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?

"Good work life balance and flexi working" ((in 86 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people want to do their best." ((in 64 reviews)); "but the people there were great who were in my team" ((in 63 reviews)); "flexible working is provided which is nice" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great team and section." ((in 32 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 52 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 36 reviews)); "The training is poor and catered to one type of learning." ((in 28 reviews)); "Some managers have only a couple of weeks more experience than the the staff they manage." ((in 26 reviews))

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Home Office reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,316 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

3.0

Senior management

Home Office has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,316 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

Feb 26, 2015

Strong focus on development

Higher executive officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good L&D opportunities - chances to learn other languages and gain skills. A good focus on informal learning on the job as well.

Cons

Poor pay and sluggish progression. There remains a pay freeze, and bottle-necks can leave people stuck in lower grades for protracted periods.

3.0

Dec 1, 2014

Sometimes the bureaucracy of government regulations can be tiring.

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is reasonable. It's interesting work. The hours give a work life balance and leave, sick and benefits policies are very good. It's a diverse mix of employees and the teams can be quite social.

Cons

Government bureaucracy. Sometimes you have to jump through hoops just to make one small change. They have complex internal systems for recording everything you do and the IT is quite poor.

5.0

Jun 27, 2026

Thorough application process with no feedback yet

Administrative officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

application process: 250 word personal statement and then a prerecorded interview testing civil service success profile behaviours and strength questions

Cons

no cons- waiting for feedback

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