Employment figures at Barclays 2023, by country

Barclays Group, one of the largest banks in the United Kingdom, employed 45,259 people across the country in 2023. The UK division accounted for more than 50 percent of all employees of the banking group. India and the United States accounted for the next highest employment figures globally. The majority of the bank’s employees now work in the Head Office division.

Leading UK banks by customers

For Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and Nationwide, there was an increase in overall customer numbers between 2007 and 2023. As of 2023, Barclays had the second-highest number of customers, followed by HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group. 

Barclays, a global bank

Barclays Plc operated in a total of 41 countries globally, the tenth highest of Europe's leading banks in 2022. In terms of total assets, Barclays was the fifth-largest bank in Europe in 2022. As with most other leading banks in the UK and across Europe, the total value of assets owned by Barclays has decreased over several years.