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

4.0

Aug 19, 2014

a mixed bag

Trackman

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

made lots of friend, learned a lot, great pay

Cons

down graded when department transfer, obscure hours,

3.0

Jul 14, 2014

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Development opportunities, Good engineers, community

Cons

Politics, too many mangers, HR take for every to get things sorted.

4.0

Jul 14, 2014

It is a great place to work, with great and well experienced railway professional who care about safety.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance is fantastic, if you work hard in the office you don't need to work late hours. great training and carrer boosting opportuntuies.

Cons

There seems to be a re-organisation every year which can be fustrating, in my 3 years in the company there have been 3 re-organisations.

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