Is LSE a good company to work for?

LSE has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 1,438 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 95% of employees would recommend working at LSE to a friend and 74% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about LSE have been left by employees working as Research Assistant , Student Worker and Student Ambassador .

Does LSE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LSE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LSE. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LSE?

95% of LSE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LSE 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LSE?

Research Assistant (142) , Graduate Student (101) , PhD Student (36) , Research Officer (25) , Student Ambassador (25) , Researcher (15) , Postdoctoral Fellow (14) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (13) , Assistant Professor (12) , Fellow (12) , Student Worker (12) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (12) , Teaching Assistant (10) , GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant (9) , Research Associate (9)

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

"Colleagues are friendly and hardworking" ((in 56 reviews)); "great people honestly great people" ((in 56 reviews)); "Salary is good and includes London weighting" ((in 33 reviews)); "such a great team and so much fun to do as a student" ((in 31 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 25 reviews))

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

"Repetitive work with no career progression" ((in 17 reviews)); "The admin system is a mess and senior management are completely corporate without the efficiency gains" ((in 8 reviews)); "Lots of work and a toxic culture of competitive overachievers" ((in 5 reviews)); "Temporary contract, bad communication when things go wrong" ((in 4 reviews)); "Managers discriminate without fear of reprisal." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed LSE locations?

London , Holborn , Londonderry County Borough , City of Westminster , Stratford

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4.4

95% would recommend to a friend

(1,100 total reviews)

Judith Rees

95% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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LSE has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,100 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The LSE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Jun 24, 2026

Good pay and nice location, but limited growth

Communications specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay and the location is nice

Cons

limited growth opportunities are present

4.0

Jun 21, 2026

Great work environment, but tough promotion path

Registered nurse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment to work for

Cons

Hard to get promoted and better benefits

5.0

Jun 6, 2026

Good pay with great remote balance, but limited benefits

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, great balance for remote research work.

Cons

Dependent on team for research, benefits limited.

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