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 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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Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Jul 3, 2025

Great environment and great rewards

Policy advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reward and recognition is a great perk

Cons

Understaffed due to constant budget cuts

3.0

Jul 3, 2025

Important work, a little chaotic

Chief press officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can make a difference if determined.

Cons

Chaotic policy agenda when I worked there and outsourced hr a nightmare.

3.0

Jul 3, 2025

Excellent Prospects

Caseworker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay People WFH Staff Workload

Cons

Location Staff using headphones Parking

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