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 207 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 151 reviews)); "Great for people who want to work part time or get maximum use of paternity/maternity leave." ((in 148 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 127 reviews)); "Good Pension and leave benefits" ((in 101 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 98 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 51 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 47 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((in 34 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 31 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

Jan 30, 2020

Great if in the right team

Senior hse advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits- season ticket discount, annual leave allowance and excellent pension

Cons

Outdated views on flexible working Nearly all staff work in open office environment

Network Rail Response

Thank you for sharing your comments, these are really useful. It would be great to know more about the views on flexible working so that we can look at how to improve this.

5.0

Jan 28, 2020

Not a Bad Place to Work

Infrastructure manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Caring company with good work life balance and supporting teams with good management.

Cons

Can be wasteful and frustrating

Network Rail Response

Thanks for putting together a review, this is really useful.

4.0

Jan 27, 2020

Good Company, plenty of opportunities

Systems data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work is good, flexible, plenty of opportunities to climb the career ladder

Cons

None come to mind, good work all around

Network Rail Response

Thank you so much for leaving your review.

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