About UK Power Networks
What is UK Power Networks?
UK Power Networks is the country's biggest electricity distributor, delivering power to 8.5 million homes and businesses — around 19 million people — across London, the South East and the East of England. Formed in 2010 and employing roughly 6,500 people across 86 locations, it keeps the lights on across the capital and beyond while leading the network investment behind the UK's net-zero transition. CEO Basil Scarsella's philosophy on its Best Companies profile: "engaged employees perform better".
Where will I work?
Head offices in London with major sites across the South East and East of England, including Crawley, Ipswich, Maidstone, Bury St Edmunds and Chatham. Corporate, engineering, digital and data roles work office-based or hybrid patterns alongside the operational field business.
What is the UK Power Networks team like?
Glassdoor reviewers score work-life balance 3.9-4.0 out of 5, and 88% would recommend the company to a friend. The jobs we list are its professional roles — project management, quality assurance, engineering, data and corporate functions (field-force trades vacancies are excluded from our feed).
Work-Life Balance
UK Power Networks holds a 3-star Best Companies accreditation — the top "World Class" band — and ranked #2 Best Big Company to Work For in the UK (November 2025), plus #2 Best Utility Company and top-ten placements in London, the East of England and the South East. It publishes salary and bonus on every job advert, and its adverts spell the package out: "25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays", a Personal Pension Plan where employee contributions of 4% or 5% earn a company contribution of 8% or 10%, plus reservist leave and a tenancy deposit loan scheme.
Perks and Benefits
- #2 Best Big Company to Work For in the UK (Best Companies, 2025); 3-star accreditation
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Double-matched pension: 8% or 10% employer contribution against 4-5% employee rates
- Salary and bonus published openly on every job advert
- Reservist leave (18 days additional full pay) and tenancy loan deposit scheme
- An essential net-zero mission: powering 19 million people