Is Wood Mackenzie a good company to work for?

Wood Mackenzie has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,033 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Wood Mackenzie to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Wood Mackenzie have been left by employees working as Director , Analyst and Senior Analyst .

Does Wood Mackenzie pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wood Mackenzie employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wood Mackenzie. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wood Mackenzie?

60% of Wood Mackenzie employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wood Mackenzie 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wood Mackenzie?

Research Analyst (76) , Analyst (68) , Research Associate (42) , Senior Analyst (35) , Director (22) , Software Engineer (22) , Intern (20) , Consultant (19) , Data Analyst (16) , Data Associate (14) , Senior Consultant (14) , Senior Research Analyst (13) , Account Manager (12) , Managing Consultant (12) , Principal Analyst (12)

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

"Great people and most are open to helping when you need them" ((in 137 reviews)); "good work life balance and can do remote work also" ((in 92 reviews)); "You are only required to come to the office twice a week which a good benefit" ((in 46 reviews)); "Great working environment; very friendly." ((in 13 reviews)); "good work and life balance" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Pay progression perennially below inflation, same poor management (who call themselves leaders) clinging on till the grim death… Radical candour like water … flows downhill." ((in 40 reviews)); "Low pay: Your pay might be stagnant and lower than industry standards" ((in 39 reviews)); "It is well known in the third party information space that WM salaries are low compared to their peers." ((in 36 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of bd for consultants at all levels" ((in 33 reviews)); "Experience in company very dependent on direct manager and role" ((in 27 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wood Mackenzie layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Wood Mackenzie layoffs and their outlook for job security at Wood Mackenzie in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Wood Mackenzie locations?

Houston , Boston , New York , Annapolis , Louisville , San Francisco , Edison , Jersey City , Chicago , Syracuse , Washington , Austin , Dallas , Minneapolis , South Bend , Philadelphia , Somerville , Ellabell , USAR Center , Asia

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Wood Mackenzie reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(891 total reviews)

Jason Liu

50% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

Wood Mackenzie has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 891 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wood Mackenzie employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

891 reviews

4.0

Oct 1, 2024

Decent

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good flexibility and time management

Cons

Leadership turnover and retention issues

4.0

Sep 29, 2024

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At my time at the company, there was very caring management and easy to communicate and learn from everyone regardless of levels.

Cons

The company has been bought out by private equity and has off-loaded most of its engineers to India - take that as you will. They're way too focused on agile development and focus on sprints to track metrics. Instead of focusing on building a product you have to work on maintaining and making sure ONLY sprint targets are hit, meaning if you finish all the sprint goals before the deadline you are no allowed to pick up new work before the deadline.

2.0

Sep 29, 2024

Obdurate and self-interested management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generally most people are nice to work with, the benefits package is fairly comprehensive.

Cons

The company seemingly has no interest in retaining or promoting talent, It seems their ideal employee is someone who is just about capable but is willing to be over worked and under appreciated, with little to no ambition to progress beyond their current role. There's an incredibly clear trend showing this attitude where someone who is talented and driving their area of the business forward leaves because they've been repeatedly denied the promotion/salary increase/recognition/role expansion they deserve. The company then panics to hire their replacement with the exact package and remit the incumbent had requested after struggling to recruit months and months after they left.

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