Does UBS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UBS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UBS. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UBS?

72% of UBS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UBS 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UBS?

Associate Director (1131) , Director (825) , Analyst (565) , Intern (525) , Software Engineer (425) , Authorized Officer (401) , Business Analyst (288) , Executive Director (275) , Project Manager (183) , Investment Banking Analyst (175) , Client Service Associate (171) , Internship (171) , Associate (163) , Wealth Management Intern (158) , Financial Advisor (156)

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

"people of all levels are approachable and there is a good culture or mentoring / nurturing talent with in the organisation" ((in 1540 reviews)); "I had interned at another firm but I preferred the people at UBS and the fact that I could get a good work/life balance here." ((in 1441 reviews)); "It's easy to find some really great people and there's quite a few really good networks to join." ((in 1281 reviews)); "Salary and leave benefits are good." ((in 672 reviews)); "colleagues are nice and friendly" ((in 463 reviews))

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

"Poor management and there a tendency where the bosses are bias when comes to promotions." ((in 516 reviews)); "Long hours and very difficult to arrange any plans after work as they may need to be cancelled in order to work." ((in 351 reviews)); "Low Bonus and hikes" ((in 341 reviews)); "There are good and bad managers." ((in 180 reviews)); "Fixed working hours (can also be a pro)" ((in 168 reviews))

What are employees saying about UBS layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed UBS locations?

Ciudad de México , San Pedro Garza Garcia

UBS reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(14,610 total reviews)

Sergio P. Ermotti

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

UBS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 14,610 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UBS 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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15K reviews

1.0

Aug 1, 2020

Facepalm diaries

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If internal employee, getting fired is unlikely

Cons

-2nd class citizen (IT) -higher management without any technical experience, day-dreaming about change -Product owner acting like bottlenecks in team, micromanaging -you will be challenged on common sense stuff (ie. why do TDD, create monoliths) -a mountain of paperwork and bureaucracy for releases -CD/CI in shambles -Sloppy, manual testing, almost zero automation -Never get to work on interesting stuff, always distracted with meaningless tasks -Analysts don't speak with devs for requirements, but with semi-gods product owners -going to extremes to avoid regression testing impact -resulting in code duplication, and bad design -no interest to adopt new technologies

1.0

Jul 25, 2020

Does not care abour employee care / satisfaction / growth

Sanctions analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Constantly hiring, take any experience level, many locations

Cons

Required to purchase your own equipment ~$500 minimum. No promotion based on merit, only seniority, does not listen to employee issues / concerns, pays below market rate, no room for growth / promotion

4.0

May 31, 2020

Great UK business, but too closely controlled by Zurich

Head of marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really top notch people work in the UK business. Good diversity, really clever with impressive backgrounds. Nice building in the City with canteen and gym. When I started in 2013 it was great because turnover was low, and people really built their careers there and stayed a long time. They moved around jobs but this gave it a great feel of longevity as a place to work.

Cons

The Swiss home office micro-manages the UK, and when you add this pressure to UK regulatory scrutiny it can be a maze of rules and regulations. Then the worst is when your Swiss bosses don't understand UK rules and you get in trouble with you boss for following UK law. Far too controlled by Switzerland, which allows for little creativity or enablement in London. Also now beset by reorg after reorg so the turnover is too high to get to know people well or build a career there.

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