.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 14 out of 100 (7–21 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Backup batteries are checked at the panel, though many systems now report their own health.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Designing, installing

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: access control systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 5245/00
    Source: “Design, install, and test access control systems to ensure secure entry and exit points for buildings and properties.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Designing access control can be assisted, but installing and testing it happens at the doors.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Testing keypad programming, sirens and other security features to ensure proper functioning or diagnose malfunctions

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: keypad programming, sirens and other security features, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 5245/00
    Source: “Test keypad programming, sirens, and other security features to ensure proper functioning or diagnose malfunctions.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Keypads and sirens have to be tested on site, though fault patterns can be looked up.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Minimizing waste and dispose of waste in line with environmental and sustainability policies

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: waste, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 5245/00
    Source: “Minimize waste and dispose of waste in line with environmental and sustainability policies.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Waste has to be separated and taken away physically, though the policy paperwork can be drafted.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Adhering to health and safety requirements in the workplace

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: health, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 5245/00
    Source: “Adhere to health and safety requirements in the workplace.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 10 out of 100 (6–14 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: The requirements are documented, but meeting them means working safely at the customer's premises.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Demonstrating to customers how to operate their new system effectively

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: customers how, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 5245/00
    Source: “Demonstrate to customers how to operate their new system effectively.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 10 out of 100 (3–17 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Showing a customer how their new system works happens face to face, though guides and videos cover some of it.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Adjusting sensitivity of units, based on room structures and manufacturers' recommendations, using programming keypads

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: sensitivity of units, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 5245/00
    Source: “Adjust sensitivity of units, based on room structures and manufacturers' recommendations, using programming keypads.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (4–12 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Setting sensitivity to suit a particular room means being in it with the keypad.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Examining systems to locate problems

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 5245/00
    Source: “Examine systems to locate problems, such as loose connections or broken insulation.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (1–15 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Spotting loose connections or damaged insulation means looking at and touching the real installation.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Demonstrating and explaining the functioning of equipment to customers

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: the functioning of equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 5245/00
    Source: “Demonstrate and explain the functioning of equipment to customers.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (0–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Showing a customer how equipment works means demonstrating it in front of them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Demonstrating high-quality customer service when working in customers' homes or on building sites

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: high-quality customer service, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 5245/00
    Source: “Demonstrate high-quality customer service when working in customers' homes or on building sites.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 3 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Being good with a customer in their home depends on the person actually standing there.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Carrying out preventative maintenance on video surveillance

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: preventative maintenance, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 5245/00
    Source: “Carry out preventative maintenance on video surveillance (CCTV) systems to ensure their continuous operation and functionality.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Preventative CCTV maintenance means visiting the cameras and equipment.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Installing commission and maintaining fire detection and alarm systems using appropriate tools and techniques

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: commission, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 5245/00
    Source: “Install, commission, and maintain fire detection and alarm systems using appropriate tools and techniques.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Fitting and commissioning fire alarm systems is hands-on work under strict British Standards.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Mounting and securing control panels

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: control panels, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 5245/00
    Source: “Mount and secure control panels, door and window contacts, sensors, and CCTV cameras.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Mounting panels, contacts, sensors and cameras is physical fitting.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Testing and repairing circuits and sensors according to wiring and system specifications

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: circuits, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 5245/00
    Source: “Test and repair circuits and sensors according to wiring and system specifications.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Testing and repairing circuits and sensors means meter in hand at the equipment.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Attaching electrical and telephone wiring to connect components

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: electrical and telephone, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 5245/00
    Source: “Attach electrical and telephone wiring to connect components.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Connecting electrical and telephone wiring to components is hands-on.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Feeding cables through access holes

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: cables, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 5245/00
    Source: “Feed cables through access holes, loft spaces, or cavity walls to reach fixture outlets.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Running cable through lofts and cavities is physical work in the building.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Mounting raceways and conduits to timber framing

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: raceways, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 5245/00
    Source: “Mount raceways and conduits to timber framing.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Fixing conduit and raceways to timber framing is hands-on fitting.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Positioning and terminating cables, wires or strapping

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: cables, wires, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 5245/00
    Source: “Position and terminate cables, wires, or strapping.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Positioning and terminating cables is hands-on.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Fastening wires to timber framing

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: wires, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 5245/00
    Source: “Fasten wires to timber framing, using staplers.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Stapling wires to timber framing is hands-on.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Drilling holes in walls or floors to accommodate pipes

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: holes, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 60 · 5245/00
    Source: “Drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate pipes.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Drilling through walls and floors is physical work with a power tool.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay
£39,000a year, before tax, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.ashe-t14, 2025 · ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
How we know this

Source: ashe-t14

Reference period: ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)

Rounding: Shown to the nearest £100. The exact published figure is in the downloadable dataset. We do not render pounds the survey cannot support.

