Does Insolvency Service pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Insolvency Service employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Insolvency Service. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Insolvency Service?

61% of Insolvency Service employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Insolvency Service 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Insolvency Service?

Insolvency Examiner (8) , Administrative Assistant (5) , Case Officer (5) , Examiner (5) , Investigator (5) , Administrative Officer (4) , Customer Service (2) , Office Administrator (2) , Senior Paralegal (2)

What are the pros of working at Insolvency Service according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance in theory" ((in 6 reviews)); "flexible working" ((in 4 reviews)); "great people." ((in 4 reviews)); "Decent pay and pension." ((in 3 reviews)); "great place to work and friendly staff." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Insolvency Service according to real employee reviews?

"Given very little initial traoning, unrealistic workload alongside intensely bureaucratic training." ((in 4 reviews)); "With good environment and management no cons identified" ((in 3 reviews)); "Average pay, lack of prospects, disillusioned manager" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.3

61% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Dean Beale

71% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Culture and values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

Insolvency Service has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Insolvency Service employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

Reviews by job title

72 reviews

4.0

30 June 2026

Friendly environment with room for progression, but admin-heavy

Examiner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice people, progression, great office for civil service

Cons

Still using paper correspondence. Admin heavy

4.0

6 June 2026

Investigator

Sr. fraud investigator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Lots of investigative work all the time

Cons

Demanding in a lot of areas

4.0

9 Jan 2026

Good

Admin officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

flexible working good team The manager was great

Cons

pay could have been better and there no progression

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Friendly environment with room for progression, but admin-heavy

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