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 (384) , Director (329) , Software Developer (305) , AVP-IT (295) , Personal Banker (262) , Project Manager (243) , Graduate Analyst (235) , Assistant Manager (216) , Senior Analyst (203) , Investment Banking Analyst (202) , Process Advisor (178)

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 2275 reviews)); "Culture is good and don’t have the cut throat nature you see in American firms." ((in 1587 reviews)); "People were great to work with…my bosses understood the human element while still striving for success" ((in 1407 reviews)); "Good benefits (health insurance seems to be the best amongst all banks in Singapore)" ((in 1138 reviews)); "Good pay (which can be a con as it makes it hard to leave)" ((in 916 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 810 reviews)); "poor life balance with long hours and unpredictability (but part of the job in M&A)" ((in 427 reviews)); "Managers are bad and never happy" ((in 345 reviews)); "Low bonus and increment." ((in 238 reviews)); "No career progression in Singapore office and major developments are all in London and New York." ((in 202 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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Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,086 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 22,086 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 Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

22K reviews

1.0

Aug 1, 2023

Shocking culture of bullying and sexism in IT

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Group CIO seems to have a reasonable strategy. Benefits are good.

Cons

Lots of people have non-jobs and just float around opining on things but don't really do anything. Some senior leader are really poor quality but because there is still an old boys club so they will never be weeded out and are never held to account by HR. Bizarre approach to diversity and inclusion, over promote females and watch them fail as if to prove some point. They say the words about D&I but its superficial.

2.0

Jun 24, 2018

Where time stops...

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed atmosphere Flexible working (working from home/working hours) Nice people Nice canteen

Cons

As a junior software engineer I've found it to be quite a bad place for anyone starting out in development. There's not enough training or mentoring from senior developers. Most days there's nothing to do and I feel like I'm regressing. Development machines are awful (windows 7!!). There's also too much discussion from project managers about who has to this and that when there should just be more DOing.

1.0

Dec 11, 2015

Horrible, Horrible, Horrors

Fraud detection analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

NoNe, none, none....none, none at all! It's a pretty nerve-racking work environment.

Cons

They do not pay anyone on time - folks in the Henderson, NV have waited weeks and weeks to get paid - No practical training to use for your job position. The lie they make folks belief is that you are an Analyst, NO you are a Call Center Worker! The company tricks the local government that they are helping bring jobs to their city when in fact Barclaycard uses people and takes advantage of folks trying to make an honest living. This in turn makes a person's situation trying to earn a decent and honest living left to fend for themselves to get paid.

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