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 203 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 158 reviews)); "Great for people who want to work part time or get maximum use of paternity/maternity leave." ((in 153 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 119 reviews)); "Good pension benefits" ((in 97 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 104 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 51 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 49 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((in 31 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 30 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

Sep 25, 2015

Under qualified work force

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can come and go as you please work as much flexi time as you wish even if you've not completed any work.

Cons

Everyone thinks there a manger, no proper structure, work for there pensions, over spending,under qualified,to many people related to one another jobs for the boys or relations. Back stabbing and story telling if your not already related to someone you will be targeted because you showing them up at doing a good job.place was empty for England rugby game where did they all go??

4.0

Jul 30, 2015

Great company

Senior buyer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere and culture Good levels of engagement Well organised management

Cons

Constant reorganisations was a little unsettling Milton Keynes was a disaster and resulted in the loss of a lot of highly skilled staff

4.0

Jul 15, 2015

Network Rail has a great atmosphere, facilities, managerial support, development and flexibility for work/life balance.

Human resources resource assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Modern facilities, flexible working, supportive managers, supportive teams, flexible benefits, work/life balance, health & wellbeing, sharing successes and failures openly and everyone learning from them.

Cons

Inefficient bureaucracy and some out-dated systems, complicated management structures, constant need to catch up to Government Policy changes, budget challenges

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