2026_AE Grad Scheme JD - HO

Home Office (HO) 

Locations: Home Office Analysis & Insight has hub locations in London (Westminster and Croydon), Sheffield, and Manchester. 

Number of positions available: 7

Salary: £42,539 London, £38,419 National; plus a £1,600 recruitment & retention allowance.

Security Clearance: Security Check (SC) 

About the Home Office  

The Home Office is responsible for leading work to keep the country safe from those who seek to do it harm. The department’s vision is for a United Kingdom that is secure and prosperous, where citizens, residents and visitors are safe and feel safe to go about their lawful business.    

Overview of work areas     

Economists in Home Office work across the wide range of policy areas the department covers. These include public safety, such as crime and policing; managed migration; border security; drugs, exploitation, and abuse; and counter-terrorism. 

Home Office Economist community   

You will join a community of over 180 economists, and over 800 across Home Office Analysis & Insight. 

Opportunities for Development    

You will have the opportunity to rotate between roles including migration, crime, security, cross cutting, and strategic functions as well as roles in the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Defence. Senior Executive Officer (SEO) promotion opportunities and some line management opportunities are available to manage economists on placement. As part of the community, you will have accesses to a wide range of internal training courses and knowledge sharing to support your development. 

Further information [security clearance, nationality requirements, office attendance etc.] 

You will need to meet the Security Clearance (SC) requirements. Five years of UK residency is required, in which time you cannot have been abroad for more than three months at any given time. 

Contact point for further details:    

If you would like to know more, please contact Steve Hey, Deputy Head of Profession for Economics (steve.hey@homeoffice.gov.uk)