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    Bank of England Reviews

    Updated 13 May 2018
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    • Pay typically lower than private sector as expected (in 8 reviews)

    • Pay in SRS generally competitive on entry but lags over time due to public sector pay cap (in 8 reviews)

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    1. "Interesting work. Good benefits. Good work/life balance"

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      Former Employee - Manager in London, England
      Former Employee - Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Bank of England full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Interesting work. Good benefits. Good work/life balance

      Cons

      Salary progression slow even on promotion

    2. "Economist"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Bank of England full-time

      Pros

      great people, work-life balance and highly interesting work

      Cons

      slow career progress, compensation, poor incentives

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Excellent benefits but slow career progression & poor management in the COO division"

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      Former Employee - Change Management in City of London, England
      Former Employee - Change Management in City of London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Bank of England full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Excellent work life balance.
      Excellent benefits such as extra holidays, dental care, free in house gym membership and many more.
      Relaxed working environment.

      Cons

      Management do not listen to employees and are not transparent despite always promoting this across the division.
      Extremely hierarchical.
      Management do not create a great atmosphere to work in as the dynamic of the whole bank environment can only be described as strange when it’s supposed to be a friendly place to work in.
      Extremely slow career and salary progression.
      Salary is not competitive, instead it’s low pay with only a small increase yearly.

      Advice to Management

      Listen and care for your employees and make the Bank of England a great place to work for!

    4. "An interesting place to start..."

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      Former Employee - Insurance Supervision in London, England
      Former Employee - Insurance Supervision in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Bank of England full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good ability to regularly work from home and tailor your hours to suit your childcare or family needs.

      The study package offered is very fair and there is an emphasis on studying and achieving (compared to industry, here you wouldn't be asked to miss study days or work late near exams)

      Because of the non competitive nature of a company that doesn't make a profit it means it can attract lots of really nice people who you do learn a great deal from. I just feel though that for all teams to succeed you need diversity - there are leaders, go getters and the nice quiet types and I think this place has too much of the latter meaning there is not much innovation or dynamism.

      Cons

      - I found due to pay offered the people we attracted to work in the team post-FSA were either wanting the flexibility due to young families or maternity leave, or were not always very good (who would be willing to accept pay £20k-£30k below market?). This was one of the reasons I wanted to leave as I found there were a few enthusiastic ambitious staff members picking up the work for a larger team who maybe saw it as a "coasting" role for a few/many years.

      - A lot to employees haven't worked in industry for a while so the ideas and projects they consider are not practical or pragmatic.

      - Senior management in some areas are inefficient (this isn't just a BoE problem though)

      - Progress is tricky. Merit based promotions don't seem to occur as there is focus is on wage inflation so you will get promoted every few years if you "do your time" which isn't a great culture to set. It means the good people will naturally leave which is to the detriment of the wider team.

      Advice to Management

      Have enforced secondments every 2-3 years for staff (maybe on a swap basis) to ensure staff remain relevant and up to date on industry standards. This is more relevant to the PRA than wider Bank. This would improve staff knowledge and also the PRA reputation as sometimes feedback is issued that may show a lack of understanding.

      Ensure promotions are merit based and not just who has been around longest.

      Try to retain dynamic team members, we lost a great deal of good staff members when I worked there and it's what made me consider leaving. There is an arrogance thinking there will always be people wanting to work at the Bank but you need to consider if these are the right people.

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Prudential Regulation Authority"

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      Current Employee - Supervisor in London, England
      Current Employee - Supervisor in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bank of England full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good workplace culture and senior managers are keen to help you progress, although HR can get in the way sometimes.

      Cons

      Low pay relative to the city of London and other financial institutions, but this is not surprising given it is not a private bank run for profit.

      Advice to Management

      Doing good work so far and I'm enjoying working here. More emphasis on casual flexible working (i.e. working from home more regularly) wouldn't hurt.

    6. "Senior Risk Specialist"

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      Current Employee - Risk Specialist in Surbiton, England
      Current Employee - Risk Specialist in Surbiton, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bank of England full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great culture, very little hierarchy (at least in SRS), real commitment to flexible working (in part a pragmatic response to desk shortage)

      Work is interesting an allows a much broader view than you would ever get in a firm.

      In an era of juniorisation, get to work with a diverse group of people with vast collective experience

      Cons

      Pay in SRS generally competitive on entry but lags over time due to public sector pay cap. 10% bonus max but offset with rpi linked db pension.

      People stick around so not somewhere to go if you want rapid progression

      Advice to Management

      Get some better chefs in the canteen

    7. Helpful (2)

      "Policy analyst"

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      Former Employee - Policy Analyst in London, England
      Former Employee - Policy Analyst in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Bank of England full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Amazing culture, full of very intelligent staff, collegiate culture. Always interesting work to do and you get exposed to the inner workings of financial regulation.

      Cons

      Low pay relative to rest of the City.
      Offices are in the Bank itself and are a little uncomfortable.
      Silo culture in some cases

      Advice to Management

      Refurbish interior offices, greater communication between different departments.

    8. "BBB"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Excellent work life balance policy

      Cons

      Lack of corporate driven environment

    9. "Okay"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Nice people, flexible, laid-back culture

      Cons

      Slow, no clear learning path

    10. "Good Graduate Programme"

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      Current Employee - Graduate Analyst in London, England
      Current Employee - Graduate Analyst in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bank of England full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Friendly culture, good training, good work life balance

      Cons

      Less pay versus other jobs in finance

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