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) , Design Engineer (18) , Assistant Project Engineer (17)

What are the pros of working at Network Rail according to real employee 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 129 reviews)); "Good Pension and leave benefits" ((in 102 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 93 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 103 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 53 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 51 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((in 35 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 32 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

(2,612 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 2,612 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

Jan 1, 2024

Painful contractions

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, hybrid working, pension options

Cons

Poor leadership and management, mixing their power and roles, very duplicitous behaviours, little value of staff and their abilities, promotion is nepotistic, lot of politics running beneath the surface with a total lack of strategic direction and strategy at all levels.

5.0

Dec 30, 2023

Engineering graduate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility to move around and choose disciplines

Cons

Have to apply for a job to get off grad Scheele so can take a while

5.0

Dec 29, 2023

Not bad

Shared services administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and colleagues welcoming

Cons

Not much progression or salary increase

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Jobs at Network Rail

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Associate Director, Signaling & Communications Engineer

United States

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Associate Director, Engineering & Maintenance