Is Barclays a good company to work for?

Barclays has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 24,852 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 (823) , Assistant Vice President (756) , Business Analyst (537) , Software Engineer (387) , Director (329) , Software Developer (306) , AVP-IT (295) , Personal Banker (262) , Project Manager (243) , Graduate Analyst (238) , 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 if you meet the correct criteria and have an agreeable direct report." ((in 2235 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 1407 reviews)); "Good benefits (health insurance seems to be the best amongst all banks in Singapore)" ((in 1127 reviews)); "Good pay (which can be a con as it makes it hard to leave)" ((in 907 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 805 reviews)); "poor life balance with long hours and unpredictability (but part of the job in M&A)" ((in 437 reviews)); "Managers are bad and never happy" ((in 345 reviews)); "Low hikes and bonuses." ((in 260 reviews)); "late working hours" ((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

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Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,166 total reviews)

C.S. Venkatakrishnan

84% approve of CEO

71% 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 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,166 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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Reviews by job title

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).

2.0

Feb 14, 2010

Too many chiefs, not enough indians

Assistant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Huge investment in Equities, chance to participate in building a business from scratch.

Cons

Over 2009, many people were brought from Lehman and UBS with inflated titles, salaries and guaranteed bonuses. This shrank the bonus pool and left no space for internal promotions. Moreover, many of the said people are making decisions which they are not equipped to make as they lack the experience and context, but they need to prove themselves. This leads to very tense political environment, where each requirement is rushed to implementation, then proclaimed buggy and reworked (again without proper analysis) ad nauseam. In the end, capable people on lower levels are withdrawing from decision making and not providing feedback as they tend to become scapegoats. And yes, the hours are pointlessly long (but we do receive praise and free beers every now and then).

3.0

Feb 6, 2010

Decent place to work if you can find a manager interested in developing your career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reputation, excellent benefits, lots of career opportunities. Most people are relatively easy to get along with generally helpful when you have questions.

Cons

Long hours, certain managers too busy/stressed to aid in development of junior people.

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Jobs at Barclays

Assistant VP, Windows Server Engineer

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AVP - Technical Program Manager