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 (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) , 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 110 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people want to do their best." ((in 68 reviews)); "people you work with are nice" ((in 68 reviews)); "Flexible working and home working" ((in 35 reviews)); "Good team and atmosphere here." ((in 31 reviews))

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

"Low pay based on responsibility" ((in 69 reviews)); "Management are poor and unsupportive with a my way or the highway approach" ((in 55 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 27 reviews))

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Home Office

Home Office reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,313 total reviews)

Mark Sedwill

63% approve of CEO

54% 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

3.1

Senior management

Home Office has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,313 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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Gender

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Apr 28, 2025

Don't believe the hype

Asylum decision maker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You have a job, and a salary. Plus, if you make it that far, a very nice pension.

Cons

Between the bureaucracy, micromanagement, poor systems, and unnecessary processes, you will find nothing here but frustration, anger, and resentment. Unless you're fresh out of Uni or starting your first job. In which case you'll known no better and accept it blindly (like senior management do). This is why DMs only have a life span of two years. NOT because of the content of the interviews they're performing (as harrowing as it can be). My advice: don't apply. But if you do, get signed off probation ASAP and move on within the Civil Service ASAFP (the career opportunities are actually quite good - look at FastStream)

1.0

Apr 11, 2025

Digital Development Programme run by headless chickens

Executive officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The digital development programme is a fantastic foot through the door. The concept/idea is a great way to learn and grow into a new profession. The staff you work with on placements is great.

Cons

The managers running the programme, including the line manager you would receive if you were on this programme/employment, are a disgrace. The Director refuses to take on any criticism and immediately shuts it down with passive aggressiveness. There are clear subconscious and conscious biases fuelling the programme's management, with staff being treated very differently because of their race and gender.

2.0

Jan 8, 2025

Passport office london

Executive officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary, work is straight forward with training

Cons

Lack of support, underpaid for level of work, poor management

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