Does NHS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NHS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NHS. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NHS?

61% of NHS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NHS 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NHS?

Registered Nurse (688) , Doctor (624) , Administrative Assistant (472) , Administrator (240) , Healthcare Assistant (202) , Project Manager (187) , Receptionist (170) , Administrative (160) , Physiotherapist (158) , Nurse (154) , Biomedical Scientist (148) , Pharmacist (140) , Medical Doctor (135) , Manager (131) , Medical Secretary (128)

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

"Ability to train on many different areas Progression through the bands Stable and good pension 3 days a week on wards" ((in 878 reviews)); "The people are nice and supportive" ((in 679 reviews)); "Team was great and very supportive" ((in 465 reviews)); "Good work life balance and being in the public sector makes the chance of a dismissal smaller" ((in 281 reviews)); "Overall I think the benefits are good but all depends on where you work and who you work with" ((in 276 reviews))

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

"Low pay and expected to do basically everything and learn everything in short period of time" ((in 901 reviews)); "High demand for very few spaces in hospitals and surgeries and sometimes long hours but definitely worth it in the end." ((in 731 reviews)); "Poor management and issues with rosters" ((in 509 reviews)); "Salary is low and not helpful" ((in 353 reviews)); "low pay and long hours" ((in 186 reviews))

What are employees saying about NHS layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about NHS layoffs and their outlook for job security at NHS in 2026.

NHS reviews

3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(14,854 total reviews)

Amanda Pritchard

64% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

NHS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 14,854 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NHS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Santé industry (3.4 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

3.0

Jul 30, 2015

No input into how service is run

Biomedical scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonable pay and pension - if you can stick it out all your life! Friendly staff, good team work, bigger hospitals still got access to things like physiotherapy and counselling Some places are still good for training (but they're becoming rarer and rarer as staffing levels are plummeting)

Cons

Crappy compulsory shifts (13 hour nights), understaffed and no paid overtime available anymore, no training due to understaffing, very rare that top management interacts with staff at frontline or asks views at worker's level; no flexibility in working hours at all or when to take holidays if you're in a smaller hospital

2.0

Jul 29, 2015

Increasing pressure

Biomedical scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security - not many people are made redundant. Holiday allowance is decent. You get sick pay. Most colleagues are hard working.

Cons

Increasing pressure on staff in certain areas. Usually poor management. Downgrading of staff duties due to lack of funding meaning you work harder and are told to do jobs that previously were performed by a higher band. No job progression or promotion available due to staffing cuts and lack of funding. No training opportunities or investment in staff. Sickness levels are high in some areas due to stress. Pension reforms linking NHS pension age to the state pension age. Minimal additional re-numeration when working unsociable hours.

4.0

Jul 24, 2015

15 years employed

Staff nurse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

i have many good things to say about the NHS, I'm grateful we have such good chances to learn and progress i owe the NHS my nursing profession my qualification, it has good pension scheme and other benefits . However work to life balance can at time be somewhat unbalanced staff shortages the politics involved the poor management system

Cons

poor management, bullying waste resources

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