Close Protection Officer.
Protect people, not places.
Close protection is the discipline of protecting a person rather than a place: planning routes, reading rooms before the principal enters them, and staying invisible until the moment you cannot be. It sits at the top of the licensed ladder in both skill and pay, and it rewards experience, fitness and judgement. Most operatives build up through door or corporate work first; the nineteen-day course is the gateway.
Market day-rate framing, 2026
What you actually do
453,261 licensed professionals, a legal demand floor under every venue, and Martyn's Law arriving in 2027.
What it pays, what’s out there
Market day-rate framing, 2026
Day-rate work; monthly income follows the days you take.
The top of the licensed ladder; demand follows wealth, events and public figures year-round.
See live openings on Indeed »The pathway, four steps
The course that earns your entry ticket: SIA CP licence.
Expert trainers, mock exams in GuardPass, retake support.
Your certificate is issued by Frontline College, verified in one register.
Jobs and shifts in GuardPass. Zero to first shift: 6–10 weeks.