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 2% 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 (39) , 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 (16) , 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 134 reviews)); "You will learn a lot about the industry and our clients over time at IDC. Benefits are good." ((in 126 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 79 reviews)); "Good culture and process is good" ((in 72 reviews))

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

"bad management to utilize the employees" ((in 111 reviews)); "Low salary; about £25k less than the average salary for a Lead Developer in London." ((in 54 reviews)); "no work from home" ((in 44 reviews)); "Some managers have egos and just plainly do not know how to manage." ((in 35 reviews)); "1. Poor Leadership." ((in 27 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

(1,948 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 1,948 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

4.0

Oct 7, 2015

Title is ok, but team is apart of "help desk" which is commonly misconstrued as secretary.

Trade support analyst

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

You will never be bored, which the largest perk. Exposure to how commodity markets work and highly sophisticated proprietary technical applications.

Cons

The desk is part of a 24 hour support team so constant shift change is inevitable leaving you vulnerable to lack of sleep, illness, and any routine whatsoever. Top heavy with little room for advancement, support/call center vibe, salary to work load ratio.

1.0

Jul 17, 2015

Not a positive place to work

Editor

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Average pay; colleagues still left from our acquired company are great; we make a great team

Cons

When we were acquired by ICE everything about our company fell apart. We lost flexibility, work at home privileges, salaries were barely adjusted, bonuses were lower, and our company culture suffered. ICE promised "transparency" and instead dismantled our company and is closing our Phoenix office. We were a growing company and now we have been hollowed out and taken apart.

1.0

Mar 8, 2012

Potential of good salary with no work life balance. (ICE Chicago)

Senior developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

This review is for IntercontinentalExchange Chicago, formally ICE Clear Credit. There is great potential for above average pay no matter what experience level. The company has very talented individuals that are dedicated to their jobs, especially in the technical domain. The office is very clean and there are great views to the chicago skyline.

Cons

This review is for IntercontinentalExchange Chicago, formally ICE Clear Credit or ICE Trust (Credit Default Swap Clearing house for ICE). There is zero work life balance; long days and regular weekend work are expected. There is an incredible amount of attrition caused both by employee choice and personal management issues on very small development teams. Several inexperienced managers hired by upper management friends especially in the technology area, this should eventually improve over time as the attrition and overall employee dissatisfaction continue. The review process is one directional with little opportunity to provide upward feedback. The code base is currently broken in two with a large monolithic J2EE application, PERL scripts, minimal unit tests and a second progressive version authored as dozens of interdependent projects. Innovation is defined as revisioning obsolete systems into somewhat modern architecture. Please read the other review of ICE Chicago 2010 as it is still completely accurate as of 2012. Expect the same attrition throughout the year.

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