Does Home Office pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Home Office employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Home Office. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Home Office?

68% of Home Office employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Home Office 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Home Office?

Executive Officer (113) , Administrative Officer (57) , EO Asylum Decision Maker (56) , Border Force Officer (36) , Civil Servant (34) , Administrative Assistant (28) , Immigration Officer (28) , Caseworker (27) , Senior Policy Advisor (23) , Policy Advisor (21) , Administration Officer (20) , Project Manager (19) , Admin Officer (18) , Decision Maker (18) , Higher Executive Officer (13)

What are the pros of working at Home Office according to real employee reviews?

"but the people there were great who were in my team" ((in 67 reviews)); "Flexibility and friendly colleagues." ((in 59 reviews)); "flexible working is provided which is nice" ((in 37 reviews)); "Great team to work with anytime." ((in 35 reviews)); "Good benefits and opportunities available" ((in 28 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Home Office according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay based on responsibility" ((in 61 reviews)); "Management are poor and unsupportive with a my way or the highway approach" ((in 52 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 38 reviews)); "The training is poor and catered to one type of learning." ((in 28 reviews)); "Some managers have only a couple of weeks more experience than the the staff they manage." ((in 27 reviews))

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Home Office reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,316 total reviews)

Mark Sedwill

63% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,316 reviews)

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Home Office has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,316 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Home Office employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Oct 2, 2025

Nice place

Senior ixd designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and perks and decent salary

Cons

A lot of design challenges to bring coherence.

4.0

Oct 1, 2025

Good government department that looks after people

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- majority of people care about each other and trying to do great work - complex and interesting work problems to solve - cover travel/accommodation costs when working away

Cons

- too risk averse - creative problem solving can be stifled

4.0

Sep 26, 2025

Great place to work

Assistant economist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good managers, a care for wellbeing and plenty of interesting work

Cons

Pay doesn't rise appropriately and there is a burden of being in a large organisation

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