Compare Sainsbury’s vs Tesco BETA

See how working at Sainsbury’s vs. Tesco compares on a variety of workplace factors. By comparing employers on employee ratings, salaries, reviews, pros/cons, job openings and more, you'll feel one step ahead of the rest. All salaries and reviews are posted by employees working at Sainsbury’s vs. Tesco. Learn more about each company and apply to jobs near you.

Sainsbury’s

Tesco

Employee Ratings

Tesco scored higher in 7 areas: Career Opportunities, Compensation & Benefits, Senior Management, Culture & Values, CEO Approval, % Recommend to a friend and Positive Business Outlook.
Both tied in 2 areas: Overall Rating and Work-life balance.

Overall Rating

(full-time and part-time employees only)

Overall Rating

(full-time and part-time employees only)

3.7

★★★★★

(based on 10234 reviews)

Overall Rating

(full-time and part-time employees only)

3.7

★★★★★

(based on 17257 reviews)

Career Opportunities

3.0

★★★★★

Career Opportunities

3.2

★★★★★

Compensation & Benefits

3.2

★★★★★

Compensation & Benefits

3.4

★★★★★

Work-life balance

3.4

★★★★★

Work-life balance

3.4

★★★★★

Senior Management

3.0

★★★★★

Senior Management

3.1

★★★★★

Culture & Values

3.4

★★★★★

Culture & Values

3.5

★★★★★

CEO Approval

56%

56%Mike Coupe

CEO Approval

61%

61%Ken Murphy

Tesco employees rated their CEO Approval 5% higher than Sainsbury’s employees rated theirs.

% Recommend to a friend

67%

% Recommend to a friend

72%

Tesco employees rated their % Recommend to a friend 5% higher than Sainsbury’s employees rated theirs.

Positive Business Outlook

45%

Positive Business Outlook

49%

Tesco employees rated their Positive Business Outlook 4% higher than Sainsbury’s employees rated theirs.

Salaries

Tesco has 8,823 more total submitted salaries than Sainsbury’s.

Salaries for similar jobs

Customer Service Assistant632 Salaries

£10/hr

Sales Assistant404 Salaries

£10/hr

Trading Assistant652 Salaries

£10/hr

See more Sainsbury’s salaries (15790)

Salaries for similar jobs

Customer Assistant3327 Salaries

£10/hr

Sales Assistant513 Salaries

£9/hr

Shop Assistant127 Salaries

£9/hr

See more Tesco salaries (24613)

What Employees Say

Tesco had 1,119 more reviews than Sainsbury’s that mentioned "Good pay" as a Pro.
Tesco had 486 more reviews than Sainsbury’s that mentioned "Long hours" as a Con.

Pros

"Good pay"(in 801 reviews)

"Flexible hours"(in 248 reviews)

Pros

"Good pay"(in 1920 reviews)

"Flexible working hours"(in 737 reviews)

Cons

"Long hours"(in 247 reviews)

"Team leaders"(in 146 reviews)

Cons

"Long hours"(in 733 reviews)

"Poor management"(in 279 reviews)