Does Thoughtworks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Thoughtworks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Thoughtworks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Thoughtworks?

79% of Thoughtworks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Thoughtworks 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Thoughtworks?

Senior Consultant (605) , Applications Developer (364) , Consultant (283) , Lead Consultant (260) , Software Developer (193) , Software Engineer (159) , Business Analyst (146) , Senior Software Engineer (141) , Consultant Developer (132) , Quality Analyst (87) , Principal Consultant (83) , Project Manager (79) , Application Developer (68) , Senior Business Analyst (61) , Senior Software Developer (56)

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

"The culture here is so great that you'll simply get attached to it because of that." ((in 798 reviews)); "I have met a few great people here that I would want to continue a friendship with outside of work." ((in 633 reviews)); "Pure agile company and work life balance is good." ((in 391 reviews)); "Fun and good work culture." ((in 240 reviews)); "Good benefits &flexibility Diversity is there and lot of activities are there for employees development" ((in 136 reviews))

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

"Low salaries for Brazilian employees and not so much interesting projects... Hard to change to work on green field projects." ((in 243 reviews)); "Pay is low and internal ways of promotion are very biased depending on the leadership you are under" ((in 105 reviews)); "recent trend of frequent layoffs" ((in 97 reviews)); "No leadership on the ground." ((in 66 reviews)); "2. Leadership team is disastrous." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Thoughtworks layoffs in 2026?

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

Thoughtworks reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,685 total reviews)

Mike Sutcliff

76% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Thoughtworks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,685 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Thoughtworks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews

1.0

Jan 9, 2020

Nothing as great as it looks

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good global brand in USA Agile exposure if you are new to it

Cons

Lowest salary Favoritism 90% of projects are failed Intimidating environment for lateral hire

Thoughtworks Response

6y

Thank you for your review and for taking the time to put this together. Our UK leadership team and I are working to address pain points for all our employees, and reviews such as yours enable us to do this. Feedback is what allows our culture to grow and evolve - and we are committed to frank and open conversations that (although at times be difficult to hear) are important to helping us to create an environment where all ThoughtWorkers can thrive. If you are happy to do so, I'd like to personally connect. Please feel free to reach out to me on sforeshewcain@thoughtworks.com - Stephen Foreshew-Cain, Chief Operating Officer, UK

5.0

Jan 10, 2018

Great place to learn and grow

Technical consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing work culture - Code- pairing with some great engineers - Flat hierarchy - Food and Cab - Travel - Work environment - Great colleagues to learn from - Flexibility to contribute in different roles as per interest - No room for incompetency - Latest tech and practices - Brand recognition of being a TWer

Cons

- Not a great place for introverts, you must know how to sell yourself and rub away the sh*t some big mouthed people will throw at you

3.0

Jun 15, 2017

Nothing great here!

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Many smart people to work with - Might get to learn a lot of new stuff

Cons

- New hires are often looked with suspicion - Not so good projects - Culture has changed drastically - ThoughtWorks has is becoming just another consultancy - Lack of good leadership

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