Civil Service jobs in Darlington
There are currently 52 Civil Service vacancies open in Darlington.
Darlington is the clearest single example of the Places for Growth policy in action. A government campus was established there specifically to move economic and policy roles out of London, and several departments now base teams in the town that would previously have existed only in Whitehall.
That gives Darlington an unusual profile for a town of its size: a high proportion of policy, economic and analytical roles at HEO, SEO and Grade 7, and comparatively little of the high-volume operational work that characterises larger northern hubs.
For applicants this is a genuinely distinctive opportunity. Roles that would ordinarily require living in or commuting to London are advertised at national pay rates in a location with living costs far below the South East average.
Vacancy volumes are correspondingly lower than in the big hubs. Saving a search on this board is the practical way to hear about Darlington roles when they appear, rather than checking manually.
Departments hiring in Darlington right now
- Department for Business and Trade
- Department for Education
- Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
- Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Disclosure & Barring Service
- Government Statistical Service
- HM Prison & Probation Service
- HM Treasury
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Office for National Statistics
- Student Loans Company
Live vacancies
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Grade 7Manchester, Bristol +2 more£60,23017 days left
Deputy Director Devolution (Job Share)
HM Treasury
SCSLondon, Darlington£86,00013 days left
HM Treasury
Grade 7London, Darlington +1 more£59,690+13 days left
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
HEOLondon, Birmingham +5 more£37,655+12 days left
Senior Product Manager ServiceNow
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Grade 7London, Manchester +3 more£60,230+12 days left
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
HEOLondon, Manchester +4 more£37,6238 days left
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Grade 7London, Birmingham +5 more£58,275+11 days left
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
SEOLondon, Manchester +4 more£48,501+11 days left
Personal Assistant to Directors and Deputy Director(s)
HM Treasury
EOLondon, Darlington£30,310+10 days left
Department for Education
Grade 7London, Manchester +3 more£60,22217 days left
HM Treasury
HEODarlington£36,130+10 days left
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Grade 7Manchester, Bristol +2 more£60,23010 days left
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
HEOLondon, Birmingham +6 more£35,950+4 days left
Commercial Policy, Assurance & Capability Manager
Department for Business and Trade
SEOLondon, Birmingham +5 more£44,913+19 days left
Policy Adviser - Special Situations
HM Treasury
SEOLondon, Darlington£44,600+17 days left
Senior Offshore Environmental Inspector
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
SEOBirmingham, Salford +5 more£85,121+12 days left
Department for Work and Pensions
Grade 7Newcastle upon Tyne, London +7 more£57,946+10 days left
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
SEOLondon, Manchester +3 more£48,501+10 days left
Head of Help to Grow: Management Programme
Department for Business and Trade
Grade 6London, Birmingham +5 more£73,025+3 days left
Associate Director, Financial Partnering, Planning & Analysis
Disclosure & Barring Service
Grade 6Liverpool, Darlington£74,061+17 days left
Associate Director of Commercial
Disclosure & Barring Service
Grade 6Liverpool, Darlington£74,061+17 days left
Policy Adviser - Office for Budget Responsibility
HM Treasury
SEODarlington£44,600+10 days left
Senior Probation Officer (Ref: 23191)
HM Prison & Probation Service
OtherDarlington, Durham£46,746+8 days left
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Department for Business and Trade
Grade 7London, Birmingham +5 more£68,732+8 days left
Exports Strategy Policy Advisor
Department for Business and Trade
HEOLondon, Birmingham +5 more£37,666+3 days left
The full board also shows how many posts each campaign is filling, which the official results list does not.
Common questions
- Why are there Civil Service jobs in Darlington?
- A government campus was established there under the Places for Growth programme to relocate economic and policy roles out of London. Several departments now base teams there.
- What kinds of roles are based in Darlington?
- Predominantly policy, economic and analytical roles at HEO, SEO and Grade 7 — a very different mix from the operational profile of the larger northern hubs.
- How often do Darlington vacancies come up?
- Less frequently than in the major hubs, because the total number of posts is smaller. Saving a search means you are emailed when new ones match rather than having to check.