Is Pearson a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Pearson have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 154 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Pearson employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Pearson now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Pearson .

Does Pearson pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Pearson with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 154 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at Pearson .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Pearson?

70% of Software Developer employees at Pearson would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 7% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Pearson with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pearson?

Test Administrator (193) , Project Manager (156) , Sales Representative (135) , Test Scorer (132) , Software Engineer (129) , Manager (126) , Enrollment Advisor (105) , Director (103) , Scorer (83) , Editor (69) , Product Manager (67) , Senior Software Engineer (61) , Remote Scorer (59) , Intern (44) , Customer Service Representative (42)

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

"Most people at Pearson are great to work with and want to do the right thing." ((in 793 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 780 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 370 reviews)); "Work life balance is pretty good and your schedule can be very flexible with options to work from home." ((in 339 reviews)); "I had great boss and colleagues" ((in 223 reviews))

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

"Low pay; promotions are impossible to get if you don't want to go into sales" ((in 372 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 356 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 267 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and reorgs." ((in 206 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 166 reviews))

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Pearson Software Developer reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(154 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

81% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

Software Developer employees have rated Pearson with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 154 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Pearson is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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154 reviews

5.0

May 17, 2026

one of the best company for beginer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company nothing is wrong

Cons

nothing to say wrong pearson

3.0

Feb 3, 2026

Okay Company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, good immediate team to work with

Cons

As it is a big organization, your standard corporate politics come into plan, smaller teams generally get overlooked and get no funding to back fill / grow

4.0

Nov 28, 2025

Great remote environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible working hours. - Staff are all respectful and decent. - Best medical insurance compared to any other company I worked with. - Salary is above the average of Egypt's companies. - Work-life balance. - Space to try new things and learn. - Stability, if you like a place to work with for many year it would be perfect.

Cons

- You stay at the same position for very long time, there's no space and very little to no opportunity to get prompted to higher position. - There's no actual performance review, or at least when conducted no body care. - You work on 1-2 projects for very long time. - No clear career progression, hence you get only your annual raise and you can't for example jump to more senior or leading role.

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