Civil Service Jobs in Exeter
44 live Civil Service vacancies in Exeter right now. Typical starting pay ranges from £30,681 to £57,367. They span 13 departments, including Met Office, HM Prison & Probation Service and Insolvency Service. The next closes 12 October 2026.
44 open roles in Exeter: 12 new in the last 7 days, 22 closing in the next 7 days.
Current vacancies
| Openings | Position / DepartmentDept | Grade | Location | Salary | Closing In | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒Reveal | Commercial Vehicle Examiner (Enforcement) - National Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency First seen 13d ago | EO | Avonmouth, Beverley, Birmingham +9 📍 Locations Avonmouth, Beverley, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Crawley, Dorchester, Exeter, Farnborough, Gillingham, Glasgow Requires working solely from your designated workplace with regular travel. | £37,027+ | 9h left | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Head of Operations (Crime) & Head of Service Performance & Improvement (South West) HM Courts and Tribunals Service First seen 13d ago | Grade 6 | Aldershot, Barnstaple, Basingstoke +9 📍 Locations Aldershot, Barnstaple, Basingstoke, Bath, Bodmin, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Exeter, Gloucester, Havant, Newport Regular travel across the region and to other HMCTS locations is required. | £71,381+ | 9h left | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Training Facilitator, South West Ministry of Justice First seen 20d ago | SEO | Bristol, Exeter, Weston-super-Mare | £42,914+ | 9h left | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Minerals Technical and Operational Delivery Lead HM Revenue and Customs First seen 12d ago | Grade 6 | Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff +9 📍 Locations Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Carmarthen, Exeter, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Oxford, Swansea, Wrexham Colleagues are expected to spend 60% of their working time in the office. | £73,092+ | 2 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Seasonal Bee Inspector Animal and Plant Health Agency First seen 12d ago | EO | Bridgwater, Bristol, Exeter +9 📍 Locations Bridgwater, Bristol, Exeter, Truro, Heathrow, Welwyn Garden City, Crewe, Stafford, Kidderminster, Tewkesbury, Shrewsbury, Newcastle Location will be a deciding factor when offering roles and candidates must live within the required area. | £30,681+ | 2 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Officer Development Programme (ODP) for Trainee Investigator, Intelligence Officer and Intelligence Analyst National Crime Agency First seen 4d ago | AO | Birmingham, Bridgend, Bristol +9 📍 Locations Birmingham, Bridgend, Bristol, Chelmsford, Crawley, Dover, Exeter, Gatwick Airport, Gillingham, Heathrow Airport, Leicester, Liverpool Intelligence officer and analyst pathways are only available in London, Warrington, Birmingham, or Bristol. | £32,107+ | 3 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Prison Officer - HMP Exeter HM Prison & Probation Service First seen 1mo ago | AO | Exeter | £34,928+ | 3 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Communications Officer Crown Prosecution Service First seen 9d ago | HEO | Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Bristol +9 📍 Locations Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Canterbury, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Eastleigh, Exeter, Guildford, Hull, Ipswich, Leeds Attendance at the London office once a week is required alongside your local office. | £35,935+ | 4 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Head of Digital Resilience and Business Continuity (BCDR) Insolvency Service First seen 14d ago | Grade 7 | Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh +8 📍 Locations Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Croydon, Stratford Croydon and Stratford are only available to existing employees of the Insolvency Service. | £57,367+ | 4 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | JCTPPH - Regional CT Intelligence Researcher (South West) HM Prison & Probation Service First seen 9d ago | AO | Weston-super-Mare, Bristol, Exeter | £29,107+ | 4 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Senior Developer Insolvency Service First seen 17d ago | SEO | Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh +8 📍 Locations Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Croydon, Stratford Croydon and Stratford locations are only available to existing employees of the Insolvency Service. | £48,429+ | 4 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Senior DevOps Engineer Insolvency Service First seen 16d ago | SEO | Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh +8 📍 Locations Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Croydon, Stratford Croydon and Stratford locations are only available to existing employees of the Insolvency Service. | £48,429+ | 4 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Technical Architect Insolvency Service First seen 14d ago | Grade 7 | Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh +6 📍 Locations Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham | £57,367+ | 4 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Environmental Advisor Met Office First seen 12d ago | HEO | Exeter | £35,145+ | 6 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Estates