Does Wellcome Trust pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wellcome Trust employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wellcome Trust. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wellcome Trust?

44% of Wellcome Trust employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wellcome Trust 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wellcome Trust?

Manager (13) , PhD Student (10) , Project Manager (7) , Analyst (5) , Graduate Trainee (5) , Grants Adviser (5) , Editor (4) , Funding Manager (4) , Research Lead (4) , Senior Manager (4) , Senior Research Manager (4) , Assistant (3) , Intern (3) , Portfolio Manager (3) , Project Officer (3)

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

"Lovely place with great people" ((in 38 reviews)); "Great colleagues, resources to make a difference" ((in 35 reviews)); "Amazing perks and great benefits." ((in 31 reviews)); "Meaningful work, good salaries and varied" ((in 14 reviews)); "great culture" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Not great pay but understandable" ((in 9 reviews)); "Poor diversity and inclusion track record" ((in 7 reviews)); "Patriarchal senior management." ((in 6 reviews)); "Career development in Wellcome is very odd." ((in 4 reviews)); "Institutional racism, but which they are trying to address." ((in 4 reviews))

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Meaningful work and good pay, but odd culture - Anonymous employee Wellcome Trust Employee Review

2.0

27 Jun 2026

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Meaningful work, good salaries and varied - there aren’t many places you have a museum alongside an investments team

Cons

An odd culture, an unhappy workforce following endless restructures and not much in the way of progression

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4.0

19 Nov 2022

Anonymous employee

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Pros

great mission, inspiring strategy, passionate people, record of enabling great research, has brought attention to important issues that effect everyone’s health and wellbeing

Cons

unhealthy culture, undervalued staff, struggle to accept ‘difference’

4.0

23 May 2015

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Intelligent colleagues all working towards shared aims. Great benefits and reasonable salary. Fantastic mission anyone could get behind.

Cons

Many egos at work. Hierarchical decision making. It can be Hard to break out of the 'box' you are assigned to.

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