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?

66% 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 69 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people want to do their best." ((in 64 reviews)); "Flexible working depending on your projects" ((in 46 reviews)); "Good team collaboration and understanding" ((in 38 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 28 reviews))

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

"Low pay based on responsibility" ((in 64 reviews)); "Management are poor and unsupportive with a my way or the highway approach" ((in 52 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 36 reviews)); "The training is poor and catered to one type of learning." ((in 31 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

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,318 total reviews)

Mark Sedwill

61% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Home Office has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,318 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

Jan 31, 2025

It’s good

Border force immigration officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pension Good pay Chance to progress or move to different departments

Cons

Shift working is long, shifts are 10 hours a day (4 days a week)

4.0

Jan 23, 2025

Interesting work

Head of policy

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting policy work, challenging environment

Cons

Promotion can be difficult and bureaucratic

5.0

Jan 22, 2025

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work, by far best government department I’ve worked for

Cons

I haven’t experienced any whilst I’ve been here

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