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 (237) , Assistant Manager (217) , 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 if you meet the correct criteria and have an agreeable direct report." ((in 2239 reviews)); "Culture is good and don’t have the cut throat nature you see in American firms." ((in 1583 reviews)); "People were great to work with…my bosses understood the human element while still striving for success" ((in 1404 reviews)); "Good benefits (health insurance seems to be the best amongst all banks in Singapore)" ((in 1105 reviews)); "Good pay (which can be a con as it makes it hard to leave)" ((in 877 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 800 reviews)); "poor life balance with long hours and unpredictability (but part of the job in M&A)" ((in 429 reviews)); "Managers are bad and never happy" ((in 345 reviews)); "Low hikes and bonuses." ((in 253 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 201 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.

What are the top reviewed Barclays locations?

Córdoba , Mendoza , La Plata , San Salvador de Jujuy

Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,147 total reviews)

C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,147 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).

Reviews by job title

22K reviews

3.0

Sep 28, 2010

Very London driven. In no way a global bank..yet

Technology analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great training provided. Further learning is encouraged. - Good benefits - Good diversity initiatives - Depending on manager and team - very open culture. Senior management can be easily approached. - You are given responsibility for your work and allowed to manage it.

Cons

- Very London driven. Teams in Asia just tend to be the ones implementing someone else's vision. - Quality of technical work is not high. Mainly system patching and maintenance. - High pressure environment. Need to make sure fingers are never pointed at you. - Too much process driven. Unnecessary to a large extent.

4.0

Sep 27, 2010

Great Place to be an Admin

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, benefits, diverse, fast pace, easy

Cons

Limited feedback from supervisors, other employees (non-administrative) always seemed stressed and would put in long hours.

3.0

Sep 24, 2010

Barclays Global Investors is a well known investment management company and promotes people to move within the company.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well known company large enough for people to move within the company good benefits company promotes work life balance promotes efficiency offered a lot of professional development training

Cons

location is south of market, a bit far away from the financial district

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Very London driven. In no way a global bank..yet

Great Place to be an Admin

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