Does Surrey Satellite Technology pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Surrey Satellite Technology employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Surrey Satellite Technology. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Surrey Satellite Technology?

72% of Surrey Satellite Technology employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Surrey Satellite Technology 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Surrey Satellite Technology?

Senior Engineer (8) , Engineer (6) , Software Engineer (3)

What are the pros of working at Surrey Satellite Technology according to real employee reviews?

"• Allows you to work around some extremely talented people" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Surrey Satellite Technology according to real employee reviews?

"The leadership is disparate and not a good example to follow." ((in 4 reviews)); "Salary has to be fought for in order for any increase, and does not match cost of living or house prices in south east" ((in 3 reviews)); "Project management at SSTL add no value and are generally toxic." ((in 2 reviews)); "Many of the management team have been there a long time and it always felt like there was an inner clique I was never part of and couldn't break into" ((in 2 reviews))

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)

Sarah Parker

61% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Surrey Satellite Technology has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 57 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Surrey Satellite Technology 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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57 reviews

2.0

14 Apr 2026

Fun place but rubbish environment

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Lots of freedom to manage your own work.

Cons

Equipment was ancient. This was a few years back so maybe they have replaced it, but my laptop was obviously previously heavily used.

4.0

5 Nov 2025

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

People are lovely to work with

Cons

Sometimes a bit Disordered to work

4.0

16 July 2025

Ait

Ait engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Gain massive amounts of experience

Cons

Heavy workload and high pressure

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Jobs at Surrey Satellite Technology

Buyer - Contractor

Guildford, England

GBP 27K - GBP 35K /yr

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Senior Mechanisms Engineer

Guildford, England

GBP 27K - GBP 48K /yr

GBP 40K - GBP 55K /yr

GBP 52K - GBP 81K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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Power Systems Engineer

Guildford, England

GBP 48K - GBP 54K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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