Does Royal Air Force pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Royal Air Force employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Royal Air Force. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Royal Air Force?

66% of Royal Air Force employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Royal Air Force 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Royal Air Force?

Avionics Technician (49) , Aircraft Technician (47) , Aircraft Maintenance Technician (40) , ICT Technician (33) , Engineer (32) , Officer (29) , Aircraft Engineer (26) , RAF (23) , Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor (22) , RAF Officer (22) , Mechanical Engineer (21) , Aircraft Mechanic (19) , Pilot (19) , Intelligence Analyst (17) , Technician (16)

What are the pros of working at Royal Air Force according to real employee reviews?

"The training is excellent with something new to learn all the time." ((in 84 reviews)); "Good pension and lots of benefits." ((in 78 reviews)); "Good opportunities to travel and develop and pick up skills and experiences you won’t get in a normal job." ((in 77 reviews)); "good pay and pensions." ((in 68 reviews)); "Job security is amazing." ((in 52 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Royal Air Force according to real employee reviews?

"Poor work / life balance" ((in 42 reviews)); "Management can be poor and ruin the experience" ((in 40 reviews)); "Long hours and deployments." ((in 37 reviews)); "poor leadership" ((in 13 reviews)); "Toxic culture and always feel on edge at times." ((in 10 reviews))

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Royal Air Force Reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,707 total reviews)

Sir Mike Wigston

36% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Royal Air Force has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,707 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Royal Air Force employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

9 Apr 2022

Not bad

Pilot

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It's pretty good experience and fun

Cons

The superiors can be unreasonable

3.0

18 Feb 2022

Na

Pilot

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Na reasonable good working environment

Cons

Na bureaucratic red tape ranking

2.0

11 Sept 2018

Dying a slow death

Avionics snco

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good place to gain experience, good opportunities to travel, free medical and dental.

Cons

The cons are slowly out weighing the positives in this job, and it is now becoming just a job and no longer a career or vocation. The general attitude of the higher ranking officers is that all is well, that is not the case, every good young airman that comes along and begins to prove himself will often leave and go on to bigger and better things. usually paid more money for less hours work and a stable family life. They have even rather insultingly offered retention bonuses that are completely out of line with an expected figure and only benefited the guys who had already made a decision to stay in. I could go on but no one will actually listen and it will continue to get worse

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