Does Intercontinental Exchange pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Intercontinental Exchange employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Intercontinental Exchange. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Intercontinental Exchange?

49% of Intercontinental Exchange employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Intercontinental Exchange 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Intercontinental Exchange?

Analyst (65) , Senior Software Engineer (65) , Software Engineer (47) , Manager (38) , Director (33) , Business Analyst (27) , Client Support Specialist (23) , Data Researcher I (23) , Sales (20) , Software Developer (19) , Product Manager (18) , Senior Developer (18) , Systems Engineer (17) , Engineer (15) , Data Researcher (14)

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

"Some people you meet and work with here are great and very smart" ((in 130 reviews)); "You will learn a lot about the industry and our clients over time at IDC. Benefits are good." ((in 127 reviews)); "Good work life balance which is nice." ((in 108 reviews)); "Good pay if you go in as a director and you get share options every year" ((in 77 reviews)); "Good culture and process is good" ((in 75 reviews))

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

"bad management to utilize the employees" ((in 114 reviews)); "Low salary; about £25k less than the average salary for a Lead Developer in London." ((in 53 reviews)); "No work from home avalible" ((in 43 reviews)); "Some managers have egos and just plainly do not know how to manage." ((in 34 reviews)); "1. Poor Leadership." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Intercontinental Exchange layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Intercontinental Exchange locations?

Curitiba , Rio de Janeiro , Niterói

Intercontinental Exchange reviews

3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(1,944 total reviews)

Jeffrey C. Sprecher

56% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Intercontinental Exchange has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,944 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Intercontinental Exchange employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financeiro industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Apr 8, 2024

Good Job - Needs better work-life culture

It analyst

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, office culture is good, consistent hours without working more than 40-45 a week.

Cons

Mandatory in-office 3 days a week, no exceptions. PTO is horrendous (unlimited for some roles, other it’s only 15 days a year). Only 6 corporate holidays off. Some roles are not flexible where you have to be on at all times, making it difficult to flex outside of work. Takes a long time to get promoted. These rules will have to flex with the current lack of finding talent.

2.0

Oct 23, 2023

One Of the Worst Experiences in my Career

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, (illusive) high compensation, stock options

Cons

Outdated, over-engineered systems. Office politics are unbelievable - promotions only happen if you're "on the inside". Have tried to push some of my ideas and the outcome is usually either complete rejection or put aside until someone in management would take the credit for it. Very high turnover - people do leave all the time due to high stress, no growth, insane hours, tons of red tape and outdated processes. Their double digit bonus promises fail all the time... they rarely meet their goals... at the low level, in other words, bonuses are trimmed at levels everything below management so management can get their targeted percentage.

2.0

Apr 18, 2023

Be prepared to spend a lot of time in office with negligible support

Ui developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Have the opportunity to learn about commodities and/or derivatives trading. Nice office. Great opportunity to learn or reinforce understanding on modern frontend and backend development conventions

Cons

They will tell you it's hybrid, but it ends up being mostly or entirely onsite. Easy to run into micromanagement. Not much of an office culture. Very inflexible on the work policy.

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