Does Openreach pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Openreach employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Openreach. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Openreach?

46% of Openreach employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Openreach 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Openreach?

Engineer (193) , Telecommunications Engineer (169) , Advanced Engineer (58) , Network Engineer (48) , Fibre Engineer (46) , Service Delivery Engineer (39) , Trainee Engineer (36) , Customer Service Engineer (35) , Civil Engineer (33) , Fibre Jointer (32) , Project Manager (27) , Field Engineer (26) , Patch Lead (25) , Service Delivery (23) , Field Based Coordinator (22)

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

"Pay and colleague support very good" ((in 155 reviews)); "benefits are good but not the best" ((in 85 reviews)); "Get to carry out work at your own pace and have a good work/life balance." ((in 68 reviews)); "good people to work for" ((in 65 reviews)); "Good salary and a van" ((in 62 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and un prepared" ((in 115 reviews)); "Senior management are absolutely moronic." ((in 23 reviews)); "No career progression if you're in service delivery they'll keep you there or rather see you walk then let you move" ((in 23 reviews)); "Long hours and tough if not fit" ((in 14 reviews)); "Bad culture, no progression and letting people go" ((in 14 reviews))

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Openreach reviews

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3.4

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,736 total reviews)

Clive Selley

50% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

2.5

Senior management

2.5

Career opportunities

Openreach has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,736 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Openreach employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Sep 28, 2022

Good job

Field based coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance for my role

Cons

Greedy shareholders and CEO make it unpleasant

3.0

Jan 11, 2023

Working

Telecommunications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly teams and lots of work

Cons

Weather when bad is hard poor network

4.0

May 6, 2026

Fun environment with no notable downsides

Team lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun environment to work in

Cons

MNone to think of at the moment

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Jobs at Openreach

Infrastructure Architect (Platform & Network Systems)