Surveyor Met Office First seen 12d ago | SEO | Exeter | £43,081+ | 6 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Facilities Management Co Ordinator Met Office First seen 12d ago | EO | Exeter | £28,600+ | 6 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Head of Agency Financial Accounts Team Insolvency Service First seen 6d ago | Grade 7 | Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh +8 📍 Locations Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Croydon, Stratford Croydon and Stratford are only available to existing employees of the Insolvency Service. | £57,367+ | 6 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Head of Property and Sustainability Met Office First seen 12d ago | Grade 6 | Exeter | £66,953+ | 6 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Planning, Performance and Reporting Officer The National Lottery Community Fund First seen 7d ago | EO | Birmingham, Exeter, Leeds +3 📍 Locations Birmingham, Exeter, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle Work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. | £29,588+ | 6 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Quantity Surveyor Met Office First seen 7d ago | SEO | Exeter | £43,081+ | 6 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Records Manager/Rheolwr Cofnodion The National Lottery Community Fund First seen 7d ago | SEO | Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff +6 📍 Locations Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle The work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. | £39,382+ | 6 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Animal Movement Reporting Lead Animal and Plant Health Agency First seen 8d ago | EO | Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, York | £30,681+ | 7 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Antimicrobial Resistance Disease Consultant Animal and Plant Health Agency First seen 10d ago | Grade 7 | Bristol, Cardiff, Carlisle +9 📍 Locations Bristol, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Crewe, Exeter, Leicester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Preston, Weybridge, Winchester Weybridge-based staff require Counter Terrorist Check security clearance and 3 years UK residency. | £58,207+ | 7 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Investigation Support Officer - Midlands & West Insolvency Service First seen 7d ago | AO | Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Nottingham | £26,670+ | 7 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Restructure, Redeployment and Redundancy lead Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs First seen 7d ago | Grade 7 | Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter +7 📍 Locations Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Leeds, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Reading, Warrington, York A choice of one site from the list, with at least 60% of working time spent in an organisation workplace. | £58,207+ | 7 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Product Owner Animal and Plant Health Agency First seen 8d ago | SEO | Bristol, Cardiff, Carlisle +9 📍 Locations Bristol, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Crewe, Exeter, Leicester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Preston, Winchester, York Requires spending at least 60% of working time in an organisation workplace. | £44,052+ | 8 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Paralegal Business Manager Crown Prosecution Service First seen 12d ago | HEO | Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Bristol +9 📍 Locations Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Canterbury, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Eastleigh, Exeter, Guildford, Hull, Ipswich, Leeds You must spend at least 40% of your contracted hours over a four-week period in an office or official workplace. | £35,935+ | 9 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Trainee Legal Adviser - South West HM Courts and Tribunals Service First seen 19d ago | HEO | Basingstoke, Bodmin, Bournemouth +9 📍 Locations Basingstoke, Bodmin, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Newport, Weston-super-Mare, Plymouth, Exeter, Portsmouth, Southampton Dual-site working and travel between designated court locations is required. | £35,335+ | 9 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Diary Manager - South West - Performance & Quality HM Prison & Probation Service First seen 6d ago | Other | Bristol, Torquay, Exeter +9 📍 Locations Bristol, Torquay, Exeter, Taunton, Dorchester, St Austell, Swindon, Chippenham, Poole, Bournemouth, Camborne, Barnstaple | £28,064+ | 11 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | FSM: Waste Management Environmental HM Prison & Probation Service First seen 17d ago | HEO | Exeter | £37,417+ | 11 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Work Placement Valuation Surveyor HM Revenue and Customs First seen 10d ago | EO | Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge +9 📍 Locations Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Canary Wharf, Cardiff, Carmarthen, Colchester, Croydon, Durham, Eastbourne, Exeter, Folkestone You must select up to two preferred location options when applying. | £31,096+ | 11 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Defra Group Commercial HEO - Corporate