Does FutureLearn pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, FutureLearn employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at FutureLearn. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FutureLearn?

58% of FutureLearn employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FutureLearn 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at FutureLearn?

Manager (5) , Partnership Manager (3) , Engineer (2) , Marketing (2) , Software Developer (2)

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

"It's a team of brilliant people" ((in 15 reviews)); "Amazing colleagues | Everyone is super nice and helpful" ((in 10 reviews)); "Company culture is based on providing access to education globally and they have done a great job of offering a wide variety of MOOCs." ((in 8 reviews)); "life balance, friendly teams & overall a great culture, flexible work hours & mental health days, adopted to remote work really well, fruitful market with great business potential" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Absolutely slamming money down the drain and then blaming it on the people at the bottom who have the lowest salaries." ((in 4 reviews)); "Middle and senior management in some cases have less domain knowledge/expertise than their teams but also somehow neither have basic managerial competencies or experience, diminishing team morale as well as productivity, innovation, and results." ((in 3 reviews)); "Walking the fine line between focus on social mission and revenue is a challenge." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about FutureLearn layoffs in 2026?

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

FutureLearn reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(95 total reviews)

Ian Howell

15% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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FutureLearn has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 95 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FutureLearn employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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95 reviews

4.0

Jun 4, 2026

Strong team and product, but challenges with expertise

Head of marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, fantastic product, curious mindset

Cons

Lots of external hiring with big brand names, limited understanding of the field and product

4.0

May 6, 2026

Flexible work environment with great colleagues

Associate lecturer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely flexible, nice colleagues and managers.

Cons

Self-employed, so no paid leave.

1.0

Mar 27, 2026

Very poor leadership and bad prospects

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some nice people who try hard but are rarely rewarded, ok benefits. Still a few good things remaining from better times.

Cons

Weak, erratic leadership who are afraid to tackle manipulative, toxic, misogynistic people. Lots of churn, layoffs, direction changes and very poor financials that just get worse with all the bad leadership decisions.

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