Is Wood Mackenzie a good company to work for?

Wood Mackenzie has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,026 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at Wood Mackenzie to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Wood Mackenzie have been left by employees working as Director , Analyst and Senior Analyst .

Does Wood Mackenzie pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wood Mackenzie employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wood Mackenzie. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wood Mackenzie?

57% of Wood Mackenzie employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wood Mackenzie 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wood Mackenzie?

Research Analyst (76) , Analyst (68) , Research Associate (42) , Senior Analyst (34) , Director (22) , Software Engineer (22) , Intern (20) , Consultant (17) , Data Analyst (16) , Data Associate (14) , Senior Research Analyst (13) , Account Manager (12) , Managing Consultant (12) , Principal Analyst (12) , Senior Consultant (12)

What are the pros of working at Wood Mackenzie according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and most are open to helping when you need them" ((in 140 reviews)); "good work life balance and can do remote work also" ((in 83 reviews)); "You are only required to come to the office twice a week which a good benefit" ((in 50 reviews)); "Small individual teams were great." ((in 22 reviews)); "Good working environment." ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Wood Mackenzie according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay: Your pay might be stagnant and lower than industry standards" ((in 42 reviews)); "Pay progression perennially below inflation, same poor management (who call themselves leaders) clinging on till the grim death… Radical candour like water … flows downhill." ((in 40 reviews)); "It is well known in the third party information space that WM salaries are low compared to their peers." ((in 35 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of bd for consultants at all levels" ((in 35 reviews)); "Experience in company very dependent on direct manager and role" ((in 28 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wood Mackenzie layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Wood Mackenzie layoffs and their outlook for job security at Wood Mackenzie in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Wood Mackenzie locations?

Houston , Boston , New York , Annapolis , Louisville , San Francisco , Edison , Jersey City , Chicago , Syracuse , Washington , Austin , Dallas , Minneapolis , South Bend , Philadelphia , Somerville , Ellabell , USAR Center , Asia

Wood Mackenzie reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(884 total reviews)

Jason Liu

49% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Wood Mackenzie has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 884 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wood Mackenzie employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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884 reviews

2.0

Mar 22, 2023

No good pay, understaffed

Short term power analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Helps create a strong base for Energy industry

Cons

Over worked,Understaffed, Underpaid employees taken advantage of unfortunately wasn't always the case

1.0

Apr 23, 2022

Beware of the bad culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and nice amount of PTO.

Cons

Extremely talented employees are leaving in droves for much better pay as Wood MacKenzie’s pay scale is very low.

4.0

Jun 21, 2021

Great exposure to energy, will have to work hard. In the end it is consulting.

Ma consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Immense exposure to energy markets, across all commodities - More mature business (compared to new entry competitors with 25% of data vs WM) - 25 days off, no questions, no limit on schedule - Smaller working teams, so more work, but more exposure to clients and real life problems - Direct access to research analysts (many of these now leading in other corporations) - Pre Covid world, a lot of international exposure and travel - Actually a good female/male ratio for an energy company - 5 weeks off paternity leave, 16 weeks of maternity leave - Your analysis can impact governments, regulation, transactions, and corporations - Gain depth of knowledge of energy industry and trends - Highly diverse

Cons

- Consulting, consulting, consulting (expect long hours, and high standards of deliverables) - Some Directors and above are not great at explaining things in detail/mentorship - High stress environment

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Jobs at Wood Mackenzie

Research Analyst - Large Loads (Data Centers and Industrial Demand)

Vice President, Consulting - Energy Supply Chain

Customer Campaign Manager

Director, Consulting - Energy Supply Chain

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