Does NESTA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NESTA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NESTA. This rating has improved by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NESTA?

52% of NESTA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NESTA 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NESTA?

Programmer Manager (12) , Project Manager (10) , Director (5) , Manager (5) , Data Scientist (4) , Intern (4) , Programme Manager (4) , Senior Manager (4) , Analyst (3) , Assistant Programmer Manager (3) , Data Engineer (3) , Principal Researcher (3) , Assistant Programme Manager (2) , Designer (2) , Head of X (2)

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

"you can find great colleagues if you look in the right places." ((in 24 reviews)); "Smart people, v committed and genuinely world class" ((in 23 reviews)); "Really interesting and dedicated staff" ((in 7 reviews)); "And good work/life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "The office is nice." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"building and a real lack of diversity." ((in 6 reviews)); "Delusions of grandeur about what the organisation can realistically do and an arrogant new senior leadership team." ((in 4 reviews)); "High workload, pay not great." ((in 3 reviews)); "The CEO is a genuinely nice guy, very smart and quite the renaissance man in terms of his knowledge, interests and passions, but really lacking in the basic skills that make a good CEO." ((in 3 reviews)); "Salary is not competitive to the market." ((in 3 reviews))

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3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(140 total reviews)

Ravi Gurumurthy

49% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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NESTA has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 140 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NESTA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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140 reviews

5.0

Feb 19, 2026

Great place to work, early in your career

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work for those who are impact driven Interesting way of doing things Innovation and embedded social lens makes for great work Is a foundation so don't have to think about funding as much

Cons

Not sure about progression/salary increases

5.0

Nov 25, 2025

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and benefits, great colleagues, interesting work and lots of opportunities to learn and grow

Cons

Not really structured routes for progression

5.0

May 30, 2025

Great place to work

Team administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a pleasure working at Nesta. Motivated staff. Interesting work.

Cons

None that I can think of.

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