Does Financial Times pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Financial Times employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Financial Times. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Financial Times?

79% of Financial Times employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Financial Times 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Financial Times?

Intern (22) , Reporter (22) , Software Engineer (19) , Journalist (18) , Project Manager (15) , Senior Software Engineer (14) , Account Manager (13) , Customer Success Manager (13) , Sales (12) , Customer Care Associate (11) , Account Director (9) , Internship (9) , Marketing Executive (9) , Product Manager (9) , Researcher (8)

What are the pros of working at Financial Times according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and atmoshpere." ((in 103 reviews)); "FT had a great culture" ((in 73 reviews)); "Company medical benefit is good" ((in 69 reviews)); "Great colleagues with calm/friendly/supportive personalities" ((in 54 reviews)); "flowing, and the location of the office is nice." ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Financial Times according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary increase" ((in 48 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 35 reviews)); "No escalation paths for poor management and for stress management" ((in 27 reviews)); "There were some annoying office politics." ((in 15 reviews)); "Limited opportunity in terms of career growth." ((in 13 reviews))

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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(810 total reviews)

Jon Slade

79% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

Financial Times has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 810 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Financial Times 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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Reviews by job title

810 reviews

5.0

Dec 9, 2025

Great place to work

Reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are exceedingly smart; dynamic, global workplace

Cons

Managers can be spread thin

5.0

Sep 24, 2025

FT is a great place to work

Reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The FT is a great place to work with friendly people, smart editors, and flexibility for people with kids.

Cons

Journalism is a shrinking job market.

5.0

Sep 18, 2024

FT is a great place to work

Reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexibility and nice, smart people

Cons

i would love to get paid more

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