Does Control Risks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Control Risks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Control Risks. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Control Risks?

72% of Control Risks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Control Risks 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Control Risks?

Consultant (48) , Researcher (48) , Senior Consultant (40) , Associate Consultant (26) , Analyst (22) , Intern (22) , Associate Director (19) , Director (19) , Manager (16) , Partner (11) , Internship (8) , Associate (6) , Embedded Consultant (6) , Intelligence Analyst (6) , Project Coordinator (6)

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

"Only just joined but the people are great!" ((in 84 reviews)); "Many activities happen all at once so busy work days with interesting projects and great colleagues" ((in 63 reviews)); "Great culture, many different characters, big name MNC clients" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good work life balance as compared to other consulting firms" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great team and people to work with" ((in 22 reviews))

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

"Salaries low compared to other consultancies" ((in 36 reviews)); "Low pay at this company" ((in 31 reviews)); "Senior management are clowns." ((in 13 reviews)); "They hire managers not for their expertise, but to bring money, so you end up working for a manager who is incompetent and has no knowledge of the actual practice, only know how to sell work." ((in 12 reviews)); "no bonus or pay rises" ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Control Risks layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.6

72% would recommend to a friend

(610 total reviews)

Nick Allan

77% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Control Risks has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 610 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Control Risks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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610 reviews

2.0

Nov 20, 2025

Lots of Lies, late to pay and corrupt HR in Dubai

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good guys on the teams - it’s a job

Cons

- HR lie about current vacancies especially Annie Stacey and Katherina Santiago. This is why HR are constantly changing. - many get paid late and have to chase up payroll - offer projects to newcomers and leave experienced guys on current projects to rot and then when questioned HR lie about allocating positions to said employee’s. - if the face doesn’t fit you won’t get anywhere, they don’t like to be challenged on anything and if you do then your not going to go far, even if what your challenging goes against Control risks, values,standards and governance. - they forget the guys speak to eachother from different projects and locations within Iraq and Control risks as a whole. This is why the turnaround is so quick for positions due to good guys leaving as they can’t deal with poor values and standards of the chain of command. This is especially pertinent for BGC.

4.0

Nov 8, 2025

A great place to learn and Grow

Service design and transition manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Senior management did not put up barriers, anyone could talk to anyone without to much hassle so long as you were respectful A great team of professionals to learn from all motivated to deliver a great service to clients internally and externally. Great location in the centre of London and near the Tube A friendly atmosphere with constant banter.

Cons

Training was not really for growth and more to comply with regulatory obligations, always felt this was a missed opportunity. Projects could often be confusing as the delivery framework was constantly changing. Unrealistic deadlines for projects with a lack of understanding of existing pressures across teams.

3.0

Nov 6, 2025

Interesting work but not much progression or pay

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are lovely and it is a good company to start a career. Teams tend to be flexible with work-life balance

Cons

What is expected of you can be a lot. Some senior people are not that competent and drag down teams. Not much career progression after a few years and pay could be better given what is expected of employees. The company has been encountering some financial problems, which unfortunately feeds into all the problems mentioned above.

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Jobs at Control Risks

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