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 101 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexi working" ((in 85 reviews)); "people you work with are nice" ((in 69 reviews)); "Flexibility and friendly colleagues." ((in 59 reviews)); "Great team and section." ((in 28 reviews))

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

"Low pay based on responsibility" ((in 63 reviews)); "Management are poor and unsupportive with a my way or the highway approach" ((in 54 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 36 reviews)); "Management get no training and it shows" ((in 29 reviews)); "Some managers have only a couple of weeks more experience than the the staff they manage." ((in 28 reviews))

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Home Office reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,308 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 1,308 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

4.0

Apr 2, 2026

Home office

Office administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reliable job Set hours available

Cons

Clique groups Odd working hours

4.0

Mar 24, 2026

Interesting work, lack of funding in less high profile work

Senior policy adviser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting work, motivated and knowledgeable colleagues, great senior leadership, flexible working

Cons

Lack of funding in our team at the moment

2.0

Mar 20, 2026

You can get to work on interesting stuff but don’t feel valued

Deputy director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can work on interesting policy and strategy, good location within London, good annual leave entitlement and pension

Cons

I’ve never felt valued throughout the time in the Department. The organisation as a whole does not particularly support you. IT, HR and corporate policies serve only as obstacles to delivery, never opportunities.

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