ICON reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(5,315 total reviews)
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Barry Balfe

54% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

ICON has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,315 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICON employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews
2.0
Jan 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are decent including life assurance

Cons

If you are looking for a place to progress your career ICON is not for you. Very slow progression and salary is dependant on performance, however the company is always "struggling" therefore no more than 1K.

3.0
Jan 22, 2026

Could be better could be worse

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, teamwork, collaboration, remote, international company

Cons

Benefits, HR, lack of mobility, upper management is so far detached from us in the trenches yet makes big changes without asking us how to make them actually feasible

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