These 14 tech companies offer their UK employees the best pay and benefits

Silicon Valley tech firms are famous for showering their employees with benefits on top of what could already be considered a substantial salary. 

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British employees have also found that tech companies tend to be generous when it comes to compensation.

Glassdoor, the anonymous employee review website, has published its list of the companies that offer their UK employees the best pay — including salaries and bonuses — as well as other benefits. Out of the 25 firms on Glassdoor's list, most of them are in tech and hail from across Europe as well as the US. 

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Facebook employees get great perks wherever they work. Kobby Dagan / Shutterstock.com

Glassdoor relied on feedback from employees over the past year who rated their satisfaction with their salary and compensation on a five-point scale. The rating takes into accounts all benefits and perks, not just money. That means that some tech companies that may not offer all their employees the biggest paycheck still made it onto the list. 

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14. Google

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Google's London office Glassdoor/Google

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.2 out of 5

Sample average salary: £59,104

“Great coworkers, amazing perks and a transparent inclusive corporate culture. Loads of international career opportunities. Very diverse and empowering environment.” – YouTube partner manager (London).

Extra perks: Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks, and access to Google gym and fitness classes. Most employees can choose a Macbook, Chromebook, or Windows laptop and some are supplied with the latest Google phones and tablets.

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13. BMC Software

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BMC employees can play table football in the company's London office. Glassdoor/BMC

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.2 out of 5

Sample average salary: £60,832

“BMC is a fairly flexible workplace with opportunities to work from home on a regular basis. The overall pay package is in line with the market. Its a global company providing opportunities to work on the same project or product with people from different countries.” – software development manager (London).

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12. NetBuilder

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The office pool table Glassdoor/NetBuilder

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.3 out of 5

Sample average salary: £19,000

“The community is fantastic. Social activities are very common. Accommodation is great, in the heart of MediaCityUK. Their teaching approach is different to most but works very well.” – IT consultant (Manchester)

Extra perks: Pool table in the office and paid-for accommodation just ten minutes away.

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11. NewVoiceMedia

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NewVoiceMedia employees all look forward to massage day. Glassdoor

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.3 out of 5

Sample average salary: £34,333

“Mostly excellent development management. Pay increases can happen if you're pulling your weight.” – software developer (Basingstoke).

Extra perks: Massages.

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10. Skype

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Skype opened its London office in 2013 Skype's London office

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.3 out of 5

Sample average salary: £64,293

“Excellent pay, excellent training, excellent equipment, excellent colleagues, true autonomy.” – engineering lead (London).

Extra perks: Flexible working hours, "swanky offices" and good healthcare and pension plans.

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9. HomeAway

HomeAway UK team
The HomeAway UK team. Glassdoor/HomeAway

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.3 out of 5

Sample average salary: £64,293

“Good compensation plan for sales and account management, realistic yet challenging performance targets, free property listing, okay pension (3% on top of salary), and 25 days leave plus bank holidays. HomeAway Bar once a month, fresh fruit delivered, and cakes every Friday.” – HomeAway, account manager (London).

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8. Attenda

Attenda Extreme London to Barcelona Bike Ride, Staines
Attenda employees train for a London to Barcelona bike ride Glassdoor

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.4 out of 5

Sample average salary: £50,000 - 55,000.

“Fun, friendly company and a great team to come to work to every day. Generous benefits and a visionary leader. A business of about 300 people with the potential and capability of one 10 times the size.” – anonymous employee (Staines).

Extra perks: Sports and social club, curry nights, and beer o'clock every Friday afternoon, when the leadership team serve the staff!

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7. Salesforce

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Salesforce's Dublin office Glassdoor/Salesforce

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.4 out of 5

Sample average salary: £77,280

“High commitment to customer success, great product, innovative in the enterprise space, strong growth, and great benefits and compensation.” – customer success manager (no location given). 

Extra perks: "Great toilets."

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6. Softcat

Softcat – fancy dress day Marlow office
Softcat's fancy dress day at their Marlow office Glassdoor

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.5 out of 5

Sample average salary: £31,029

“The commission structure is uncapped and very generous. There are people making LOTS of money here.” – account manager (Buckinghamshire).

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5. Informatica

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Informatica offers employees fresh fruit in its California HQ Glassdoor/Informatica

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.5 out of 5

Sample average salary: £43,924

“Sales compensation plans that are the best in the industry with over-achievement heavily rewarded.” – area sales leader (London)

Extra perks: Off-site trips as special rewards, flexible working hours, working from home.

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4. Equal Experts

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Equal Experts seems to send employees on adventures Glassdoor

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.6 out of 5

Sample average salary: £114,000-£126,000. 

“Good salary. The associate/partners structure allows the employee to get a really good deal.” – partner (London)

Extra perks: According to a post on Glassdoor, the company sees contractors as employees and not dispensable individuals. Social events are held at the end of every month where teams get the opportunity to showcase their work and have beer and pizza afterwards. Employees also appear to go on a lot of adventures.

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3. Media Math

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Happy Media Math employees outside their London office Glassdoor/Media Math

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.6 out of 5

Sample average salary: £50,000-£54,000. 

“MediaMath offers all the cool perks expected within the industry such as free food and drink, a cool working environment and social events.” – anonymous employee (London).

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2. Jive

Jive employees enjoy an occasional beer
Glassdoor/Jive

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.7 out of 5

Sample average salary: £39,000-£42,000. A professional services salary is listed as £87,000 to £93,000.

 “Highly skilled and driven team with great team support and flexible working hours. Brilliant working environment. Excellent salary and benefits and a sense of fun. — professional services (Reading).

 Extra perks: Free snacks, a pool table, and an Xbox in the office. 

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1. Facebook

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A Facebook employee works at the company's London office. Glassdoor/Facebook

Employee rating of compensation and benefits: 4.7 out of 5

Sample average salary: £69,629

“Smart people to work with, great benefits (free food for breakfast, lunch and dinner), a healthy work environment and an amazing working culture" – Facebook, internet marketing analyst (London).

Extra perks: Gym allowance and business class travel. 

On February 28, Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company, joined 31 other media groups and filed a $2.3 billion suit against Google in Dutch court, alleging losses suffered due to the company's advertising practices.

This story was originally published by Glassdoor.

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