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 2246 reviews)); "Culture is good and don’t have the cut throat nature you see in American firms." ((in 1570 reviews)); "People were great to work with…my bosses understood the human element while still striving for success" ((in 1444 reviews)); "Good benefits (health insurance seems to be the best amongst all banks in Singapore)" ((in 1131 reviews)); "Good pay (which can be a con as it makes it hard to leave)" ((in 898 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 797 reviews)); "poor life balance with long hours and unpredictability (but part of the job in M&A)" ((in 444 reviews)); "Managers are bad and never happy" ((in 343 reviews)); "Low salary and bonus." ((in 261 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 204 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

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,153 total reviews)

C.S. Venkatakrishnan

84% approve of CEO

71% 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 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).

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Reviews by job title

22K reviews

3.0

Jan 11, 2012

Satisfactory

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive bank and not much more

Cons

Location and building in wrong location

1.0

Jan 11, 2012

If it doesn't kill you....it will make you stronger

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance. Possibility to work from home every now and then. That's pretty much it.

Cons

Culture of unbearable oppression, bullying thrives and is actually encouraged. "Nice people" are penalised for not becoming sharks. A lot of backstabbing from bitchy colleagues. Career progression is achieved through "licking" the right person and "blindly complying"and is completely unrelated to the quality of the work done. They make people redundant very easily, especially now with the very unpopular new CEO. No fun, no company events, they save money on everything, we even have to bring our own stationery! Non-English are discriminated and in general treated poorly, but you cannot mention this as it is one of the many tabus. Salaries below average. Huge turnover and yet they say that employees love working there. I don't think so!

3.0

Jan 10, 2012

A good bank to work with! In emerging markets, I had a good hands on experience on various aspects

Associate risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The paypackage, brand are assets

Cons

lack of visibility, politics are the cons

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