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 (385) , Director (329) , Software Developer (305) , AVP-IT (295) , Personal Banker (262) , Project Manager (243) , Graduate Analyst (236) , Assistant Manager (216) , Senior Analyst (203) , Investment Banking Analyst (202) , Process Advisor (179)

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

"Good work life balance (but depending on role) is the only good thing about working there" ((in 2251 reviews)); "Culture is good and don’t have the cut throat nature you see in American firms." ((in 1593 reviews)); "People were great to work with…my bosses understood the human element while still striving for success" ((in 1429 reviews)); "Good benefits (health insurance seems to be the best amongst all banks in Singapore)" ((in 1154 reviews)); "Good pay (which can be a con as it makes it hard to leave)" ((in 864 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 799 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 346 reviews)); "Low hikes and bonuses." ((in 248 reviews)); "No career progression in Singapore office and major developments are all in London and New York." ((in 209 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.

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Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,143 total reviews)

C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,143 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).

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Reviews by job title

22K reviews

3.0

May 24, 2016

Alright, if you're in with the 'in crowd'

Team lead - infrastructure support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salaries are pretty high for the industry. Variety of work is challenging. Nice surroundings and facilities onsite. Flexible working arrangements are a bonus

Cons

Once you've blagged your way into the company on a high salary then you can quite easily coast under the radar. Far too many meetings Level of scrutiny over change is cumbersome and counter-productive. Offshore staff are preconditioned not to think for themselves so working with them can be frustrating. Opportunity to move up the grade structure is pretty much driven by the need to move across teams. Team-working is very combative, guarded experts making it difficult to gain knowledge

4.0

Jan 26, 2016

A great place to work but still some areas to improve

Graduate/crm manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Fantastic benefits - Flexible working - Strong culture (experienced roles at a Group level, within Barclaycard and within the retail bank)

Cons

- Very hierarchical - Tendency for bonus-driven culture to rear it's head come review season - Bureaucratic - Male-orientated at a leadership level

3.0

Jan 24, 2016

Average

Assistant vice president, senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are great. The pay is above average for the expected amount of work.

Cons

Big place with lots of people. Naturally, not everybody can be a star performer. Some people cause more confusion and harm than value. Large legacy code bases with below average technical training make adopting good techniques an uphill battle. Many manual processes causing DevOps to be much more Ops than Dev. It is very easy to get sucked into feeling like you've not delivered enough value during the day, causing pressure to work extra on personal time.

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