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?

"Good work life balance and flexi working" ((in 90 reviews)); "but the people there were great who were in my team" ((in 67 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people want to do their best." ((in 61 reviews)); "Friendly team" ((in 34 reviews)); "Strong job security with there always a demand for civil servants" ((in 23 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 56 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 38 reviews)); "Management get no training and it shows" ((in 30 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

Ratings by category

3.9

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 1,316 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).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Apr 22, 2024

not sure

Customs officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people are good to work with

Cons

some senior officers don't know their stuff

3.0

Apr 22, 2024

Good ambitions, poor vision

Senior data manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Staff below SCS level are keen to drive change and efficient improvements. Good pension (approx 27%) Hybrid Working Job security

Cons

Poor base pay compared to private market. No development pathways within own team/area - always have to move to a new area when seeking promotions. Constant negative narrative by ministers that blame their failures on the civil service to cover themselves

4.0

Apr 21, 2024

Variety

Border force officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No day is the same

Cons

Under staffed leads to pressure

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Jobs at Home Office

Immigration Caseworker

Immigration Caseworker

Stoke-on-Trent, England

£32K - £33K /yr

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Immigration Caseworker

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