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 (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 134 reviews)); "You will learn a lot about the industry and our clients over time at IDC. Benefits are good." ((in 134 reviews)); "Good work life balance which is nice." ((in 114 reviews)); "Good pay if you go in as a director and you get share options every year" ((in 75 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 113 reviews)); "Low salary; about £25k less than the average salary for a Lead Developer in London." ((in 50 reviews)); "No work from home avalible" ((in 44 reviews)); "Products/teams/scope/responsibilities are distributed between remaining managers with no change in pay/title which cause them to start thinking about departing next." ((in 33 reviews)); "1. Poor Leadership." ((in 24 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

(1,947 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 1,947 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

2.0

Apr 6, 2025

Do not recommend

Sys administrator

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Decent and affordable cafe food

Cons

Unrealistic expectations 6 day straight work weeks for some teams Unrealistic WFO policy with 5 days a week Company policies + politics Low advancement opportunities Can’t trade in the stock exchange freely Terrible parking structure Very minimum continued learning opportunities They hawk your outside activities and try to control them

1.0

Apr 4, 2025

Poor compensation and long hours

Technology consultant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

great medical, dental and eye insurance. salary and bonus structures are poor and nebulous. Long hours without any concern for work life balance including working almost every weekend.

Cons

poor overall employee experience. Recently 5 day a week mandate in the office and poor treatment of employees that were hired as permanent work from home.

3.0

Apr 3, 2025

N/A

Sr sre

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work at ICE

Cons

5 days week in office mandatory

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