Excellent start but progression can be lagged - Anonymous employee BAE Systems Employee Review

3.0
15 Jun 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- If you find the right team to work with then it's a great experience with ideas jumping off each other - Interesting projects across the Cyber and Finance space - Decent starting salary - Some very intelligent people - Decent work-life balance

Cons

- Projects can sometimes be boring so you have to be lucky to find the interesting ones - Pay progression after following years of work is very slow and almost negligible bonus scheme

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5.0
7 Apr 2026
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Pros

There is a lot of opportunities for promotion if you stay the course and stand out a strong candidate.

Cons

Depending on the program you are working for, the work load can be overwhelming at times.

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3.0
29 Jun 2026
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Pros

Good money in today’s world

Cons

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