Pearson reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,749 total reviews)
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57% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Pearson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,749 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pearson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
4.0
Jan 8, 2026

Keep restructuring

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good/Fair salary Good internetional exposure

Cons

Constant restructuring Too much bureaucracy Over-focus on cost cutting instead of building good business

3.0
Jan 7, 2026

Nice people

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues Interesting work Flexible working / work from home

Cons

Very slow progression Low salaries Lots of restructures

4.0
Jan 3, 2026

Benefits reasonable

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work and you are supplied well to do your remote work, Benefits are good

Cons

Promotions are hard to come by. They did create a new career architecture that may change that in this new year.

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