People doing this job
17,800in the UK, 2026.nomis-aps · Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period)This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: ict equipment in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: utilising ict equipment and systems and producing documents to support business operations. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where security systems get done. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Start with what does not change: installing security systems to ensure property protection is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 10% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 5% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 85% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 35 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. Utilising ict equipment and systems is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.

This week: one thing

Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to ict equipment, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.

What you end up holding
a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
How long it takes
ten minutes

If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether security systems are in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no licence needed.

Over the next 90 days

Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near ordering specific replacement parts for equipment maintenance. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.

Over the next 12 months

On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, spend an hour with National Careers Service. It is free and government-funded, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them

I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.

I checked the 12 nearest UK occupations to security system installers and repairers (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was telecoms and related network installers and repairers: only about 6% of its durable work is work you already do. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 19/100 here, with only 10% of the task list in the top band, and “install security systems to ensure property protection” is not work that hands over cleanly. None of them beats deepening what you already have.

How that was checked: this job was compared against all 412 UK occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

  • Telecoms and related network installers and repairers

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “demonstrate and explain the functioning of equipment to customers”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 6% of the work in that job the software is not taking.

    Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 6% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “demonstrate to customers how to operate their new system effectively”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 5% of the work in that job the software is not taking.

    Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 5% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Computer system and equipment installers and servicers

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “test systems to detect and locate malfunctions”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 4% of the work in that job the software is not taking.

    Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 4% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. It is a pay cut, in those words: £34,237 against your £39,002, 12.2% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

  • The headline number you read somewhere

    The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 10% of its task weight, across 35 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.

  • The headlines about your trade disappearing

    They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like installing security systems to ensure property protection arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.

  • Retraining out of a job that is holding up

    On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.

  • The “obvious” next job everyone suggests

    I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

You are reading the United Kingdom figures

The United States splits this work across more than one official group, of which Computer Hardware Engineers is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

Switch to the United States page →partial match

The other groups this work is counted across:

In US official statistics this job is counted as Computer Hardware Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Avionics Technicians, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay, Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles and Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. Pay is shown separately for each of those groups (medians cannot be averaged together), while the task list and the scores on this page are for this group only.

Your route through this

Where to go next, and what it costs

Free, and complete

The moves above cost nothing. These are the real services that go with them: public, government-funded, and free at the point of use. Nothing on this page is behind an email address or a payment.

No Space for this job, but one for what is happening to it

Nothing Collab365 runs is built for security system installers / repairers, and we are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.

There is one that is not about a job title at all. The AI Authority is about being the person who directs these tools at work rather than the person they get compared to. That is worth saying here, because 10% of the work on this page is already inside what they can do.

Try The AI Authority free →

7 days free, no card needed. Explore up to 2 Spaces before you choose a plan: you pick a plan later, not now.

The AI Authority is a general community about working with AI, not a course for security system installers / repairers. You do not need it to act on anything here: the moves above cost nothing and stand on their own. The data on this page is the same either way.

Noted, and thank you. We’ll email you if a Space for security system installers / repairers launches. Nothing else.

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No Space for security system installers / repairers yet. Should there be one?

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What a Space actually is, in full

Collab365 launches new communities where the need is real. If one for security system installers / repairers existed, with researched problems, courses and people in the same boat, would you want in?

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No deadline on any of this. The page will still be here, and the data is refreshed on a published schedule rather than when someone wants a headline.

Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Security system installers and repairers?
Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 35 official task statements scored for Security system installers and repairers (United Kingdom, SOC 5245), 10% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 19 out of 100 (range 15–25, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Security system installers and repairers” can AI already do?
The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Utilise ict equipment and systems to store, retrieve, and transmit digital data and electronic information for system design and planning purposes” (93/100, very high); “Monitor market conditions and product innovations” (83/100, very high); “Produce documents to support business operations” (75/100, high). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Security system installers and repairers” stay human?
About 85% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate pipes” (0/100, minimal); “Fasten wires to timber framing, using staplers” (0/100, minimal); “Position and terminate cables, wires, or strapping” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Security system installers and repairers” do about AI?
Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 10% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 85% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Security system installers and repairers calculated?
Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 35 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

Where these numbers come from

About the data on this page

  • Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
  • This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.
  • The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
  • 12 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
  • Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
Task statements
gaisi-indexProcessing: catalogue-bridge → ssc-relatedness-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights
gaisi-index (relatedness)
Scores
Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment
ashe-t14 (ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025))nomis-aps (Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period))

Figures on this page come from release 2026-q4.1, published 2026-08-05. Every release keeps its own permanent address, so a figure you cite in March is still there, unchanged, in November.

The plain-English wording on this page is assembled directly from the task statements and the published ratings, not written by hand for this occupation. That is why it is specific, and it is also why we say so.

The routes and free resources further up are today’s, not the release’s (last reviewed 2026-08-05). A route is an offer, not a historical fact, so it moves on its own clock.

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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).

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@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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