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      Financial Times

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      Financial Times London reviews

      4.0

      88% would recommend to a friend

      (378 total reviews)
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      Jon Slade

      69% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.6

      Work/Life balance

      4.5

      Culture and values

      4.4

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.0

      Senior management

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      Employees in London have given Financial Times a rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 378 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most employees have a good working experience in London. The Financial Times employee rating in London is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      378 reviews
      3.0
      21 May 2026

      Great culture, abysmal pay

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      People at the FT are generally extremely smart, talented and driven, resulting in an excellent culture that creates collaboration and camaraderie. Managers are generally willing to help staff have a good work/life balance. Benefits are great with a generous leave policy. The tech is great and the company makes an effort to make available the best collaboration tools which makes life a lot easier.

      Cons

      The pay is genuinely shocking and there are very few progression opportunities. Promotions and pay rises are very hard to come by and the company rarely makes a meaningful effort to help you develop professionally. There is a tacit understanding that because the brand name has gravitas, they don't need to pay people well as it wouldn't be that hard to replace them. Some senior managers extend that conclusion to the way they treat people under them. I imagine this will only get worse as the generative AI/geopolitics combo puts further pressure on the media industry.

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