Does UK Biocentre pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UK Biocentre employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UK Biocentre. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UK Biocentre?

47% of UK Biocentre employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UK Biocentre 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UK Biocentre?

Lab Technician (28) , Laboratory Technician (22) , Lab Operator (15) , Laboratory Operator (6) , Section Manager (6) , Laboratory Operative (5) , Technician (3) , Lab Manager (2) , Lab Operative (2) , Lab Tech (2) , Medical Laboratory Technician (2) , Shift Manager (2)

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

"Good hours and pay." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great team" ((in 10 reviews)); "The salary per year was good" ((in 8 reviews)); "Nice people to work with" ((in 7 reviews)); "Free food." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Poor management could have been better" ((in 12 reviews)); "long hours which could be supplemented by pay" ((in 11 reviews)); "Work life balance takes a big hit." ((in 4 reviews)); "Lots of variation in academic backgrounds, usually led to a few people not knowing how certain things truly worked (such as certain machinery or relatively basic biological processes) Long hours (in 2021" ((in 4 reviews)); "Other Managers were inexperienced and generally didn't care." ((in 3 reviews))

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UK Biocentre Reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(108 total reviews)

32% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

2.9

Culture and values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Senior management

UK Biocentre has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 108 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UK Biocentre employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

108 reviews

4.0

15 May 2026

Good company, but growth opportunities limited

Lab manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good company to work with.

Cons

Some people wouldn’t let you grow.

2.0

14 May 2026

Work availability high, but job security low

Laboratory technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- lots of hours available

Cons

- redundancy after covid -

1.0

3 Mar 2026

The poor being lead by the blind being lead by the Stupid.

Multiple

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good sense of achievement as the work is actually contributing to real life changes in the world of science A lot of diversity Really good people within the labs

Cons

Too many cover ups when things go wrong A lot of favouritism The occasional borderline inappropriate innuendos from certain senior leaders in the company Terrible regard for our daily lives - changing the rota multiple times within a short time frame. Constantly want you to go above and beyond for the company ie stay until 10pm on extreme occasions but they do not even extend the same to their staff Look at staff like cattle/numbers instead of human beings I could reel off a 100 more cons but unfortunately I have things to do but overall just a really negative place to spend 40 hours a week at, the type of place that puts you ruins your whole week before it’s even started.

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