Working for the
Home Office

The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports administration.

Every day, our teams across the UK and beyond deliver outcomes to improve citizens’ lives.

Our work is challenging, high profile and rewarding. Delivering this work is a team effort, and we rely on talented people with a wide range of skills and experience. Whether your expertise and aspirations lie in customer service or accounting, software engineering or policy making, it’s likely we’ll have a role that will interest you. So if you’re looking for a career where your work really matters and you can build a CV that makes you stand out from the crowd, then we want to hear from you.


Who we are

To carry out our work effectively and fairly, we’re committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity. We aim to create a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people can bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best. We’re guided in what we do by our core values: being compassionate, respectful, courageous and collaborative.

Our roles

There are many different roles you could perform as a member of the Home Office team. Some of the most popular include:

Our teams

Delivering our complex and large scale work requires the contributions of many different teams. These teams help to provide public safety, protect homeland security and manage our borders.

Our locations

From ports and airports to city centre offices, we’re based at locations across the UK and overseas – and we’re moving even more of our teams outside London.

Our stories

Learn more about our work and hear from our amazing people about what it’s like to work at the Home Office.