Does Absa pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Absa employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Absa. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Absa?

76% of Absa employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Absa 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Absa?

Software Engineer (34) , Business Analyst (28) , Sales Consultant (26) , Intern (24) , Consultant (23) , Software Developer (21) , Analyst (20) , Bank Teller (18) , Manager (16) , Project Manager (14) , Vice President (14) , Credit Analyst (12) , Financial Analyst (11) , Internship (11) , Senior Software Engineer (11)

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

"Great culture and market related remuneration" ((in 69 reviews)); "great working environment for youth" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great people and hybrid working" ((in 42 reviews)); "Has a good work environment" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work Coulter" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Hours are long and extensive" ((in 27 reviews)); "Micro management by the branch manager," ((in 24 reviews)); "Late working hours working on weekends" ((in 23 reviews)); "Low bonus compared to other companies Easy to get complacent No real movement for growth" ((in 13 reviews)); "Toxic environment in some departments where operational managers don’t embrace the vision and some staff members make working there unbearable." ((in 9 reviews))

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Absa reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,070 total reviews)

René van Wyk

88% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

Absa has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,070 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Absa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanza industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Oct 29, 2025

Great place to work at depending on what your flavour of data science is

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Various teams treat data science differently; some take a more software development approach, using Git, unit tests, and Jira. Others take a more analytics-focused approach, dashboards, campaigns etc The former tend to use tools like Databricks and PySpark, while the latter lean more towards SAS and SQL.

Cons

This applies to all companies; it's usually not properly announced which style a team prefers until you've landed on the team. More efforts could be made to make things more transparent about things

3.0

Oct 27, 2025

Pick a struggle

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are various growth opportunities

Cons

Work life balance is limited

4.0

Oct 24, 2025

Great culture

Software deceloper and it technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture. Employees well taken care of.

Cons

The deadlines tend to be Tight

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