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 (821) , 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 2254 reviews)); "Culture is good and don’t have the cut throat nature you see in American firms." ((in 1591 reviews)); "People were great to work with…my bosses understood the human element while still striving for success" ((in 1412 reviews)); "Good benefits (health insurance seems to be the best amongst all banks in Singapore)" ((in 1137 reviews)); "Good pay (which can be a con as it makes it hard to leave)" ((in 881 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 793 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 344 reviews)); "Low bonus and increment." ((in 259 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 204 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

(22,091 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 22,091 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

Oct 10, 2009

There is no place worse than Barclays Capital.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Barclays is a place where junior people have opportunity to make big decisions. They let many young, relatively inexperienced people manage big teams.

Cons

This place is very poorly managed. There is no communication, no feedback, no career development, and no teamwork. They let very inexperienced people be in charge and there is a lot of delegation and not a lot of work in the mid and low level management.

4.0

Sep 29, 2009

Working in LDN for BARCAP in ops...

Operations analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people there were fantastic, and the hours were very reasonable with most people leaving at about 5.30 each day. The office in Canary wharf was a nice location & it had a great staff restaurant

Cons

The work was a bit monotenous, and there wasnt many opportunites to move to different departments other than ops. senior management didnt keep you very updated on what was going on.

5.0

Sep 29, 2009

Transition

Principal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Able to work with intelligent people who like to have fun. The environment has changed over the years but a lot of what makes BGI a great place to work is the tolerance for a mixture of the past and the future. In the main managers care about their teams and work hard to develop and reward them even in difficult years. You can be yourself - conformity isnt necessary but you must be great at what you do. Opportunities to develop knowledge, skill and your career are available if you perform well.

Cons

Senior management struggle with providing enough communication at the right level. They are working on this but more is needed. We are in a transition to BlackRock and whilst we continue to work hard to keep the comany successful its difficult to keep focused when the end of BGI as an independent entity is so close.

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