Does Environment Agency pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Environment Agency employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Environment Agency. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Environment Agency?

82% of Environment Agency employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Environment Agency 4.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Environment Agency?

Environment Officer (37) , Advisor (24) , Project Manager (18) , Senior Advisor (18) , Team Leader (17) , Project Support Officer (15) , Permitting Officer (14) , Flood Risk Officer (12) , Officer (12) , Technical Officer (9) , Manager (8) , FCRM Officer (7) , Specialist (7) , Administrative Assistant (6) , Asset Performance Officer (6)

What are the pros of working at Environment Agency according to real employee reviews?

"The people you work with are great and give everything to the jobs they do." ((in 75 reviews)); "Good pension and commitment to wellbeing" ((in 58 reviews)); "Enable a good work life balance" ((in 56 reviews)); "capable and friendly colleagues who are happy to share knowledge" ((in 43 reviews)); "flexible working is really great" ((in 31 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Environment Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay career progress structure not great" ((in 58 reviews)); "Salary is poor even as you go up the bandings" ((in 32 reviews)); "weak management and poor productivity" ((in 24 reviews)); "temp roles can easily be laid off with no career progression" ((in 15 reviews)); "Managers collude to manipulate staff" ((in 10 reviews))

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3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(663 total reviews)

Philip Duffy

91% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture and values

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Environment Agency has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 663 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Environment Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

663 reviews

5.0

1 July 2026

Great support and teamwork, but early starts

Telemetrist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great support, excellent team work

Cons

Early starts, work loads sometimes heavy

5.0

4 May 2026

Friendly team with flexible hours, but limited progression

Planning advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours, friendly team, not overworked

Cons

Not much room for progression

5.0

30 Apr 2026

Purpose-driven culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Purpose led environment Passionate people working towards common goal

Cons

Funding holding org back from doing as well as it could

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