Is Arup a good company to work for?

Arup has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,347 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at Arup to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Arup have been left by employees working as Intern , Associate Principal and Graduate Engineer .

Does Arup pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arup employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arup. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arup?

76% of Arup employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arup 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arup?

Engineer (350) , Senior Engineer (212) , Graduate Engineer (208) , Consultant (174) , Intern (140) , Structural Engineer (140) , Senior Consultant (138) , Associate (109) , Civil Engineer (107) , Project Manager (87) , Mechanical Engineer (84) , Internship (49) , Associate Director (48) , Assistant Engineer (45) , Senior Structural Engineer (45)

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

"Great for people with families in terms of attitudes to working from home and generally being flexible." ((in 489 reviews)); "Lovely people and a great culture" ((in 368 reviews)); "Good benefit and recently good increment compared to the same stakeholders in the industry" ((in 237 reviews)); "Sociable and good work life balance" ((in 197 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and professional" ((in 195 reviews))

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

"Low salary and sometimes slow to get up the ladder" ((in 399 reviews)); "Pay is low and profit share value is very low for lower grades" ((in 277 reviews)); "extended working hours might be frustrating" ((in 109 reviews)); "Unless your a tall white man, you probably won't progress much, poor management" ((in 94 reviews)); "Slow career progression if you are out of the click" ((in 74 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arup layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Arup locations?

New York , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Boston , Washington , Houston , Salt Lake City , Seattle , Chicago , Edison , Dallas , Austin , Provo , Irvine , Pasadena , Berkeley , Oakland , South San Francisco , San Jose , Cambridge , Germany

Arup reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(4,456 total reviews)

Jerome Frost

76% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Arup has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,456 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arup employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews

4.0

May 3, 2020

Former Building Services Electrical Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working, good social environment and support network. Good range of projects to work on.

Cons

Lack of clarity in regards to promotions, poor basic salary, higher management have a disconnect between younger engineers and promotion is reflected from that disconnect, i.e. takes longer to progress.

5.0

Apr 30, 2020

Always exciting and great people

Delivery manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture is truly different to its competitors. So much innovation.

Cons

It is a fun place to work but that can slip into being internally competitive.

4.0

Apr 27, 2020

good opportunity to begin your career

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good environment, freedom to choose your path

Cons

low wages, difficult to promote

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