Code Institute Reviews

2.0

19% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

13% positive business outlook

Code Institute has an employee rating of 2.0 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there.

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39 reviews
1.0
11 Feb 2026

Badly managed

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Pros

Remote work is the main perk, If you’re not in the firing line, your basically left alone, often forgotten about. Communication is poor and updates are rare. People regularly leave and the first you hear of it is a badly worded automated email or months later through office gossip. It’s become a bit of a running joke, but its not funny, as its hard to feel secure when good people just quietly disappear.

Cons

Over the past 18 months it’s felt like leadership hasn’t really had a clear plan. There doesn’t seem to be much proper investment in a long term strategy either. That lack of direction and support is starting to show, both in staff morale and in the experience learners are getting. It’s hard to do your job well when you’re working without clarity, resources or real engagement from the top. Every company goes through tough patches. That’s normal. What matters is how leadership handles it and how they treat their people during it. Right now it feels like a lot of decisions are about protecting earlier strategic mistakes rather than owning them and fixing things properly. This environment takes its toll on your mental health and makes it difficult to feel confident about where things are heading.

1.0
29 Jan 2026

Terrible Management / Lack of Support

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Student facing staff were genuinely invested in helping learners.

Cons

Extremely poor management from the top down. Lack of worthwhile and substantial curriculum updates in line with industry trends. Student facing teams being forced to take on additional work outside of their roles due to substantial layoffs and redundancies. Negligent lack of support for employees who would be dealing with students with complex personal circumstances. No consistency with student support policies or structures offering no guarantee of help or guidance to learners.

3.0
28 Nov 2025

Poor management

Recommend
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Pros

Excellent colleagues, but like every company, it has its ups and downs.

Cons

Poor management, unrealistic workload etc.

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