Does Serious Fraud Office pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Serious Fraud Office employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Serious Fraud Office. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Serious Fraud Office?

45% of Serious Fraud Office employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Serious Fraud Office 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Serious Fraud Office?

Document Reviewer (18) , Investigator (11) , Senior Investigator (7) , Paralegal (5) , Principal Investigator (3) , Executive Officer (2) , Litigation Paralegal (2)

What are the pros of working at Serious Fraud Office according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance if you get the right team" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great team, interesting cases, brilliant work/life balance." ((in 4 reviews)); "Decent pension" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Serious Fraud Office according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and filled with people who don’t have any skills but have worked out how to do the bare minimum to keep their jobs" ((in 8 reviews)); "Pay seems average." ((in 7 reviews)); "Toxic, low pay and funny managers" ((in 4 reviews)); "No career progression in you want to pursue a legal career" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.0

45% would recommend to a friend

(69 total reviews)

David Green

81% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Serious Fraud Office has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 69 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Serious Fraud Office employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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69 reviews

3.0

3 Jan 2026

Good

Document reviewer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very flexible, able to work from home.

Cons

- You do the same thing over and over and over and over again, which is reading documents.

1.0

25 Nov 2025

SFO reviewer

Document reviewer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible and you manage your time yourself

Cons

Toxic, low pay and funny managers

4.0

20 Oct 2025

Interesting Work and a Good Work Life Balance

Investigator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The cases are the most serious and complex fraud, Interesting to work on these types of cases. Benefts include a good pension contribution, good work life balance and good holiday allowance.

Cons

Document Reviews can be lengthy and monotonous. Pay is not great.

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