Does TerraQuest pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, TerraQuest employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at TerraQuest. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at TerraQuest?

76% of TerraQuest employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated TerraQuest 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TerraQuest?

GIS Technician (13) , Technician (9) , Land Referencing Technician (4) , Senior Software Developer (4) , Project Manager (3) , Assistant Project Manager (2) , Head Of QA (2) , Land Referencer (2) , Planning Technician (2)

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

"Good people" ((in 7 reviews)); "good salary and location plus holiday" ((in 5 reviews)); "Good colleagues in Belfast office" ((in 5 reviews)); "Competitive salary and benefits package" ((in 3 reviews)); "Great team ethic and strong values across all offices in the organisation." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Management poor" ((in 7 reviews)); "There's no support or training, not would there be any time for any even if the company chose to offer some." ((in 7 reviews)); "Yet managers get 25 and some staff are on fabulous contracts with many days more holidays and a shorter working week." ((in 4 reviews)); "Poor pay" ((in 4 reviews))

TerraQuest Reviews

3.6

76% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Geoffrey Keal

97% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture and values

3.6

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

TerraQuest has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TerraQuest employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

72 reviews

1.0

2 June 2026

Don’t recommend

Land referencer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Select few decent employees who actually know what they’re doing. Hybrid working makes it easy to attend appointments.

Cons

Hire people with no relevant qualifications/experience for all levels including project management and not providing any training. Employees are left dealing with staff who are unsuitable for the role creating a high stress environment. Valid concerns are not listened to, management does whatever they want, then come to the people who warned them about these problems to fix the mess they’ve created. Poor pay. Bare minimum legal requirements are presented as “benefits” e.g pension. Not much room for growth. Promotions not based on employee performance but to fill numbers. Barely any support for mental health, workload or day to day concerns. Little choice in what project or work you do. Can feel very mind numbing and repetitive. No recognition or incentive for good employees to stay.

TerraQuest Response

4w

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are sorry to hear how you felt about your experience with us. We value all our people and their contrubution to the business and recognise that everone is unique and holds their own values and views. We are proud to be a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer and our benefit package supports our team and their families across a range of family friendly policies and offerings. We are pleased that you enjoyed our Agile Working approach, supporting real work life balance and wish you all the very best in your future career.

2.0

16 Sept 2025

Base level role to support the bright lights of Birmingham

Land referencer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Working with a good team of people

Cons

Opportunities for your career more Birmingham based

TerraQuest Response

8mo

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for the kind words about your Belfast based colleagues. We are proud of all of our people and their combined contribution as a team is very much appreciated. We wish you every success in your future career.

2.0

15 Sept 2025

Pay needs to improve

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good remote/hybrid working scheme for most employees

Cons

Lack of training Staff are underpaid and undervalued despite company profits Very poor management team

TerraQuest Response

8mo

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are pleased that you recognised our fantastic Agile working benefit, offering real opportunities to balance work and life committments. As a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer, it is important to us that our people feel valued and are recognised for the contribution which they make to the business. Our overall salary and benefit package offers some unique and bespoke offerings, designed to promote a supported and appreciated team. We wish you every success in your future career.

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