Does Future pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Future employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Future. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Future?

46% of Future employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Future 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Future?

Editor (40) , Account Director (15) , Staff Writer (15) , Freelance Writer (12) , Account Manager (10) , Manager (8) , Marketing Executive (8) , Senior Editor (8) , Content Writer (7) , Sales Associate (7) , Account Executive (6) , Director (6) , Writer (6) , Analyst (5) , Graphic Designer (5)

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

"Great people to work with" ((in 70 reviews)); "The culture is great and they are not micro" ((in 35 reviews)); "Unlimited holiday however the workload is so high you don’t get to make use of this" ((in 29 reviews)); "benefits were good but compensation scale wasn't" ((in 27 reviews)); "The team is friendly and the onboarding from HR is very thorough" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Low salary and it could get a little busy" ((in 31 reviews)); "you wind up in, there is clear favoritism shown by upper management towards B2B but particularly UK staff." ((in 15 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 13 reviews)); "Senior leadership have no emotional intelligence" ((in 12 reviews)); "They are mandating days back in the office almost in a threatening way, other companies are more understanding/flexible." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Future layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(711 total reviews)

Kevin Li Ying

62% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Future has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 711 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Future employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

711 reviews

3.0

Jun 1, 2026

Sigh

Marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Varied work Chance to work on great brands Lovely people Unlimited leave

Cons

Progression is in your hands and your hands only - if you’re lucky enough to have a supportive manager, great, but even then, they’re very limited to how much control or power they have over their reports career progression and development. Literally had a manager say to me that they’ll put me on a development action plan, but can’t guarantee that it’ll go anywhere.

2.0

May 22, 2026

Great work-from-home benefits, but management issues persist

Journalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Work from home - Unlimited holiday - Fun, engaging brands

Cons

- Constantly changing strategies - Senior management does not listen to employee concerns - Lack of career progression - Too many pointless meetings and forms to fill out

3.0

May 18, 2026

Good opportunities overshadowed by impossible expectations

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Big brands with impressive opportunities and traffic potential - Some great managers who really care about the work and their teams - Good holiday

Cons

- Higher management of magazines are given impossible goals to reach and pass this down to team - Strongly pushed to focus on clickbait or churning out content. While good journalism gets rewarded, it is one good article to 10 copy and pastes. - Brands with US and UK teams clash with no clear leadership in place, Expect to work weird hours to appease editors on different time zones - Salaries are dismal for the huge amount of work expected - High burnout of staff

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