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 (970) , Vice President (820) , Assistant Vice President (754) , Business Analyst (537) , Software Engineer (383) , Director (329) , Software Developer (305) , AVP-IT (295) , Personal Banker (261) , Project Manager (243) , Graduate Analyst (235) , Assistant Manager (216) , Senior Analyst (203) , Investment Banking Analyst (201) , Process Advisor (178)

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 2243 reviews)); "Culture is good and don’t have the cut throat nature you see in American firms." ((in 1606 reviews)); "People were great to work with…my bosses understood the human element while still striving for success" ((in 1419 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 884 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 808 reviews)); "poor life balance with long hours and unpredictability (but part of the job in M&A)" ((in 431 reviews)); "Managers are bad and never happy" ((in 347 reviews)); "Low hikes and bonuses." ((in 268 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 203 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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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,078 total reviews)

C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

72% 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 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,078 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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22K reviews

5.0

Feb 17, 2009

A good place to work

Technology specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company, strong brand, results oriented workplace. People friendly, very job and delivery focussed. Low overall bureaucracy, if you have problems, sort them out.

Cons

Longer hours, heavy delivery schedule.

3.0

Feb 12, 2009

A good place to learn but not grow.

Information technology manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You work with brightest people in the industry. There are opportunities to enhance your skillset not just related to your work but in other fields as well. Barclays has prop seminars that would rate as top of the line. Compensation is decent.

Cons

Career growth is very limited. There is no transparency in the promotion or appraisal process. The work culture is changing to "top down". Bureaucracy is on the increase.

4.0

Feb 10, 2009

Barclays, not Lehman but getting there

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It provides a job in investment banking, which is alot to say given the current economy. After working at Lehman Brothers, its a relief to have a job given the current economy. However, the firm is still having internal issues over reintegrating itself after the split from our European divisions. Currently the firm is trying to unofficially poach key talent from the overseas London office to re-establish a European platform. This is creating chaos within the division as we are now working without the support of some of the overseas platforms we previously had. Fortunately, our New York strategy seems to be more focused on building business within the United States then focusing on cross border transactions.

Cons

It is still having difficulties integrating itself with the Lehman Brothers culture. I think it is just a difficult time in Wall Street in general and there is now downside that is specific to Barclays in particular. These are issues that the entire industry is having to deal with, and given the fragile state of the markets and global economy, uncertainty is a one must deal with. The downsides would most definitely be low morale, lack of job security and stress due to a drop in deal flow. I think the culture will be vastly different within one year inside of the firm given the change of economic conditions.

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