Does Nottinghamshire County Council pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nottinghamshire County Council employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nottinghamshire County Council. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nottinghamshire County Council?

71% of Nottinghamshire County Council employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nottinghamshire County Council 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nottinghamshire County Council?

Teacher (8) , Business Support Administrator (7) , Social Worker (7) , Teaching Assistant (6) , Project Manager (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Business Intelligence Analyst (3) , Cleaner (3) , Community Care Officer (3) , Midday Supervisor (3) , Reablement Support Worker (3) , Social Worker/Case Manager (3) , Administrator (2) , Care Worker (2) , Customer Service Advisor (2)

What are the pros of working at Nottinghamshire County Council according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance" ((in 11 reviews)); "Friendly team to work with" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good management" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good staff meals out organised" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great colleagues" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Nottinghamshire County Council according to real employee reviews?

"Average pay" ((in 7 reviews)); "Salaries are not matching the growth with inflation but this is common in the public sector due to budget constraints" ((in 6 reviews)); "Long hours and paperwork which does not benefit the students," ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Nottinghamshire County Council locations?

Nottingham , Mansfield , Worksop , Sutton in Ashfield , Arnold , London , Lincoln , Bar Hall , Doncaster , Hathern , Cotgrave , Ollerton , Annesley , Balderton , West Bridgford , Hucknall Torkard , Walesby , Burton Joyce , Bassetlaw District , Newark on Trent , Retford

Nottinghamshire County Council reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(182 total reviews)

Adrian Smith

82% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Nottinghamshire County Council has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 182 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nottinghamshire County Council 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

182 reviews

5.0

Jun 13, 2026

Supportive management but high workload and accountability issues

Reablement support worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility Professional and caring management Understanding Caring Safe

Cons

Workload can be too much sometimes. When an incident happens with another colleague they just get a slap on the wrist. If you have a problem with a service user, you’re still expected to go back to them.

5.0

May 28, 2026

Supportive team and leadership, but busy phone times

Customer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very supportive team, good leadership

Cons

Not much relief when the phones were very busy

5.0

Dec 4, 2025

Interesting role

Community care officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Enjoyable, challenging, rewarding, learning new skills

Cons

Understaffed, large work load, need to improve training,

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Jobs at Nottinghamshire County Council

Business Support Administrator

Training and Development Officer

Business Support Administrator

Planning Archaeologist

Nottingham, England

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