Does Standard Bank Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Standard Bank Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Standard Bank Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Standard Bank Group?

88% of Standard Bank Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Standard Bank Group 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Standard Bank Group?

Software Engineer (53) , Universal Banker (49) , Business Analyst (48) , Analyst (43) , Manager (39) , Software Developer (32) , Graduate Trainee (31) , Relationship Manager (28) , Senior Manager (26) , Bank Teller (25) , Data Scientist (25) , Intern (23) , Internship (22) , Consultant (18) , Customer Service Representative (17)

What are the pros of working at Standard Bank Group according to real employee reviews?

"Has Great Culture and Values" ((in 235 reviews)); "Great benefits plus I love the culture" ((in 141 reviews)); "Good work life balance in supporting functions" ((in 62 reviews)); "Grad programme relaxed and great working environment." ((in 62 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 62 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Standard Bank Group according to real employee reviews?

"Micro management" ((in 39 reviews)); "Work can be monotonous and long hours" ((in 38 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership." ((in 18 reviews)); "Too much red tape, bad and toxic managers in specific pockets of the organisation." ((in 16 reviews)); "Promotions are very difficult to achieve and office politics play a large role in that." ((in 13 reviews))

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Standard Bank Group reviews about "people"

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture and values

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

Reviews by job title

172 reviews

4.0

10 Jul 2025

BM role

Business manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Lots of investment in developing people through the likes of Henley etc.

Cons

Business units work in silos

5.0

2 Nov 2025

Review

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great people and culture. Smart teams

Cons

some periods of long hour

3.0

27 Mar 2026

collections

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great culture and friendly people and staff benefits

Cons

bad bonuses and increases lack of diversity on management levels

4.0

15 Sept 2025

Satisfied

Graduate risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Really good culture and people

Cons

Really long hours and hard work

5.0

13 Jul 2025

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Junior technical support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great company, many technologies to work with and interesting projects to build, upskills you quickly Honestly, great culture and people to work with

Cons

The work to life balance is sometimes very poor

4.0

2 Oct 2025

Big Corporate - Lots of Work

It specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good people Good reputation Hybrid

Cons

Politics Growth opportunities Management decision making

3.0

28 Jun 2025

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Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

A good place to kick off career

Cons

People management needs to be improved on.

4.0

30 May 2026

Brilliant culture and people, but inflexible environment

Vp, financial advisory

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

brilliant people, great culture, great transactions

Cons

can be rigid and inflexible

5.0

10 Nov 2025

Friendly

Research intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice people and kind staff

Cons

None I can think of

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