Is BAE Systems a good company to work for?

BAE Systems has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 4,698 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 been stable over the past 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 (216) , Project Manager (147) , Systems Engineer (130) , Engineer (88) , Senior Consultant (55) , Principal Consultant (52) , Consultant (44) , Principal Engineer (42) , Senior Software Engineer (42) , Business Analyst (39) , Mechanical Engineer (39) , Engineering Manager (38) , Senior Engineer (36) , Manager (35) , Senior Systems Engineer (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 346 reviews)); "Company does not expect salaried employees to work excessive amounts of overtime (good work/life balance)." ((in 240 reviews)); "Benefits are good and resonable" ((in 228 reviews)); "good pay in certain business units pay better for professional staff not early exec levels scope to move" ((in 202 reviews)); "Salary is good and competitive" ((in 133 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 192 reviews)); "No training: Grads are left to 'train' themselves by watching videos" ((in 65 reviews)); "No career progression and lack of man power" ((in 59 reviews)); "Senior managers have the point of view that BAE don't develop software and appear to be in denial." ((in 52 reviews)); "Senior management is an absolute joke." ((in 49 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 BAE Systems locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Falls Church , Manchester , Hill AFB , Merrimack , San Jose , Sterling , Endicott , Fort Wayne , Cedar Rapids , Rockville

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BAE Systems reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,197 total reviews)

Charles Woodburn

80% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

BAE Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,197 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).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Mar 12, 2010

Life as a grad

Operations graduate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and flex time policy. Well supported and most jobs are quite well paced and not too stressful. Projects are quite interesting and good opportunity to move around. Annual bonus and initial welcome payment are a good bonus.

Cons

Some jobs can be boring if not given enough to do. Good work can go unnoticed as it is such a big company.

2.0

Mar 7, 2010

Stimulating and varied work. Obstructive processes.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work. Very varied, lots of opportunities for challenge, travel and career. Some leading technology, staff commitment.

Cons

Process often prevents work being followed to my satisfaction (and others). Judgment by targets has frequent unforseen (though entirely forseeable) negative side-effects. Employees are trained in ethics, but the board has failed to explain the new evidence which changed the company stance from 'no wrongdoing' to accepting wrongdoing overnight in early 2010.

3.0

Mar 1, 2010

OK salary but limited development opportunities

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salaries are competitive and are reviewed frequently at the lower grades. Decent benefits package (health care, travel insurance, pension and bonus). Good work life balance.

Cons

Since it is a consultancy and not a software house / IT corporation the opportunities are a little more limited. Little on offer by way of staff training.

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Jobs at BAE Systems

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Assembly Build Line Support

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£37K - £37K /yr

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