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 159 reviews)); "Great for people who want to work part time or get maximum use of paternity/maternity leave." ((in 152 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 126 reviews)); "Good Pension and leave benefits" ((in 99 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 89 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 105 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 50 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 49 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 29 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((in 29 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

4.0

Sep 28, 2023

Interesting and Varied Role

Associate sponsor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the pension options are really good

Cons

some work is very bureaucratic

1.0

Sep 28, 2023

network rail plant

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pension, annual leave allowance, protective clothing provided.

Cons

poorly organised, harassed for minor things such as paperwork, no training provided whatsoever even though we work on dangerous critical equipment. too many meetings of people that think they are important but have no idea what they are talking about, way too top heavy with management

3.0

Sep 26, 2023

great

Overhead linesman

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good for a single person with no kids.

Cons

working weekends bank holidays and christmas.

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