Does Howden pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Howden employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Howden. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Howden?

66% of Howden employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Howden 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Howden?

Insurance Consultant (51) , Insurance Broker (29) , Account Executive (26) , Account Handler (25) , Commercial Account Executive (13) , Associate Director (12) , Branch Manager (12) , Associate (11) , Insurance Advisor (11) , Broker (9) , Consultant (8) , Intern (8) , Account Manager (7) , Assistant Manager (7) , Manager (7)

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

"People are great and pays well" ((in 47 reviews)); "Benefit is good" ((in 31 reviews)); "The people and my colleagues are great." ((in 27 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good training" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Management in my sector is poor and hours are long" ((in 29 reviews)); "Low pay and unequal task distribution." ((in 17 reviews)); "Some managers have been promoted because they were good at their previous role, not because they are good at managing people." ((in 10 reviews)); "Long hours and repetitiveness of job" ((in 8 reviews)); "Pay is low and career progression is abit slow" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Howden locations?

Madrid , Vigo , Barcelona , Valencia , Santiago

Howden reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(592 total reviews)

David Howden

79% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Howden has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 592 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Howden employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Seguros industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

592 reviews

2.0

Jul 31, 2025

Finance solutions a howden company

Mortgage specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will learn a lot about mortgages in Ireland biggest mortgage brokers

Cons

Be prepared to work long hours, skip lunch breaks and struggle to stay on top on your workload. No flexibility around working hours. High stress levels will make it hard to sleep at night. Commission targets are set very high. High turn over of staff. Management will add to the pressure by micro managing you.

3.0

Apr 30, 2025

Struggling to catch up with exponential growth

Risk and compliance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tries to do the right thing for customers and staff but is very immature company for one of its size

Cons

Lots of catching up to do to make it a good environment to work in

1.0

Apr 23, 2025

Flawed Employee Share scheme - beware

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

high growth potential. Offers employee shares "to participate in growth of the company"

Cons

In actual fact, company cashes in the business you built. when you decide to leave amicably on good terms, they labelled you a bad leaver, penalise your shares, profit from it by selling to another employee at the current value.

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