Is Arup a good company to work for?

Arup has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,320 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 3.9 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 498 reviews)); "Lovely people and a great culture" ((in 373 reviews)); "Good benefits for health and profit share" ((in 238 reviews)); "Sociable and good work life balance" ((in 200 reviews)); "Great working environment and coworkers." ((in 129 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 386 reviews)); "Pay is low and profit share value is very low for lower grades" ((in 274 reviews)); "extended working hours might be frustrating" ((in 108 reviews)); "Unless your a tall white man, you probably won't progress much, poor management" ((in 94 reviews)); "Long hours and not much else" ((in 77 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

(4,437 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 4,437 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

Oct 3, 2015

Good for learning but Normal salary

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

1. High challenging projects 2. Great knowledge sharing 3. Good at international cooperation 4. Easy to transfer your working place into different countries

Cons

1. Normal pay 2. Long annual leave but low profit share 3. OT everyday but less efficient 4. Only few major office (like London) have resource to support high challenging design or technical research. Most of office are just under the halo of a famous name, and struggling in money.

4.0

Sep 26, 2015

great organisation

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great company to work for. Interesting projects. Good culture and staff benefits.

Cons

Some senior management promoted due to length of service, not managerial skills.

4.0

Sep 9, 2015

Conducive work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global , professional & good work life balance

Cons

Promotion slow, to improve on team working & recognition

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