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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Network Rail?

74% 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 (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) , Assistant Project Engineer (17) , Business Analyst (17)

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

"Good work life balance is good" ((in 216 reviews)); "Good people involved in the day" ((in 156 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 139 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 127 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 103 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 102 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 54 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 49 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((in 32 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((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

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,608 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

75% 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 2,608 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 12, 2018

NR Programme Manager review

Programmer manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well thought out company ethos and worlk life balance

Cons

Layers and Layers of bureaucracy i mean layers

2.0

Sep 6, 2018

Bullying tolerated by a very weak HR

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pension Good job security Subsidised rail travel to work

Cons

Diversity and mental health concerns are preached from the rooftops but if you are unlucky enough to have a bullying manager (and there are plenty of them), you have problems. HR won't help you and if you take out a grievance, the hearing managers tend to find any excuse not to uphold your complaint. Watch out for favouritism and ageism too (older male employees aren't valued if they're in the lower grades).

3.0

Sep 5, 2018

Good employer overall, but still room for improvement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

35hr weekly contract, opportunities for training & development, subsidised season rail ticket, 28 days annual leave, good pension scheme, on-site safety prioritized

Cons

Internal politics, 24 / 7 business - difficult to 'switch off', challenging deadlines mean correct processes not always followed, possible redundancy at end of 'control period' (every 5 years), office culture of not taking lunch breaks and working over contract hours

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