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?

67% 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 (56) , 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) , HEO (12)

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

"Work life balance is good" ((in 82 reviews)); "but the people there were great who were in my team" ((in 65 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people want to do their best." ((in 57 reviews)); "flexible working is provided which is nice" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good team collaboration and understanding" ((in 33 reviews))

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

"Low pay based on responsibility" ((in 66 reviews)); "Management are poor and unsupportive with a my way or the highway approach" ((in 54 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

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,310 total reviews)

Mark Sedwill

62% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Home Office has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,310 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).

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Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Jan 18, 2026

ECO

Entry clearance officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pension Flexible work hours Colleagues

Cons

Profession Development Favourites progression Productivity focus

3.0

Jan 12, 2026

Not too bad

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Autonomy, enthusiasm, interesting and worthwhile

Cons

Far too much focus on London, not so much as a Christmas party in the north, team members are dispersed and mainly contractors in Croydon. Very run down office compared to London and need to travel very often to London or teams feel you're not making an effort.

4.0

Jan 12, 2026

Strategic and Narrative based

Assistant economist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work on high-profile policies that impact the public.

Cons

Very narrative focused in their outcomes.

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