Does Wood Mackenzie pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wood Mackenzie employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wood Mackenzie. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wood Mackenzie?

59% of Wood Mackenzie employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wood Mackenzie 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wood Mackenzie?

Research Analyst (76) , Analyst (68) , Research Associate (42) , Senior Analyst (34) , Director (22) , Software Engineer (22) , Intern (20) , Consultant (17) , Data Analyst (16) , Data Associate (14) , Senior Research Analyst (13) , Account Manager (12) , Managing Consultant (12) , Principal Analyst (12) , Senior Consultant (12)

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

"Great people and most are open to helping when you need them" ((in 139 reviews)); "good work life balance and can do remote work also" ((in 88 reviews)); "You are only required to come to the office twice a week which a good benefit" ((in 46 reviews)); "good work and life balance" ((in 15 reviews)); "Good work culture and perks" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Low pay: Your pay might be stagnant and lower than industry standards" ((in 39 reviews)); "Pay progression perennially below inflation, same poor management (who call themselves leaders) clinging on till the grim death… Radical candour like water … flows downhill." ((in 38 reviews)); "It is well known in the third party information space that WM salaries are low compared to their peers." ((in 35 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of bd for consultants at all levels" ((in 34 reviews)); "Experience in company very dependent on direct manager and role" ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wood Mackenzie layoffs in 2026?

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

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Wood Mackenzie reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(884 total reviews)

Jason Liu

52% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

Wood Mackenzie has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 884 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wood Mackenzie employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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884 reviews

3.0

Jul 22, 2018

Great Benefits (for now) & company culture. But to Edinburgh centric

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Great health care (like really great. Even doctors office will go "this is excellent health insurance"). Strong belief in work/life balance. Flexibility. Great people.

Cons

Old systems that break and crash. A lot of talk about change, but when it happens its still greatly behind the curve. No equality of value. And of course, as everyone has said it is very Edinburgh centric, which means all the resources and staff are over there. They don't put high value on other offices. They make no appoint to even hire staff that would work different shifts so other offices can be supported globally. For a global organization, they seemed to really only be focused on, and care about the people in the Scotland office.

5.0

Jul 15, 2018

Summer Intern

Summer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, mentorship and training during the summer internship

Cons

You need to be very oriented to details

2.0

Jul 1, 2018

Rather a mixed bag

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Bright, eager, younger analysts; collaborative culture; strong historic market position, good reputation; long-standing client list; rich, deep, historical data; parent company is providing capital for growth; first class benefits; fresh, modern offices; many generous, UK-originated HR policies

Cons

Market reputation is faltering; intensifying competition is taking its toll; penetration into new markets is not well thought out; opaque company strategy ("WoodMac 2.0"), not fully understood at all levels; hazy alignment with Verisk; cumbersome, reluctant decision-making, slow responses; weak integration of acquisitions; erosion of subject matter expertise; very dated IT infrastructure; cumbersome client-user interfaces; short-sighted opex control Small company culture is quickly eroding; highly disruptive levels of employee turnover; widely varied employee satisfaction (non-UK offices, & downstream business segments are much lower); plum international jobs mostly go to UK expats; gender imbalance at senior levels; shambolic regional sales & marketing, totally consumed by their CRM processes

Wood Mackenzie Response

Appreciate the feedback. We’re really focused on growing the business and, as you say, we have talented people here who advise blue chip clients across the oil, gas, mining, metals, chemicals and of course renewables sectors. In terms of the vision we are working on getting everyone behind our bold ambitious 2.0 plan which will transform our company and improve what we can offer clients. There is much to do and we are excited about our future.

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