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))

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

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,316 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Jun 11, 2026

Decision doomed

Asylum decision maker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Constant work Flexible timing Ongoing training

Cons

Terrible management Too much workload Little to no room for improvement

3.0

Jun 7, 2026

Good people and great benefits, but forced office presence

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people are good. pension is great. flexi-time.

Cons

forced into office, tracking laptops and cards that scan in.

4.0

Jun 4, 2026

Great flexibility and career progression, but slow movement on work

Lead architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work hour flexibility. Interesting problems to work on. Benefits are great. Fantastic Career progression for those looking for it.

Cons

Movement can be slow from both policy and resourcing perspectives. Many different areas to handle at once led by many different consultancies

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Jobs at Home Office

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Decision doomed

Good people and great benefits, but forced office presence

Great flexibility and career progression, but slow movement on work

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