Solutions Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs First seen 5d ago | HEO | Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter +6 📍 Locations Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Leeds, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Reading, Warrington, York Civil servants must spend at least 60% of working time in an organisation workplace. | £35,895+ | 13 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Lead Business Analyst Crown Prosecution Service First seen 4d ago | Grade 7 | Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Bristol +9 📍 Locations Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Cambridge, Canterbury, Cardiff, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Eastleigh, Exeter, Guildford, Hull Must spend at least 40% of contracted hours over a four-week period in an office or official workplace. | £58,330+ | 13 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Business Change Manager Animal and Plant Health Agency First seen today | SEO | Bristol, Cardiff, Carlisle +9 📍 Locations Bristol, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Crewe, Exeter, Leicester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Preston, Winchester, York At least 60% of working time must be spent in an organisation workplace. | £44,052+ | 15 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Operational Support Grade HM Prison & Probation Service First seen 10d ago | AA | Bristol, Grove, Fortuneswell +2 📍 Locations Bristol, Grove, Fortuneswell, Exeter, Tortworth Green Candidates can select up to three prison locations on their application form. | £30,491+ | 17 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Prison Officer HM Prison & Probation Service First seen 1mo ago | AO | Aylesbury, Bedford, Birmingham +9 📍 Locations Aylesbury, Bedford, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Durham, Erlestoke, Exeter, Featherstone, Ford, Full Sutton Candidates are requested to select 3 establishment preferences. | £34,928+ | 17 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Sustainability and Utilities Officer Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs First seen 7d ago | EO | Welwyn Garden City, Birmingham, Worthing +9 📍 Locations Welwyn Garden City, Birmingham, Worthing, Bristol, Workington, Carlisle, Cambridge, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Crewe, Blandford Forum, Exeter Civil servants are expected to spend at least 60% of their working time in an organisation workplace. | £30,681+ | 17 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Hub Admin Support - SW & SC Prisons Hub HM Prison & Probation Service First seen today | AO | Wotton under Edge, Winchester, Aylesbury +2 📍 Locations Wotton under Edge, Winchester, Aylesbury, Exeter, Portland Regular travel between establishments is required. | £29,107+ | 18 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Portfolio Manager Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs First seen 5d ago | Grade 7 | Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter +7 📍 Locations Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Leeds, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Reading, Warrington, York Successful candidates can agree a contractual workplace from the listed locations. | £58,207+ | 18 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Graduate Valuation Surveyor HM Revenue and Customs First seen 14d ago | HEO | Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge +9 📍 Locations Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Canary Wharf, Cardiff, Carmarthen, Colchester, Croydon, Durham, Eastbourne, Exeter, Folkestone Regular travel is required for property inspections and training. | £32,500+ | 20 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Future Rural Payments Service (FRPS) Programme Director Rural Payments Agency First seen 3d ago | SCS PB2 | Bristol, Carlisle, Crewe +9 📍 Locations Bristol, Carlisle, Crewe, Exeter, Leeds, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Reading, Worcester, Workington, York This role has a minimum assignment duration expectation of 3 years. | £105,000+ | 22 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | AI for Ocean Climate Modelling Industrial Placements 2027 Met Office First seen today | Industrial | Exeter | £27,170+ | 27 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Ocean Forecast Verification Industrial Placement 2027 Met Office First seen today | Industrial | Exeter | £27,170+ | 27 days | View |
| 🔒Reveal | Software Engineering for Next Generation Regional Modelling Industrial Placement 2027 Met Office First seen today | Industrial | Exeter | £27,170+ | 27 days | View |
Who is hiring in Exeter
What the roles in Exeter pay
| Grade | Open roles | Typical starting pay |
|---|---|---|
| AA | 1 | £30,491 |
| AO | 6 | £29,107 to £34,928 |
| EO | 7 | £29,588 to £31,096 |
| HEO | 7 | £35,145 to £35,935 |
| SEO | 8 | £43,081 to £48,429 |
| Grade 7 | 7 | £57,367 to £58,207 |
| Grade 6 | 3 | £66,953 to £73,092 |
| SCS PB2 | 1 | £105,000 |
Starting pay is the bottom of each advertised range. With four or more salaries it shows the middle half of them; with fewer, the lowest and highest.
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Vacancy data is sourced from the official Civil Service Jobs service and was last checked 12 October 2026. Civil Jobs is an independent service and is not affiliated with HM Government.