Question 1

Does QinetiQ pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, QinetiQ employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at QinetiQ. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at QinetiQ?

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59% of QinetiQ employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated QinetiQ 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at QinetiQ?

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Engineer (41), Project Manager (39), Systems Engineer (32), Software Engineer (26), Manager (18), Senior Software Engineer (15), Senior Consultant (14), Senior Systems Engineer (12), Consultant (11), Principal Engineer (11), Senior Project Manager (11), Principal Consultant (10), Senior Engineer (10), Analyst (9), Program Manager (9)

Question 4

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

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"Lots of interesting work and most people we work with day to day are great people!" ((in 118 reviews)); "Good benefits and work facilities" ((in 59 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 56 reviews)); "Great colleagues and interesting work." ((in 28 reviews)); "THe company offers a good opportunity to try a few streams of work before specialising" ((in 19 reviews))

Question 5

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

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"Superficial middle management and poor at implementing a fair reward policy" ((in 67 reviews)); "low salary" ((in 37 reviews)); "Leadership remains poor when compared to the norm and the EC do a poor job of enabling others, preferring a top down dictatorship approach." ((in 33 reviews)); "Lack of career progression and reward especially with a constantly changing performance system." ((in 20 reviews)); "The senior management is generally apathetic and the company is, unfortunately for its people, rudderless." ((in 19 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about QinetiQ redundancies in 2026?

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

Question 7

What are the top reviewed QinetiQ locations?

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Farnborough, Malvern, Salisbury, London, Bristol, Great Malvern, Portsmouth, Boscombe, Lincoln, Sevenoaks, Ashford, Amesbury, Southend-on-Sea, Gosport, Glasgow, Farnborough, Dorchester, Malvern Link, Godalming, Aberporth, Edinburgh, Bournemouth, Poole, Carlisle, Basingstoke, Canterbury, Cosham, Malvern Wells, Little Malvern, Waddington

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