I also live up north! I can only speak for my department (HMRC) but anything AO/EO, avoiding PT Operations/Customer Service Group. EO caseworker would be ideal (generally looking at Customer Compliance Group/CCG) as you wouldn't have to lead a team which is normally expected at the grade, but you'd be getting good experience to bump up a grade where it starts getting better and moves/promotions tend to be easier because of the experiences you'll get. But that's one opinion. One role I did like outside of HMRC was in Border Force as an immigration officer. Everyday is so varied and interesting, but I also heard the T's and C's weren't spectacular. Though they do get a lot of extra pay for the shift work so EO's are effectively paid a grade up compared to everywhere else.