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?

"The pension is good and 50% of what you do is interesting." ((in 100 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 86 reviews)); "people you work with are nice" ((in 64 reviews)); "Flexibility and friendly colleagues." ((in 61 reviews)); "flexible working is provided which is nice" ((in 35 reviews))

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

"Low pay based on responsibility" ((in 68 reviews)); "Management are poor and unsupportive with a my way or the highway approach" ((in 54 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 36 reviews)); "The training is poor and catered to one type of learning." ((in 30 reviews)); "Some managers have only a couple of weeks more experience than the the staff they manage." ((in 25 reviews))

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Home Office reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,311 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 1,311 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

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Sexual orientation

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Parent or family caregiver

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Jul 29, 2025

Ok

Executive officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice co-workers, flexible working, location

Cons

Salary, effectiveness ,.bad media image

3.0

Jul 25, 2025

Repetitive

Authorising officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well paid and nice co-workers.

Cons

Same thing all day long.

5.0

Jul 24, 2025

Good for life balance

Admin assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can work flexible hours

Cons

A Drawn out Interview process

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