Does Network Rail pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Network Rail employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Network Rail. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Network Rail?

75% of Network Rail employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Network Rail 3.7 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 Network Rail?

Project Manager (151) , Signaller (65) , Scheme Project Manager (63) , Engineer (44) , Technician (41) , Project Engineer (34) , Asset Engineer (30) , Commercial Manager (26) , Finance Business Partner (25) , Team Leader (25) , Operative (20) , Apprentice (19) , Manager (19) , Assistant Project Engineer (17) , Business Analyst (17)

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

"Good work life balance is good" ((in 219 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 152 reviews)); "Great for people who want to work part time or get maximum use of paternity/maternity leave." ((in 150 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 121 reviews)); "Good Pension and leave benefits" ((in 90 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 104 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 52 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 52 reviews)); "No bonus or pay rise thanks to covid" ((in 28 reviews)); "No career progression unless your really really smart..." ((in 28 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Network Rail locations?

Jersey City , Yorktown , New York , Texas City , Cleveland , Union City , Andover , Tampa , Farmington Hills , Hollywood

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Network Rail reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(2,609 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

71% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,609 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Network Rail employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

2.0

Jan 28, 2021

Flexible & good work/life balance

Scheme project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working and good benefits

Cons

Not fair opportunities for all

5.0

Jan 25, 2021

Job

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of flexibility with work schedule , company focuses a lot on health and wellbeing

Cons

lots of red tape to follow - slows things down

5.0

Jan 21, 2021

Interview Questions

Rail technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay with incentives for longer you work for network rail

Cons

Long hours and shifts especially on busy times , also working hours not friendly

Network Rail Response

Thank you so much for leaving a review and great to hear about your positive experience, but also appreciate your honesty about shift patterns and working hours as working out on shifts isn't for everyone. Thanks again.

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