Does Canonical pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Canonical employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Canonical. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Canonical?

48% of Canonical employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Canonical 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Canonical?

Software Engineer (94) , Engineering Manager (20) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (14) , Senior Software Engineer (12) , Sales (11) , Director (8) , Manager (8) , Product Manager (8) , Technical Support Engineer (8) , Software Developer (6) , Software Engineer I (6) , Project Manager (5) , Sales Executive (5) , Cloud Operations Engineer (4) , Engineer (4)

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

"I'm excited about the role & the people I was interviewed by (and my new team members) are great." ((in 64 reviews)); "Great colleagues and made friends for life" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good salary and pay ranges" ((in 30 reviews)); "Work from home, plus the technologies used are amazing." ((in 27 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 17 reviews))

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

"Very poor management only driven by person interests." ((in 36 reviews)); "men surrounding CEO and CTO" ((in 28 reviews)); "Some of incompetent and arrogant managers" ((in 17 reviews)); "Demotivating and destructive upper management, no real strategy, constant diversification into new lines of business without real success in any single one, unprecedented churn." ((in 14 reviews)); "I don't enjoy being at a company where people are afraid to talk to senior leadership and swap horror stories when they're not around." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Canonical layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Canonical locations?

London , Huntingdon , Brighton , Harrogate , City of London , Southwark

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3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(440 total reviews)

Mark Shuttleworth

39% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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Canonical has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 440 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Canonical employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

440 reviews

5.0

Nov 6, 2025

Good

Growth marketer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility in schedule, culture, technology, travel.

Cons

marketing leadership could be better

5.0

Jan 11, 2025

Amazing place to kickstart your career

Account development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Sales training - Amazing supportive colleagues - Remote work opportunities - Bi-yearly company wide retreats

Cons

- Quite conservative & slow compared to high-paced startup environment

5.0

Oct 30, 2024

Fully remote

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Fully remote as team members are based around the world - Twice a year travel with generous meal allowances

Cons

- Fully remote nature means that more effort is needed to gain visibility

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