9.1

/10

Transparency Ranking

Virgin Media O2

Virgin Media O2Empolyee verified

Reimagining connectivity to supercharge the UK
top 3 scores:
85%

Autonomy

84%

Location flexibility

84%

Hours flexibility

Virgin Media O2

Telecommunications

Through billions of pounds of investment and cutting-edge innovation, our power-coupling gives us a unique opportunity to be a serious challenger, rebelling against the status quo.

From network upgrades and expansion, to groundbreaking new converged connectivity and entertainment products, this firepower will fuel market-leading growth and cement the company’s position as the UK’s largest converged telecoms challenger.

4 days/week at home

A little flex time

Transparency score
9.1

/10

This score gives you an insight into how transparent this company is about what it's really like to work there—from flexibility to values and more!

82%
FlexScore®

Based on 32 employee responses

We asked employees of Virgin Media O2 what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
84%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
84%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
77%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
79%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
78%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
85%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Benefits spotlight

Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at full pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 14 weeks at full pay
Adoption leave – 26 weeks at full pay
Shared parental leave
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Pregnancy loss leave
Carer’s leave
Mental health platform access
Volunteer days – 5 days paid on top of 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Open to part time work for some roles
Birthday off
Meditation space
Enhanced sick pay
Teambuilding days
Faith rooms
In office catering
Employee discounts
Open to job sharing
Buy or sell annual leave
Cycle to work scheme
Life assurance
Financial coaching

Virgin Media O2 jobs

Commercial & Contracts Manager

Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Reading, Sheffield

Head of Benefits Realisation

Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Peterborough, Reading

Digital Technical Lead

London

Commercial Manager

London

Product Owner- Digital Care

London

Incident Manager

Manchester, Reading

DevOps Engineer - Salesforce

Reading

Mobile capability & efficiency SME

United Kingdom

Product Executive - Broadband - Value Added Services

London, Reading

Finance Business Partner - Install Capex

Reading

Demand and Roadmap Analyst

Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Peterborough, Reading

Finance Business Partner - Customer Service

Reading

Chief Customer Officer - Tesco Mobile

United Kingdom

Service Architect

Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Peterborough, Reading

Commercial Strategy Manager

London

Affiliate Executive

London

Strategy & Commercial Manager

London

SDM designer, Voice Core Networks

Reading

Senior Devops Engineer - Cloud Solutions

Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Reading

Senior Data Engineer - Cloud/Python/SQL

Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Reading

Data Architect

United Kingdom

Credit Risk System and Strategy Lead

London, Manchester

Finance Business Partner - Analytics

London

Analytics Engineer

United Kingdom

Security Technical Compliance Manager (24 month FTC)

United Kingdom

Mobile Network Architect

Reading

Employee reviews

Virgin Media O2's employees have anonymously had their say in what they think of the company

Fab company to work for, benefits are superb and certain roles give lots of autonomy and flexibility. I love it so much, I am still here after 16 years.

I love the emphasis on ownership for every employee. Its not typical corporate and it is expected of me to take decisions and own them.

The people always come first and it's a very non-hierarchical environment. All about team-play and I have a great team; we work well together, support one another and get the job done. We have flexibility to work effectively and make sure that we have an open-door policy where we can share and learn from one another. I feel very supported and lucky to be a part of a team that values it's employees.

We have a very flexible working environment, including working from home as required and flexibility on hours worked. The flexibility means I can work around family commitments and I'm trusted to flex my hours up and down to get the job done. This is really valuable for me.

Working at Virgin Media O2

Company employees

16,000

Gender diversity (male:female)

63:37

Office locations

Flexible; Primary Locations Hammersmith & Reading

Hiring Countries

United Kingdom

Awards & Achievements

3rd – Large companies

3rd – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023
2nd – Large companies

2nd – Large companies

Flexa100 2023

About us

We're an award-winning fibre broadband provider & telecommunications company. We manage 47 million UK connections across broadband, mobile, TV and home phone and have around 18,000 colleagues, working hard to provide the very best connectivity to our valued customers.

Our aim is to bring 5G to 50% of the UK population by the end of 2023, in a sustainable and responsible way. We’ve committed to net zero carbon operations by 2025, with further commitments coming soon, which will focus on closing the digital divide and making connectivity more affordable and accessible to millions across the country.

Flexible working at Virgin Media O2

Our hybrid working approach, 'Work Smarter, Live Better' puts the future of work in your hands. Giving you more freedom and flexibility to decide where, when and how you work best, it gives you the ability to craft a working approach to suit your daily commitments.

Since we have such a wide variety of roles and teams, we know that one size most definitely doesn't fit all. So, instead we ask everyone to consider how they can find the right balance between what’s best for them, their colleagues, our business and our customers. Our best advice is to talk to your interviewers during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you.

Approach to diversity & inclusion

At Virgin Media O2 we're going All In, to remove bias and barriers for our people and our candidates. We're working hard to achieve bold ambitions, to help us better represent the diverse communities we serve across the UK. As an equal opportunities employer, we support and encourage you, to be your authentic self throughout your application journey.

What do we think of Virgin Media O2?

Its great that large organisations such as Virgin Media O2 are embracing flexibility, when speaking to the team throughout the Flexification process they we keen to stress how much flexibility there is and that employees are trusted and have the autonomy to work in a manner that suits them. Being able to work collaboratively with flexible hours was key to the employee's satisfaction.

If you'd like to learn more about roles within the team take a look at their careers page.

Meet who might be hiring you

You might have heard about our values - Brave, Real & Together. These values guide us every day, supporting our mantra for high performing team play. Virgin Media O2 is the coolest gig in our industry - we have the most amazing starting position to outperform the rest of the market. Our people are what makes us unique, and drive us as we play at pace to see off the competition. This a company where the opportunites are endless and the potential is huge. It's an exciting time to join team Virgin Media O2.

Lutz - CEO

Awards & Achievements

3rd – Large companies

3rd – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023
2nd – Large companies

2nd – Large companies

Flexa100 2023

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