MI5
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MI5 tech stack

MI5 builds mostly with JavaScript, Node JS, Python, Rust. Its stack also includes AWS, Azure. JavaScript is named in 1 of the 3 job postings MI5 published in the last 12 months (33%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of MI5, updated Nov 8, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 8, 2026
Technologies in use
11
Postings analysed
3
Open now
3
Modernity
79 /100

What programming languages does MI5 use?

JavaScript is named in 33% of job postings at MI5, followed by Node JS (33%), Python (33%), Rust (33%).

JavaScript 1 33% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026
Node JS 1 33% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026
Python 1 33% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026
Rust 1 33% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026

What cloud and platforms does MI5 use?

AWS is named in 33% of job postings at MI5, followed by Azure (33%), GCP (33%).

AWS 1 33% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026
Azure 1 33% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026
GCP 1 33% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026

What developer tools does MI5 use?

Model Context Protocol is named in 67% of job postings at MI5.

Model Context Protocol 2 67% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Nov 2026

Which engineering practices does MI5 ask for?

CI/CD is named in 67% of job postings at MI5, followed by AI Agents (33%), SRE (33%).

CI/CD 2 67% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Nov 2026
AI Agents 1 33% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026
SRE 1 33% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026

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How modern is the MI5 stack?

Cutting-edge 79/100

MI5 scores 79 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the MI5 stack in its industry?

Share of the 200 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

AWS63%
Azure56%
GCP41%
JavaScript61%
Node JS36%
Python81%
Rust26%

Questions about the MI5 tech stack

What programming languages does MI5 use?

The languages named in MI5 job postings are JavaScript (33%), Node JS (33%), Python (33%), Rust (33%), as a share of the 3 postings of the last 12 months.

What cloud and platforms does MI5 use?

The cloud and platforms named in MI5 job postings are AWS (1), Azure (1), GCP (1) (postings in brackets).

Is the MI5 tech stack changing?

No new technology has appeared in MI5 job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the MI5 tech stack?

MI5 scores 79 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the MI5 tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting MI5 publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 3 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 8, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "MI5 tech stack: 11 technologies from 3 job postings", as of Nov 8, 2026. https://alion.io/company/mi5-gov-uk/technologies

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