Is Leonardo a good company to work for?

Leonardo has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,504 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Leonardo to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Leonardo have been left by employees working as Lead Systems Engineer , Principal Engineer and Systems Engineer .

Does Leonardo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Leonardo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Leonardo. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Leonardo?

80% of Leonardo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Leonardo 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Leonardo?

Systems Engineer (91) , Software Engineer (89) , Engineer (68) , Project Manager (64) , System Engineer (46) , Program Manager (29) , Impiegato Tecnico (27) , Buyer (22) , Senior Systems Engineer (22) , Operaio Metalmeccanico (19) , Principal Systems Engineer (18) , Impiegato (17) , Manager (17) , Manufacturing Engineer (16) , Senior Software Engineer (16)

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

"Benefits are good and are average for the industry." ((in 142 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 117 reviews)); "Great people and teamworking you'll be happy if you don't want to stretch yourself and continue to only work in you comfort zone" ((in 112 reviews)); "Good pay and working hours with overtime" ((in 46 reviews)); "Good benefits package and pension" ((in 37 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of drive / motivation from leaders." ((in 93 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to the market and difficult to innovate" ((in 67 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 32 reviews)); "All the senior managers have all worked there forever and it's an old boys club." ((in 25 reviews)); "No training, extremely political" ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about Leonardo layoffs in 2026?

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

What Leonardo locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Lincoln , Southampton , Basildon , Edinburgh , Luton , Luton , London , Bristol , Basildon , Yeovil

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(951 total reviews)

Clive Higgins

90% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

Leonardo has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 951 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Leonardo 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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951 reviews

5.0

Jan 22, 2026

Great work life balance on shifts

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 4 days on, 4 days off shift is a gamechanger for my worklife balance. - Shift premium of 35% / 40% is industry leading - 15% pension contribution when you put in 8% (23% total) is outstanding.

Cons

- Can have long periods of trying to find enough work to fill a day fallowed by short lived busy periods. Would be better to have a consistant flow of work to fill timesheets but it is what it is - Base pay without shift premium isn't amazing and lower then industry standard. Wouldn't work here without shifts

Leonardo Response

4mo

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for your 3 years with Leonardo. We’re glad to hear that your shift pattern, premium, and pension contributions are making a real difference to your work-life balance. We also appreciate your feedback on workload flow and base pay. It’s important to us as we continue to find ways to support our teams and ensure a rewarding experience for everyone.

5.0

Jul 21, 2021

Fair and Supportive

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair, Supportive, Inclusive, Thriving, Successful

Cons

Pushing to get more women into engineering, hope to see more young women be inspired into STEM careers

2.0

Mar 9, 2014

Could be a fantastic place to work but isn't.

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company culture is good. It's a very friendly relaxed environment and as most people are academics they encourage knowledge sharing. There is no real pressure to meet deadlines and if you are in the right place at the right time, the work can be very interesting.

Cons

The pay for engineers is terrible. Especially given the specialism and amount of knowledge required. Loyalty is not rewarded and they continually hire people with inappropriate backgrounds on 5k more than experienced engineers. It's hard to swallow. The HR department is running the company which is extremely unusual. There used to be a performance related pay review but this is now a flat 2% raise overall which is disgraceful given the company's financials. The lack of PPR means that there is an awful lot of "deadwood" in the company coasting along on other peoples work.

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