Does Scottish Water pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Scottish Water employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Scottish Water. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Scottish Water?

92% of Scottish Water employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Scottish Water 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.6 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scottish Water?

Scientist (26) , Project Manager (16) , Analyst (10) , Manager (8) , Business Analyst (7) , Team Leader (6) , Data Scientist (5) , Customer Advisor (4) , Customer Service Advisor (4) , Intern (4) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Estimator (3) , People Consultant (3) , Project Coordinator (3) , Senior Project Manager (3)

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

"People are great and supportive of one another." ((in 32 reviews)); "Good pension" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good work life balance including annual leave" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good team and very insightful 12 weeks." ((in 9 reviews)); "Flexible working and wellbeing policies are a big selling point." ((in 9 reviews))

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

"The pay could be better" ((in 17 reviews)); "Low salary for very important responsibility" ((in 11 reviews)); "Poor management especially from the leader" ((in 11 reviews)); "Poor and slow career progression." ((in 9 reviews)); "Even more clueless managers" ((in 3 reviews))

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Scottish Water Reviews

4.4

92% would recommend to a friend

(244 total reviews)

Alex Plant

Not enough data to show CEO approval

82% positive business outlook

Scottish Water has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 244 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Scottish Water employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

244 reviews

4.0

16 June 2026

Great benefits but stifled by processes and low pay

Commercial team manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible Great pension Training encouraged and supported 38 days annual leave 35 hour week Teams genuinely care about delivering a quality service to customers

Cons

Lots of process and governance that stifles work Siloed teams Below average salary for high demand roles Which can lead to low quality recruitment

4.0

12 May 2026

WWTP

E&m engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Interesting place to work, wide variety of jobs to undertake.

Cons

Office politics were occasionally exhausting.

5.0

23 Apr 2026

Great place to work

Graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Graduate Programme gives a good insight into the company, experience different teams and roles

Cons

nothing comes to mind for me

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