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?

73% 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 people involved in the day" ((in 152 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 140 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 127 reviews)); "Inclusive / Friendly / Good Pension after 5 years service" ((in 107 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 96 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 54 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 51 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 29 reviews)); "Bullying is also common place in the company if your face doesn't fit." ((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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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,599 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

74% approve of CEO

53% 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 2,599 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

Feb 5, 2018

IT Service Analyst

It service desk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

28 Days of leave a year with the ability to 'buy' an extra 2 days. Big company with friendly team members

Cons

Absolutely no staff retention causing the team to be frequently extremely busy. Management seem to have favourites.

4.0

Jul 30, 2017

Good, but frustrating to work here sometimes

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

35hr week 28 days leave with flexible options reasonable rates of pay Friendly atmosphere at lower management levels genuine attempts to deal with occupational sickness and health issues Potential to move within the company to gain rounded experience Rail Season Ticket 75% subsidy Good pension Very open to suggestions on safety and supportive of staff who stop work or challenge work methods on the basis of safety concerns. Good internal training opportunities

Cons

Would rather have a meeting than make a decision. Has ridged management processes which are overly bureaucratic. Employee performance management process is a farce. Internal company targets will not deliver the required outputs of the regulator. Tendency to bring in external "expert" directors who arrive with solutions; ie what their last company did. Sometimes Left hand does not appear to know right hand even exists let alone what it is doing. 35hr week can be a joke. in some roles it is more like 60hrs. IT and HR "support services" make you feel like you are supporting them. I would recommend NR to some friends, but not all this is not a company for everyone.

1.0

Nov 13, 2016

Terrible management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

75% discount on rail tickets for direct employees, hot on safety and take it very seriously

Cons

Bad management, massively under resourced, dated systems, lacks organisation

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