Does Barclays pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Barclays employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Barclays. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Barclays?

78% of Barclays employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Barclays 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Barclays?

Analyst (974) , Vice President (823) , Assistant Vice President (756) , Business Analyst (537) , Software Engineer (386) , Director (329) , Software Developer (305) , AVP-IT (295) , Personal Banker (262) , Project Manager (243) , Graduate Analyst (237) , Assistant Manager (217) , Investment Banking Analyst (203) , Senior Analyst (203) , Process Advisor (179)

What are the pros of working at Barclays according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance if you meet the correct criteria and have an agreeable direct report." ((in 2251 reviews)); "Culture is good and don’t have the cut throat nature you see in American firms." ((in 1560 reviews)); "People were great to work with…my bosses understood the human element while still striving for success" ((in 1414 reviews)); "Good benefits (health insurance seems to be the best amongst all banks in Singapore)" ((in 1105 reviews)); "Good pay (which can be a con as it makes it hard to leave)" ((in 904 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Barclays according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and quick to push you in the way if anything bad happens" ((in 807 reviews)); "poor life balance with long hours and unpredictability (but part of the job in M&A)" ((in 438 reviews)); "Managers are bad and never happy" ((in 355 reviews)); "Bonus and increment have been low." ((in 250 reviews)); "No career progression in Singapore office and major developments are all in London and New York." ((in 203 reviews))

What are employees saying about Barclays layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Barclays layoffs and their outlook for job security at Barclays in 2026.

Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,153 total reviews)

C.S. Venkatakrishnan

84% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,153 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barclays employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

22K reviews

2.0

Jun 13, 2019

Not the company to work for that it once was

Vice president - technology

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working and opportunities for career development

Cons

Focus is on new talent coming in tot he organisation. No focus on retaining existing talent.

3.0

May 1, 2019

Still too much bureaucracy but (slowly) getting better

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary Good work-life balance

Cons

Too much bureaucracy and admin tasks/processes Technologically conservative Many internal tech tools are a mess

1.0

Apr 2, 2019

My word how slow banking works

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Regular shoulder and neck massages Ok work from home / office balance

Cons

Please note, these CONs are coming from an environment where I had free-roam to innovate, using bleed-edge technologies, moving to a bank. Very slow to progress post-it note meetings (where meeting updates are physical post-it note style kanban boards) Agile - in IT. Even Agile themselves has said IT shouldn't be in use with IT, but we're being forced to use it. It doesnt work. Really old tech (some servers are still running 2k3) Too much red tape

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Not the company to work for that it once was

Still too much bureaucracy but (slowly) getting better

My word how slow banking works

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