Does Skyscanner pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Skyscanner employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Skyscanner. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Skyscanner?

79% of Skyscanner employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Skyscanner 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Skyscanner?

Software Engineer (104) , Senior Software Engineer (61) , Software Engineer II (21) , Engineering Manager (19) , Engineer (12) , Product Manager (11) , Senior Product Manager (11) , Growth Manager (8) , Principal Engineer (7) , Commercial Manager (6) , Manager (6) , Product Designer (6) , Marketing (5) , Senior Engineer (5) , Software Developer (5)

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

"some really great people to work with" ((in 104 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 67 reviews)); "Benefits and leave were great" ((in 42 reviews)); "great colleagues who want to do the right thing for the customer" ((in 35 reviews)); "Nice offices (before they were closed down)" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Career progression is slow and lacks visibility." ((in 22 reviews)); "Low salary at the time o" ((in 20 reviews)); "poor management, hard to promote" ((in 19 reviews)); "There was no plan and strategy for the development of the office in Sofia and the senior leadership in the UK was quite detached." ((in 16 reviews)); "Managers have significant difficulty in either providing negative feedback or recognising poor performance" ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Skyscanner layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(650 total reviews)

Bryan Batista

95% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Skyscanner has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 650 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Skyscanner employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Aug 9, 2017

Great Place

Software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Start-up culture even the company is huge. Every team is basically a startup. We could pick our tech stack.

Cons

There were some Politics. Not much room for career development.

5.0

Apr 5, 2017

Amazing place to work and learn

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good environment Freedom to develop yourself. Freedom to make decisions regarding team product. Good considerations with employees of all kinds. Good salary

Cons

Sometimes disorganisation between teams. Too many meetings depending on the week.

5.0

Jan 31, 2017

Great place to work

Engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Transparency, having impact and giving value to real world people, growing and career opportunities, feel valued and listened but also challenged and pushed.

Cons

Usual friction of a company trying to grow so much and expanding to new offices across the globe.

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