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?

"people you work with are nice" ((in 67 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people want to do their best." ((in 64 reviews)); "flexible working is provided which is nice" ((in 46 reviews)); "Good team collaboration and understanding" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good reward system and benefits" ((in 25 reviews))

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

"Low pay based on responsibility" ((in 62 reviews)); "Management are poor and unsupportive with a my way or the highway approach" ((in 54 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 38 reviews)); "The training is poor and catered to one type of learning." ((in 33 reviews)); "Some managers have only a couple of weeks more experience than the the staff they manage." ((in 28 reviews))

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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

Feb 1, 2026

Decent flexible work place

Caseworker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good colleagues alot to learn Good management esp at Heo level

Cons

Workload can sometimes get exhausting

2.0

Jan 29, 2026

Shambolic

Eo asylum decision maker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible shift working - can start earlier and finish earlier

Cons

Management are shambolic. The SEO's are abysmal, They preside over a culture of stress and intense micro management, and then send AI written "wellbeing" emails at the end of the week which feels like a slap in the face. Asylum is known for having the highest turn over in the Home Office as its intensely stressful, management are out of touch, promotions are offered on a cost cutting basis rather than who is the best fit. Abysmal. Working for the government has made me realise just why those in cabinet and at the top of the government are so incompetent - they preside over an entire hierarchy of incompetence

3.0

Jan 29, 2026

EO

Executive officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security and benefits are strong

Cons

High pressure, very target focused

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Jobs at Home Office

Enforcement Immigration Officer

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

£32K - £33K /yr

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Enforcement Immigration Officer

Enforcement Immigration Officer

Middlesbrough, England

£32K - £33K /yr

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Enforcement Immigration Officer

Enforcement Immigration Officer