About PA Consulting
What is PA Consulting?
PA Consulting is an innovation and transformation consultancy founded in 1943, working with governments, health services and companies on everything from product design to public-service reform. It employs around 4,100 people, with a large design-and-engineering capability alongside classic strategy consulting.
Where will I work?
From offices in London, Cambridge, Manchester, Edinburgh and internationally including the US and the Nordics, with hybrid and client-site working.
What is the PA team like?
Consultants, engineers, scientists and designers — the firm runs its own technology and product-design centres as well as advisory teams.
Work-Life Balance
PA Consulting is ranked 25th on Working Families' Top 30 Employers list for 2025. Glassdoor reviewers rate work-life balance 3.7 out of 5 across 1,798 reviews, and analysts specifically rate it 4.1 — with reviewers noting "great work life balance compared to other consultancies" and that "the hours are not as long as some would expect in consulting".
Perks and Benefits
- Working Families Top 30 Employer (2025)
- Hybrid working alongside client engagements
- In-house technology and product-design centres
- Professional development across disciplines