Does AWE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AWE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AWE. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AWE?

48% of AWE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AWE 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AWE?

Project Manager (24) , Engineer (23) , Mechanical Engineer (15) , Engineering Manager (13) , Scientist (13) , Manager (12) , Manufacturing Engineer (11) , Senior Project Manager (11) , Assistant Project Manager (8) , Systems Engineer (8) , Graduate Engineer (7) , Electronics Engineer (6) , Research Scientist (6) , Analyst (5) , Project Engineer (5)

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

"Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 72 reviews)); "Non working Friday and good pension" ((in 44 reviews)); "Some great people to work with in a close knit service" ((in 40 reviews)); "good benefits and 4 day fortnight working week" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good colleagues" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Poor management and top" ((in 33 reviews)); "Senior management seem completely detached from the organisation." ((in 20 reviews)); "Poor pay compared to average pay for those jobs" ((in 20 reviews)); "Senior leadership do a good job of preaching the company values but at every opportunity break and ignore them." ((in 18 reviews)); "The facilities are not the most up" ((in 13 reviews))

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3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(584 total reviews)

Nick Elliott

38% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

AWE has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 584 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AWE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace and defence industry (3.6 stars).

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584 reviews

5.0

Apr 23, 2026

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Asset manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Base pay and hazardous pay

Cons

The Site very remote location

5.0

Mar 20, 2026

Overall - good retirement role

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work-life balance Decent flexible working and WFH Decent salaries for outside London

Cons

Internal politics at large Progression based on relationships, not technical outputs

5.0

Mar 18, 2026

Great company to work for.

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Meaningful work - Once work/project has been fully implemented, you can see the change happen that you influenced

Cons

- Slow changes - Due to the company working in defence, projects tend to take a long time to complete even when they are simple small projects.

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