Does Aviva pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Aviva employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Aviva. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Aviva?

77% of Aviva employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Aviva 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Aviva?

Customer Service Representative (100) , Manager (43) , Software Engineer (43) , Analyst (39) , Claims Handler (39) , Business Analyst (34) , Underwriter (34) , Claims Adjuster (28) , Project Manager (28) , Actuarial Analyst (23) , Executive (22) , Actuary (20) , Administrative Assistant (19) , Senior Manager (19) , Consultant (18)

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

"Good benefits and not bad pau" ((in 273 reviews)); "Really a great place to work and people are great" ((in 219 reviews)); "I would advise everyone to steer clear of Aviva if you want a good work/life balance" ((in 167 reviews)); "Certain departments had a good culture and environment though other departments were very much the opposite." ((in 118 reviews)); "Good pension and holiday scheme" ((in 94 reviews))

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

"Low salary and no indication of increases" ((in 101 reviews)); "Low pay for role working and a lot comes down to if the face fits" ((in 85 reviews)); "Slow career progression and sometimes too local" ((in 46 reviews)); "Manager was useless and it's a very much 'if your face fits' kind of mentality." ((in 44 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about Aviva layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,565 total reviews)

Amanda Blanc

85% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Aviva has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,565 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aviva employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Assurance industry (3.6 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Nov 18, 2013

Good Company

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Forward thinking, positive, market leading, family

Cons

Political iin-fighting amongst top brass and some folks could be accused of having a 'job for life' mentality

4.0

Nov 18, 2013

Good place to work

Change management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people Good work/life balance Good to work right in centre of Norwich Interesting mix of work and locations in Norwich and around UK

Cons

Constant re orgs and redundancy programmes Weak and out of touch senior management Quite political in some areas Working in UKL out in Broadlands Too much non-value self-generated work - many staff doing non-jobs

3.0

Nov 15, 2013

Once a great place to work

It support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly atmosphere Career progression in multiple areas Great training opportunities

Cons

Outsourcing when most of the UK is trying to do the opposite Don't follow through with their promises Change their mind about direction every year or so.

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