Analysis

The benefits of working as an Analyst in the Home Office

There is a variety of high-profile work for analysts within the Home Office. We provide opportunities to experience working in subject areas ranging from migration and borders challenges, to tackling crime and countering terrorism. You will also get to use and develop different elements of your skills and methods, and work in a multi-disciplinary way with other professions. Training to develop your knowledge and skills is also available, including profession-specific training and training relevant to all analytical roles.

Within the analytical community in the Home Office there are also profession-based networks which facilitate knowledge sharing and learning from experience. The 4 analytical professions are also cross-government communities, with members across more than 50 departments and organisations ­– providing further opportunities for continued professional development and networking.


Becoming a Home Office Analyst

Each of our analyst professions has different joining requirements that you would need to meet as part of the recruitment process. For more information see:

One of the main routes to joining the Home Office as an analyst is through central recruitment schemes run by each of the main professions. There is more detail about these on the websites listed above.

We also recruit directly to the Home Office at most grades for most professions. General information about how the Home Office recruits and how to apply can be found elsewhere on this site.