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 (973) , 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 (236) , Assistant Manager (216) , 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 (but depending on role) is the only good thing about working there" ((in 2251 reviews)); "Culture is good and don’t have the cut throat nature you see in American firms." ((in 1593 reviews)); "People were great to work with…my bosses understood the human element while still striving for success" ((in 1429 reviews)); "Good benefits (health insurance seems to be the best amongst all banks in Singapore)" ((in 1154 reviews)); "Good pay (which can be a con as it makes it hard to leave)" ((in 864 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 799 reviews)); "poor life balance with long hours and unpredictability (but part of the job in M&A)" ((in 438 reviews)); "Managers are bad and never happy" ((in 346 reviews)); "Low hikes and bonuses." ((in 248 reviews)); "No career progression in Singapore office and major developments are all in London and New York." ((in 209 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?

Ciudad de México , Guaymas , Puebla

Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,139 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 22,139 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

3.0

Jun 29, 2025

Corporate hell

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary above market average in the region. Very good employment benefits. Relative flexibility.

Cons

Micromanagement. Need to request access to everything. Legacy code and technologies. Environment where company needs to have control over everything, including restricting access to services like Spotify or regular websites like local restaurants (you need to request access to view the website). Be ready to chase people to get things done and be ready you will be chased. Requesting access to everything. No feeling of a team, people come to work to emotionlessly do their work and go home. Did I mention requesting access?

2.0

May 7, 2025

How far we've fallen

Software development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits package and hybrid working

Cons

Toxic, unproductive work culture in tech.. now dominated by short termism, personal gain, information hoarding and a lack of physiological safety. For a supposedly British bank, offshoring jobs (or onshoring via dubious visas and Indian body shoppers) says everything you need to know about a culture focussed on profit and personal gain over people. Teams are now hugely distributed, don't trust each other and have every move governed by clipboard wielding managers who play politics. Productivity, efficiency and innovation has never been so bad.

5.0

Dec 25, 2024

IRP(In Role Promotions) Are Longer than England Winning the Next FIFA World Cup

Assitant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some projects are good but again depends under which TC you are in

Cons

The most dumb thing is that if an Employee Gets a Outstanding rating in 2023 then that person will get promoted only in March 2025. A pathetic policy in a 334 year old company. The hard part is getting Outstanding rating in Barclays for the work in 2023 . After that give 1 technical interview and then 1 values round in 2024 which is more hard since they treat us like external candidates in these interviews and we need to answer all the questions to pass these 2 rounds After getting Outstanding rating in 2023 and after Clearing 2 hard interviews in 2024 the Reality is that Employee will get promoted in March 2025 !!!! What is the point of giving the promotion if the wait is soo long after the employee works so hard with dedication ?

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