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 (689) , Doctor (626) , Administrative Assistant (472) , Administrator (240) , Healthcare Assistant (202) , Project Manager (187) , Receptionist (170) , Administrative (160) , Physiotherapist (158) , Nurse (154) , Biomedical Scientist (148) , Pharmacist (141) , 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 872 reviews)); "Flexible and nice people to work with" ((in 685 reviews)); "Team was great and very supportive" ((in 466 reviews)); "Stable and good job security." ((in 295 reviews)); "Good work life balance and being in the public sector makes the chance of a dismissal smaller" ((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 906 reviews)); "High demand for very few spaces in hospitals and surgeries and sometimes long hours but definitely worth it in the end." ((in 743 reviews)); "Poor management and issues with rosters" ((in 507 reviews)); "Salary is low and not helpful" ((in 362 reviews)); "Working long hours around family life" ((in 183 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

(14,868 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 14,868 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 Salud industry (3.4 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

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Gender

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Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

15K reviews

5.0

Jul 15, 2015

Easy money, always interesting

Administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely flexible employer with good staff benefits. Access to free training to advance and support career development. Always changing, unpredictable and exciting when in the right department.

Cons

Can be boring as hell, too much management hierarchy. Decisions made on a whim mean lots of money wasted in the NHS which could be put to better use. Nurses are underpaid, overworked and bitter about their life choice.

1.0

Jun 2, 2015

Security officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good hours . lots of overtime

Cons

no uniform have to buy our own . no promotion , not paid properly

1.0

May 21, 2015

support secretary

Administrative and secretarial support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wage is not bad... But not enough for the awful working atmosphere.

Cons

Bullying, managers who can't manage and pay lip service to policies to protect staff. Managers wasting money inventing pointless procedures to keep themselves employed but ignoring the workers when they get disillusioned. Its awful and miserable! I don't know who the chief executive of Airedale hospital trust is, I know her name but as far as i'm aware I've never seen her! Now that's bad!

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