Does Network Rail pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Network Rail employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 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 (62) , 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 work life balance is good" ((in 203 reviews)); "Great for people who want to work part time or get maximum use of paternity/maternity leave." ((in 152 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 150 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 124 reviews)); "Good pension benefits" ((in 100 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 100 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 51 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 49 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((in 31 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 30 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

73% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

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

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Oct 13, 2021

Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security Work/life balance Friendly colleagues Paid well at start of career

Cons

Bonus and backdated pay increase cancelled Overly relaxed culture

5.0

Oct 12, 2021

Project Engineer for Works Delivery - civil engineering

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

variety and exposure to projects

Cons

not a lot of salary progression

3.0

Oct 12, 2021

Work

Project management assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working and holiday entitlement

Cons

Lack of progression and development

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