Network Rail reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,598 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

74% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,598 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).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews
3.0
Nov 11, 2025

Project Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance and good career progression opportunities

Cons

Limited benefits. Management can be poor sometimes.

5.0
Nov 7, 2025

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, good working hours 35h a week

Cons

Bureaucratic, and lots of documentation to produce

1.0
Nov 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None except you want a mediocre career

Cons

Horrible working environment with no structure. I doubt anyone does any work here.

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