Does Sheppard Robson pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sheppard Robson employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sheppard Robson. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sheppard Robson?

56% of Sheppard Robson employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sheppard Robson 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sheppard Robson?

Architect (29) , Architectural Assistant (9) , Interior Designer (9) , Part 1 Architectural Assistant (2) , Part II Architectural Assistant (2) , Senior Architect (2)

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

"The office is based on meritocracy." ((in 7 reviews)); "Reasonable working hours" ((in 5 reviews)); "Good work life balance (project dependent) and good for people with families" ((in 3 reviews)); "Relaxed place to work, great colleagues" ((in 3 reviews)); "Great social culture" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Low salaries for one of the largest architectural practices in the UK (AJ100" ((in 6 reviews)); "Low pay and slow wage growth" ((in 5 reviews)); "Senior management have huge egos and are generally quite unpleasant." ((in 3 reviews)); "Long hours but thats architecture" ((in 3 reviews))

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Sheppard Robson Reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)

Malcolm McGowan

65% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Sheppard Robson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 84 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sheppard Robson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

84 reviews

4.0

6 June 2026

Exciting culture but low pay and boring projects

Year out student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great studio culture! A lot going on and an exciting place to work.

Cons

Unfortunately salaries are quite low for a firm of this scale. Projects can be quite boring.

4.0

4 June 2026

Large company with many projects, but hard to advance

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

big and british, lots of projects

Cons

hard to advance in career

4.0

22 Oct 2025

Great place to work

Bim coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Take care of their employees, Plenty of extracurriculars

Cons

a bit sterile at times, hard to break into the culture

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Jobs at Sheppard Robson

IT Support Analyst

Manchester, England

GBP 24K - GBP 36K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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Content Creation Assistant

GBP 24K - GBP 36K /yr

GBP 34K - GBP 45K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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Interior Designer (Manchester)

Manchester, England

GBP 28K - GBP 37K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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