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?

"The pension is good and 50% of what you do is interesting." ((in 103 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexi working" ((in 91 reviews)); "people you work with are nice" ((in 66 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people want to do their best." ((in 62 reviews)); "flexible working is provided which is nice" ((in 34 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 37 reviews)); "The training is poor and catered to one type of learning." ((in 34 reviews)); "Some managers have only a couple of weeks more experience than the the staff they manage." ((in 26 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

2.0

Aug 5, 2025

Bad culture

Policy advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Better pay than other govt departments

Cons

Awful work culture. Constantly denigrating colleagues' abilities.

3.0

Aug 4, 2025

It’s an ok job

Seo executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Good pension Good annual leave entitlement Hybrid working

Cons

High pressure in some roles

2.0

Aug 4, 2025

Poor Place to Work

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some nice work colleagues in office

Cons

Bad management who are too busy to manage

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