AECOM

Financial Context

Estimate uses avg AU cost of $110,000+/yr (salary only, excluding super, office, recruitment) vs offshore $25,000/yr (salary + on-costs). Actual figures vary by role, seniority, and location.

In Plain English

• In 2020, AECOM was reported to have 3,200+ offshore contractors and staff.
• This represents ~6.2% when compared to its current workforce of 52,000 (illustrative comparison only — not directly reported by the company).

Based on data from public sources at the dates reported. Figures may not reflect current headcount. See sources below for full attribution.

The Story

• 2020AECOM's Enterprise Capability Centre in Bangalore identified as a major driver of job losses. Targets set for increasing proportion of work delivered from offshore centres where labour costs are lower. [New Civil Engineer]
• 2025Engineering workers on Reddit report companies with explicit mandates: "for every 10 local staff the offshore team must expand by 10" and "50% of project budget must be done offshore." Workers told to document all processes for "worksharing" — knowing they are training replacements. [Reddit r/AusFinance (133 upvotes)]

All facts sourced from public reporting. No editorial commentary. Click source links to verify.