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?

74% 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 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Network Rail?

Project Manager (150) , 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 207 reviews)); "Great for people who want to work part time or get maximum use of paternity/maternity leave." ((in 156 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 143 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 116 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 103 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 101 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 54 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 48 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 29 reviews)); "No bonus or pay rise thanks to covid" ((in 28 reviews))

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Network Rail reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,596 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

77% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,596 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

3.0

May 15, 2026

Decent work but requires weekend shifts

Maintenance technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent enough but hard work

Cons

Shifts,lots of weekend working at times

4.0

May 18, 2025

Good Company

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company with good benefits

Cons

Nothing, everything is actually great

5.0

Apr 20, 2025

Great

Rail worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for and great money

Cons

Nothing to report, there are no cons

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