ICON reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(5,335 total reviews)
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Barry Balfe

56% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ICON has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,335 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICON employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews
3.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good flexibility - 2 days from home each week. Understanding manager (think this depends on who your manager is). The people for the most part are really nice.

Cons

Extremely high workload with not enough team members to meet the workload Low salary - poor pay rises each year (1%- 2% each year) No bonuses for support functions unless above manager grade Poor progression - it’s talked about but that’s as far as it goes

4.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great line manager and study teams

Cons

Too many systems and process revisions

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