Does Food Standards Agency pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Food Standards Agency employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Food Standards Agency. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Food Standards Agency?

96% of Food Standards Agency employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Food Standards Agency 4.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Food Standards Agency?

Policy Advisor (6) , Analyst (3) , Senior Policy Advisor (3) , Lawyer (2) , Performance and Risk Manager (2) , SEO Manager (2) , Senior Executive Officer (2) , Senior Scientific Officer (2)

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

"Good work/ life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great colleagues" ((in 5 reviews)); "Good culture and team, especially compared to some of the other govt departments." ((in 4 reviews)); "Great people, good locations and interesting and varied work." ((in 4 reviews)); "management are eager to help you with progression even as a contract worker helping you develop skills both of the job and for behaviours of job applications to become permanent." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Pay is also not great in comparison to other government departments at similar levels but pension is good." ((in 7 reviews))

Food Standards Agency Reviews

4.1

96% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Jason Feeney

96% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Food Standards Agency has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Food Standards 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

72 reviews

5.0

1 Jul 2026

Flexible work environment with great colleagues and benefits

Trade and policy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexibility Interesting work Great colleagues Opportunity to work from home Regular away days Good pay Fast paced Great benefits (Flexi, A/L allowance)

Cons

Not much opportunity to progress to G7 and beyond Pay could be better Communication on change (esp from top down onwards ) needs to improve

4.0

20 Jun 2026

Flexibility but gradism limits career progression

Seo manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible working and can work remotely

Cons

Parts of the organisation are extremely gradist Some jobs are made for certain people Will struggle to progress without a local authority background unless in a policy position

3.0

24 May 2026

Flexible home working hindered by poor change management

Incident response

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very flexible and home working

Cons

Terrible change management, the worst

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Jobs at Food Standards Agency

Head of Contract Management