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      Leonardo

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      Leonardo Reviews

      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (961 total reviews)

      Clive Higgins

      90% approve of CEO

      77% positive business outlook

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      Leonardo has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 961 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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      961 reviews
      5.0
      22 Jan 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

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      Leonardo Response
      5mo
      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.
      2.0
      9 Mar 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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