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?

"Good people involved in the day" ((in 155 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 153 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 130 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 102 reviews)); "Good Pension and leave benefits" ((in 91 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 52 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((in 32 reviews)); "No bonus or pay rise thanks to covid" ((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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Jan 25, 2021

I enjoyed my time there and miss it

Occupational health and safety specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clear and concise pay ranges A good inclusive feeling Felt like a family

Cons

Long hours Felt like it was a slow moving organisation Managers didn't understand their responsibility, they assume that as you have health in your title it is your responsibility

4.0

Jan 25, 2021

New Manager Salary

Contracts manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with

Cons

wages were a little under par compared to other areas.

1.0

Jan 24, 2021

Hierarchical bullying culture

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice offices and facilities with cafe and restaurant.

Cons

Not the most intelligent employees Bullying HR and other colleagues Too hierarchical - very unhealthy working environment due to abuses of power. Uncreative environment Nepotism Male dominated culture Not the most forward thinking organisation

Network Rail Response

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. The comments on bullying and harassment are of real concern to us and we would have encouraged you to use the Speak Out service - our confidential whistle blowing service to raise concerns with the strictest of confidence. Network Rail doesn't tolerate any form of bullying or harassment. We are an organisation striving to build greater diversity on the communities we serve, and programmes such as our Everyone Matters programme, Gender Matters programmes and Employee Networks are building greater diversity across our business. Thanks again for your time and honest review.

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