Is BAE Systems a good company to work for?

BAE Systems has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 4,725 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at BAE Systems to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BAE Systems have been left by employees working as Program Manager , Software Engineer and Systems Engineer .

Does BAE Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BAE Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BAE Systems. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BAE Systems?

75% of BAE Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BAE Systems 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BAE Systems?

Software Engineer (217) , Project Manager (148) , Systems Engineer (131) , Engineer (88) , Senior Consultant (55) , Principal Consultant (54) , Consultant (45) , Principal Engineer (42) , Senior Software Engineer (42) , Mechanical Engineer (40) , Business Analyst (39) , Engineering Manager (38) , Senior Engineer (36) , Senior Systems Engineer (36) , Manager (35)

What are the pros of working at BAE Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Met a few great people that I worked with whom I will keep in touch with." ((in 356 reviews)); "Company does not expect salaried employees to work excessive amounts of overtime (good work/life balance)." ((in 243 reviews)); "Benefits are good and resonable" ((in 225 reviews)); "good pay in certain business units pay better for professional staff not early exec levels scope to move" ((in 217 reviews)); "Salary is good and competitive" ((in 134 reviews))

What are the cons of working at BAE Systems according to real employee reviews?

"They have a lousy fast turnstile of people coming and going all due to their poor management." ((in 195 reviews)); "Lack of career progression in technical roles" ((in 60 reviews)); "Senior managers have the point of view that BAE don't develop software and appear to be in denial." ((in 51 reviews)); "Lack of trust in senior management" ((in 48 reviews)); "leadership is poor and full of middle" ((in 45 reviews))

What are employees saying about BAE Systems layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about BAE Systems layoffs and their outlook for job security at BAE Systems in 2026.

What are the top reviewed BAE Systems locations?

Nashua , San Diego , McLean , Washington , Fort Wayne , Norfolk , York , Austin , Merrimack , Radford , Endicott , Rockville , Wayne , Chesapeake , Fort Worth , Hudson , Cedar Rapids , Jacksonville , Arlington , Falls Church , Boston , Aiken , Mount Laurel , New York , Dayton , San Jose , Westminster , Huntsville , Reston , Greenlawn

BAE Systems reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,224 total reviews)

Charles Woodburn

81% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (4,224 reviews)

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BAE Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,224 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BAE Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Jul 22, 2019

Company with Good Culture for long term benefit of employees and clients

Senior programmer manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Looks after its people Good benefits compared to competition If you want to get on you will get support If you have a good idea you will get listened to

Cons

Look to take more risks in approach to work

BAE Systems Response

6y

Thank you very much for your review. Its great to know you feel there is a good culture at AI. Taking time to provide this feedback is really valuable for us and we will be sending your comments on for review. Thanks again!

5.0

Jul 18, 2019

Great People, Great Software and a very nice place to work.

Senior account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Software and amazingly clever and passionate people.

Cons

Leadership focus is top down and does not take bottom up advice.

BAE Systems Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your time with us. It’s great to know you enjoyed your time here and we agree, our people are our greatest strength. Your comments and advice are really valuable to us and will be fed back. Thank you.

4.0

Jul 15, 2019

A good company to lern for a graduates.

Product implementation engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good working culture, quite good work organization

Cons

prolonged procedures, somethimes boring tasks

BAE Systems Response

6y

Thank you for your feedback, it’s great to know you are benefiting from the graduate programme and that you feel there is a good working culture, We always appreciate feedback so we can continue to improve so thanks again for your review.

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Company with Good Culture for long term benefit of employees and clients

Great People, Great Software and a very nice place to work.

A good company to lern for a graduates.

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