Is Arup a good company to work for?

Arup has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,323 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% 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?

77% 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 (348) , Senior Engineer (211) , Graduate Engineer (208) , Consultant (173) , Structural Engineer (140) , Intern (137) , Senior Consultant (137) , Associate (109) , Civil Engineer (107) , Project Manager (87) , Mechanical Engineer (84) , Associate Director (48) , Internship (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 499 reviews)); "Lovely people and a great culture" ((in 361 reviews)); "Good benefits for health and profit share" ((in 233 reviews)); "Sociable and good work life balance" ((in 196 reviews)); "Great working environment and coworkers." ((in 131 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 404 reviews)); "Pay is low and profit share value is very low for lower grades" ((in 276 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 92 reviews)); "Slow career progression if you are out of the click" ((in 73 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 , Salt Lake City , Houston , Seattle , Chicago , Edison , Dallas , Austin , Provo , Irvine , Pasadena , Berkeley , Oakland , South San Francisco , San Jose , Cambridge , Germany

Arup reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,440 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 4,440 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 10, 2016

Senior cad technician

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Respectable company with lots of opportunities to progress in your career. Training available and flexible working time.

Cons

There is a very competitive company and only the best are succesful. Aldo there are many brown noses around.

3.0

Apr 28, 2016

Good company, but don't reward well

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good projects, good exposure to high level clients, some working flexibility. Most staff are friendly and willing to help.

Cons

The company really doesn't reward well for good work. Promotions and pay rises are very slow - you have to really fight for recognition of a job well done. Very little incentive to put in the intense working hours. Also, the company doesn't really practice what they preach in terms of a 'good working environment'. While there is some form of flexible working, it isn't really practiced or encouraged. The politics are as bad as other big firms - you get rewarded if you shout loud enough and curry favour with the directors, not if you do great work.

4.0

Apr 27, 2016

New starter

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, interesting projects, good benefits, good work-life balance, opportunities to work abroad, profit share

Cons

Although they pride themselves on "everybody being on a level playing field" it is quite hierarchal

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