Is Barclays a good company to work for?

Barclays has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 24,861 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at Barclays to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Barclays have been left by employees working as Investment Banking Summer Analyst , Equity Research Associate and Summer Analyst .

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 (974) , Vice President (824) , Assistant Vice President (756) , Business Analyst (537) , Software Engineer (388) , Director (329) , Software Developer (306) , AVP-IT (295) , Personal Banker (262) , Project Manager (243) , Graduate Analyst (237) , Assistant Manager (217) , Investment Banking Analyst (203) , Senior Analyst (203) , Process Advisor (179)

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 2249 reviews)); "Culture is good and don’t have the cut throat nature you see in American firms." ((in 1583 reviews)); "People were great to work with…my bosses understood the human element while still striving for success" ((in 1406 reviews)); "Good benefits (health insurance seems to be the best amongst all banks in Singapore)" ((in 1112 reviews)); "Good pay (which can be a con as it makes it hard to leave)" ((in 876 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 804 reviews)); "poor life balance with long hours and unpredictability (but part of the job in M&A)" ((in 432 reviews)); "Managers are bad and never happy" ((in 346 reviews)); "Low hikes and bonuses." ((in 263 reviews)); "No career progression in Singapore office and major developments are all in London and New York." ((in 200 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.

What are the top reviewed Barclays locations?

New York , Whippany , Wilmington , Henderson , San Francisco , Jersey City , Las Vegas , Cincinnati , Hamilton , Newark , Houston , Los Angeles , Brooklyn , Chicago , Philadelphia , Newark , Menlo Park , Wilton , Dallas , Long Island City , McKinney , Miami , Atlanta , Plano , Seattle , Boston , Delaware City , Edison , Tempe , Austin

Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,175 total reviews)

C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,175 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews

4.0

Feb 19, 2010

Enjoyed my time here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay and benefits, good team ethic, knowledgeable staff. Management willing to listen reasonable to career development requests. Scope for internal movement.

Cons

Inexperienced middle management can cause unnecessary tension and office politics. From an software development perspective there's a lot of red tape surrounding releases and little scope to use bleeding edge technologies (although both of these are to be expected at a bank).

1.0

Feb 16, 2010

Probably the worst company I have worked for!!!

Corporates & intermedaries

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Pros

Barclays Wealth brand - looks good on your CV Good work/life balance time off - when requested people are friendly job progression - but only if you are like by management (all for the wrong reason)

Cons

management absolute joke ! No communication skills, more politics then the british government! unskilled people, there are too many people that are not skilled in their jobs (inclusive of management) salary is poor.....you are better off working in a retail store.....and lest not forget bonuses...absolute joke, wanted to give my bonus back to the bank. Barclays wealth does not recieve the same benefits like the investment banking arm communication is poor (im sure I said that already) very stingy - we have to buy our own tea/coffe/sugar (guess i should be lucky that they provide the hot water) too sales focus and not customer focused No training provided on systems unfair personal development grading ......................an absolute shocker of a company...........!!!

2.0

Feb 14, 2010

good payshop but employees in IT dont get fair oppurtunity for career advancement because of too much politics.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good payshop in compensation and decent benefits

Cons

senior management doesnt communicate very well with employees top performers really have to struggle to make things happen in very tiered setup(with lot of inefficiency in the process) Working from home is a big NO NO.

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Probably the worst company I have worked for!!!

good payshop but employees in IT dont get fair oppurtunity for career advancement because of too much politics.

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