Is Rolls-Royce a good company to work for?

Rolls-Royce has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 4,505 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at Rolls-Royce to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Rolls-Royce have been left by employees working as Manufacturing Engineer , Software Engineer and CNC Machinist .

Does Rolls-Royce pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rolls-Royce employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rolls-Royce. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rolls-Royce?

83% of Rolls-Royce employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rolls-Royce 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rolls-Royce?

Engineer (170) , Manufacturing Engineer (158) , Intern (118) , Project Manager (77) , Mechanical Engineer (65) , Internship (60) , Design Engineer (52) , Systems Engineer (51) , Software Engineer (45) , Technician (42) , Buyer (38) , Manager (38) , Project Engineer (32) , Engineering Intern (31) , Mechanical Design Engineer (28)

What are the pros of working at Rolls-Royce according to real employee reviews?

"people are great and helpful" ((in 311 reviews)); "Good work life balance and learnibg" ((in 259 reviews)); "The Pay is good and the work hours are decent." ((in 173 reviews)); "I am very satisfied with this company because it has a good salary and the company really cares about all of the employees." ((in 123 reviews)); "Colleagues are great" ((in 103 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Rolls-Royce according to real employee reviews?

"Their poor management and processes that I witnessed have now completely tainted my view of Rolls" ((in 156 reviews)); "Too many managers for the individual contributors" ((in 74 reviews)); "slow career progression and trainning" ((in 39 reviews)); "Senior leadership feel out of touch to workforce" ((in 31 reviews)); "4. Senior management less approachable and supportive." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rolls-Royce layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Rolls-Royce locations?

Indianapolis , Mount Vernon , Prince George , Oakland , Walpole , Washington , Houston , Pittsburgh , Richmond , Reston , Stennis Space Center , Pascagoula , Cypress , Huntsville , New York , Savannah , Moon Township , Novi , Oklahoma City , Dallas , Galveston , West Lafayette , Cleveland , Columbus , Los Angeles , Seattle , Derby , Aiken , Pooler , Disputanta

Rolls-Royce reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(3,445 total reviews)

Tufan Erginbilgic

82% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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Rolls-Royce has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,445 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Rolls-Royce 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

3K reviews

2.0

May 29, 2014

Very interesting work at times. Undermined by poor management and favouritism.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The projects and work can be very engaging and rewarding. Pay and holiday are ok and work/life balance is very good. Long contracts/strong order books provide good job security.

Cons

Management with poor technical knowledge often waste good engineering resource. Blatant favouritism undermines staff moral. Few career opportunities without "networking" - culture of "It's not what you know it's who you know"

4.0

May 28, 2014

A large company with lots of interesting challenges, and some frustrating ones.

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Makes great products, lots of engineering challenges and oppurtunity for learning. Working hours are good, so is the money. Large group of football fanatics work here.

Cons

Office politics, supply chain focus, clarity on department goals and strategy to implement them. Team building not fantastic.

5.0

May 27, 2014

Excellent company to work for

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited growth opportunities for technical specialists.

Cons

Poor quality offices, but the company is investing heavily into improving the working environment

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Very interesting work at times. Undermined by poor management and favouritism.

A large company with lots of interesting challenges, and some frustrating ones.

Excellent company to work for

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