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Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 0EX

GCHQ is a world-leading intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe

Our brilliant people use cutting-edge technology, technical ingenuity and wide-ranging partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. 

Our priorities are set by the UK’s National Security Strategy and the decisions of the National Security Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, as well as the Joint Intelligence Committee

We employ three capabilities across five mission areas to carry out our work.

Mission Areas

  • Counter Terrorism - Stopping terrorist attacks in the UK and against our interests overseas 
  • Cyber Security - Making the UK the safest place to live and do business online 
  • Strategic Advantage - Managing the threats from hostile states, promoting the UK's prosperity and shaping the international environment 
  • Serious & Organised Crime - Reducing the social and financial harm that serious and organised crime causes to the UK 
  • Support to Defence - Protecting Defence personnel and assets and supporting an integrated approach to war fighting 

GCHQ presently has no vacancies listed in our database.